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The
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Pocketful of Names by Joe Coomer
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ABOUT
THE BOOK
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| Inhabiting an island off the coast of Maine, left to her by her great-uncle Arno, Hannah finds her life as a dedicated and solitary artist rudely interrupted one summer when a dog, matted with feathers and seaweed, arrives with the tide. The dog quickly endears himself to her and easily adapts to Hannah's schedule, but he is only the first of a series of unexpected visitors. He is soon followed by a teenager running from an abusive father, a half sister in trouble, a mainland family in need, and a trapped whale. Now in the midst of a community that depends on her for support and love, Hannah faces new emotional challenges as a series of family secrets are uncovered, each one more alarming than the last. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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Joe Coomer is the much celebrated author of Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God, A Flatland Fable, and The Loop, which was a New York Times Book of the Year. He splits his time between Texas and Maine. |
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