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Where The Heart Is by Billie Letts
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Where The Heart Is (edition 2000)

by Billie Letts

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Fiction. Literature. Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But Novalee is about to discover hidden treasures in this small Southwest townâ??a group of down-to-earth, deeply caring people willing to help a homeless, jobless girl living secretly in a Wal-Mart. From Bible-thumping blue-haired Sister Thelma Husband to eccentric librarian Forney Hull who loves Novalee more than she loves herself, they are about to take herâ??and you, tooâ??on a moving, funny, and unforgettable journey to . . . Where the… (more)
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Title:Where The Heart Is
Authors:Billie Letts
Info:Warner Books (2000), Paperback, 384 pages
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Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts

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    She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb (Monika_L)
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    Plainsong by Kent Haruf (jo2son)
    jo2son: Both books are set in small town United States. In both books people who are strangers become like family to each other.
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    Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna Landvik (khuggard)
    khuggard: Both stories about unrelated people coming together to form a family.
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    Entering Normal by Anne Leclaire (dara85)
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    Made in the U.S.A. by Billie Letts (whymaggiemay)
    whymaggiemay: This book is very reminescent of Where the Heart Is. Both are a quick read and carry many of the same emotions.
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    I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan (faither)
    faither: At the end both will leave you smiling.
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I've seen this movie quite a few times and I love it. I finally read the book and found that I love the book just as much. It's just a great read. ( )
  thatnerd | Mar 2, 2024 |
Fantastic book. ( )
  ReneeGreen | Dec 19, 2023 |
Read this book when it was first published and loved it. One of those books that remain with you for life.

FROM AMAZON: Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But Novalee is about to discover hidden treasures in this small Southwest town--a group of down-to-earth, deeply caring people willing to help a homeless, jobless girl living secretly in a Wal-Mart. From Bible-thumping blue-haired Sister Thelma Husband to eccentric librarian Forney Hull who loves Novalee more than she loves herself, they are about to take her--and you, too--on a moving, funny, and unforgettable journey to . . . Where the Heart Is. ( )
  Gmomaj | May 7, 2023 |
I read this years ago, before the movie came out. I remember loving it. ( )
  ReneesHobbies | Apr 2, 2023 |
A sweet story. ( )
  CarolHicksCase | Mar 12, 2023 |
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Novalee Nation, seventeen, seven months pregnant, thirty-seven pounds overweight--and superstitious about sevens--shifted uncomfortably in the seat of the old Plymouth and ran her hands down the curve of her belly.
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Fiction. Literature. Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But Novalee is about to discover hidden treasures in this small Southwest townâ??a group of down-to-earth, deeply caring people willing to help a homeless, jobless girl living secretly in a Wal-Mart. From Bible-thumping blue-haired Sister Thelma Husband to eccentric librarian Forney Hull who loves Novalee more than she loves herself, they are about to take herâ??and you, tooâ??on a moving, funny, and unforgettable journey to . . . Where the

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2 editions of this book were published by Hachette Book Group.

Editions: 0446672211, 0446603651

 

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