Beverly Right Here

<p><i>Revisiting the world of Raymie Nightingale and Louisiana's Way Home twice winner of the Newbery Medal Kate DiCamillo turns her focus to the tough-talking inescapably tenderhearted Beverly Tapinski.</i><br><br>Beverly Tapinski has run away from home plenty of times but that was when she was just a kid. By now she figures it&#146;s not running away ... it&#146;s leaving. Determined to make it on her own Beverly finds a job and a place to live and tries to forget about her dog Buddy now buried underneath the orange trees back home; her friend Raymie whom she left without a word; and her mum Rhonda who has never cared about anyone but herself. Beverly doesn&#146;t want to depend on anyone and she definitely doesn&#146;t want anyone to depend on her. But despite her best efforts she can&#146;t help forming connections with the people around her &#150; and gradually she learns to see herself through their eyes. In a touching funny and fearless conclusion to her sequence of novels about the beloved Three Rancheros #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Kate DiCamillo tells the story of a character who will break your heart and put it back together again.</p>