Joyce Maynard
1) Labor day
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
As the end of summer approaches and a long, hot Labor Day weekend looms, the life of lonely thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler is irrevocably changed when he and his emotionally fragile mother show kindness to a stranger with a terrible secret. Now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
When Helen meets Swift and Ava Havilland at an art gallery opening, her life is at an all-time low. A DUI conviction caused her to lose her driver?s license and custody of her eight-year-old son, Oliver. Now she sees Ollie on Saturdays for bowling and laser tag and meals in fast-food restaurants, where his eyes stay glued to the screen of his portable gaming device. He hasn?t forgiven his mother for messing up their life. She?s got a dead-end job...