Where the Heart Is, Jo Knowles
Where the Heart Is, Jo Knowles
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Where the Heart Is

Author: Jo Knowles

Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya

Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/02/2019


Synopsis

If home is where the heart is, what would happen if you lost it? Compassion and humor infuse the story of a family caught in financial crisis and a girl struggling to form her own identity.It’s the first day of summer and Rachel's thirteenth birthday. She can't wait to head to the lake with her best friend, Micah. But as summer unfolds, every day seems to get more complicated. Her “fun” new job taking care of the neighbors’ farm animals quickly becomes a challenge, whether she’s being pecked by chickens or having to dodge a charging pig at feeding time. At home, her parents are more worried about money than usual, and their arguments over bills intensify. Fortunately, Rachel can count on Micah to help her cope with all the stress. But Micah seems to want their relationship to go beyond friendship, and though Rachel almost wishes for that, too, she can’t force herself to feel “that way” about him. In fact, she isn’t sure she can feel that way about any boy — or what that means. With all the heart of her award-winning novel See You At Harry's, Jo Knowles brings us the story of a girl who must discover where her heart is and what that means for her future.

About Jo Knowles

Jo Knowles is the award-winning author of the young adult novels Lessons from a Dead Girl, Jumping Off Swings, and Read Between the Lines, among others. She has also written two middle-grade novels: Still a Work in Progress and See You at Harry’s. She lives in Vermont.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendi on March 22, 2019

*4.5 stars* It's hard to be thirteen. Rachel is trying hard to enjoy her summer, but she knows that her parents are struggling to make ends meet, and her best friend, Micah, is being weird. He wants them to be more than friends, but Rachel doesn't feel that way about Micah ... maybe not that way abou......more

Goodreads review by Katie on August 08, 2019

Eh, another one I was kind of bored by. There was a fair amount going on and none of it seemed totally wrapped and/or wrapped up too quickly. Also, I probably should've done a deep dive for spoilers, but I was kind of wishing (view spoiler)[she would turn out to be asexual. Or that it was explored more as a possib (hide spoiler)]......more