Books with title The Homecoming

"IT'S STILL TRUE."That's the first thing James Tillerman says to his sister Dicey every morning. It's still true that their mother has abandoned the four Tillerman children somewhere in the middle of Connecticut. It's still true they have to find their way, somehow, to Great-aunt Cilla's house in Bridgeport, which may be their only hope of staying together as a family.But when they get to Bridgeport, they learn that Great-aunt Cilla has died, and the home they find with her daughter, Eunice, isn't the permanent haven they've been searching for. So their journey continues to its unexpected conclusion -- and some surprising discoveries about their history, and their future.

Eva White is a normal 17 year old girl with body hang ups and a desire to get past second base. But as fate would have it, Eva's world is soon turned upside down after having her tarot cards read at the annual State Fair. Her destiny proves to be anything but normal. Death, heartbreak and a dangerous stalker looms in Eva's future - but also magic, transformation and a true love that knows no bounds.

Fiona’s dad comes home after sixteen months and eight days in jail. Along with her mother and family friends, she awkwardly welcomes him home. Uncle David is there, because he picked Dad up at jail. Dad’s best friend Simon, his wife May and neighbor Elisabeth are also at the house to greet Dad. He’s been away so long, it’s an uncomfortable reunion for Mom and Fiona, who have suffered financially, emotionally and socially in his absence. Even the dog, Honey, isn’t sure about Fiona’s dad anymore. Fiona’s dad was in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Or did he? Fiona thought she knew him. Believed he was innocent. But now that he’s home, her friends, her teachers, even her mom―everyone is treating him like a criminal. Guilty or not, Fiona’s father has ruined everything. When she starts getting lured into the darker side of life, she discovers who her father really is.

“Dad has been deployed for a long time. He missed my birthday, my school show and Christmas. He has been gone a whole year!”A young boy has spent months waiting anxiously for the day his father will return from his deployment overseas. Today is the big day, and he can hardly wait. This will be the best day of the year!Families gather eagerly at the airport waiting for the troops to arrive home. All too soon, he discovers that not everyone is celebrating the return.Homecoming is a heartwarming story of both reunion and loss inspired by Walt Whitman’s “O Captain, My Captain.”About “Inspired By”“Inspired By” books bring classic poems to life for children. Each book tells a vivid, easy-to- understand story based on a timeless poem. Created by a mom and teacher, the series fosters a love of poetry in children who might otherwise shy away from the unfamiliar words and nontraditional sentence structures. In addition to the story, books include a discussion guide and follow-up questions to help young and old readers alike learn together.Every poem has a story. “Inspired By” books help children see it.Visit www.jrebeccaconner.com for other books in the “Inspired By” series.

Follow Bryce Cameron as he becomes something that will merge all of history's timelines and belief structures into an astonishing revelation. Bryce is three years into the melancholic aftermath of his wife’s tragic death when the dreams begin. They’re becoming more visceral, strapping him into a rollercoaster of sheet-soaked nights when he’s saving presidents or plotting the death of Julius Caesar. They whisk him through watershed moments in mankind’s history, and they’re eerily starting to feel more like memories, as if they really happened. He stumbles onto a terrifying scene of Little Rock’s finest detective reading someone’s mind, and it shatters his grasp of reality. As more supernatural events stack up, a stunningly beautiful girl named Elin keeps disappearing around the next corner, and soon it’s revealed that she is Bryce’s guide for what’s coming. Not only will she give him his first glimpse of love since losing his wife, but she’s also the cosmic glue that can keep his world from unraveling. Those dreams were real. He was actually there. And he can do things that humans shouldn’t be able to do. He’s not God. But he’s pretty damn close.

Sometime in 2002, a young pet prairie dog was abandoned on a Long Island, N.Y., beach. This book is based on her story.Here is what two authors have to say about "Philomena's Homecoming:""Philomena travels across the country and into my heart. Her tale involves big dangers along her way to family, love and home. This is a story that, by implication, describes wildlife rehabilitation without ever mentioning the phrase."-- Chet Gottfried, wildlife photographer, author of "The Steel Eye.""For those children spending hours on the Internet, alienated from reality yet yearning to connect, Caryn Eve Murray's poignant true tale of a little lost prairie dog who finds a loving new home will entice them, comfort them, and make them feel whole."--Dr. Jud Newborn, Author, "Sophie Scholl and the White Rose," and member, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.