Where The Heart Is (unabridged)

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Summary: Novalle Nations Life Story
Review: This book is about a girl who got pregnant,and was headed to California to settle down and have a family. On there way there she lost her shoes. So she went into W-Mart to get a pair of house slippers.Her unlucky # 7 came up on the register so she new Willy Jack left her. She lived in W-Mart until she had Americus. Everybody were bothering her, because she had a baby in W-Mart. She was offered alot of things, because of this. She started working there so she would have a job. A lady named Sister Husband let her live in her house with her. Forney was the librarian, and his sister was very sick so he could't go to college. Novallee and him become really close to one another. He helps watch Americus when novallee gets into photographing. Sister husband gets killed in a tornado. An Novallee inherits everything. novallee tells Forney that she doesn't love him so he leaves and goes away to college. Willy Jack comes back, but he is handicapped from a train running over his legs.She takes him back home, inwich she realizes that she loves Forney alot and she can't hide it Know more, so after she drops off Willy she goes to see Forney. They get together and they get married after Elexis does. They live happily ever after.

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Summary: Where The Heart Is
Review: This book is about a young girl and her struggles of how she goes through her life all by herself. She has never really had a good life and at one point,her life hits rock bottom. Her boyfriend abandons her at a Walmart in a small town. She has no place to go so she lives in the Walmart. Where she finds herself 6 months pregnant at age 17. When the time ends up coming she ends up having her baby in Walmart, and becomes the talk of the town. While living at Walmart she meets Moses Whitecotton, Benny Goodluck, Forney and Sister Husband who eventually takes her in. While in the hospital she meets Lexie who will soon becomes her best friend. All the people she has met take a big part in her life. Moses teaches her the art of photography and helps care for Americus(Novalee's baby).Benny helps her get jobs as a photographer. Forney becomes as a father figure in Americus's life, and later Novalee will also fall in love with Forney. And Lexie and Sister Husband become two of her best friend. All these people together help Novalee pick her life out of the hole she is in. Slowly her life is rebuilt, she is going to school, she has her own house, she is a professional photographer, and she has gotten the only guy she is in love with. What else could she ask for. Her struggle was long and hard but I think she ended up in the right town.

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Summary: a review
Review: I read the book and it is good, I loved it because it was funny,sad and very surprising. I incourage any teen mom out there, to read it and think what will happen if you were Novalee in a situation like that.I think English 001 can read it beause I think it will teach you things like : being brave, taking care of a child and finding love.

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Summary: Where the Heart Is is heartwarming
Review: The novel Where the Heart Is is a wonderful example of everyday life. I think everyone should read this book. Believe me once you start you won't want to stop. This is the kind of book I wish went on forever.

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Summary: A Great Summer Read
Review: Billie Letts characters will take you on a joyride of emotion. You laugh...cry...get angry...enjoy the retribution. Sit back and relax, soak up the life lessons and let the characters restore your faith in humanity.

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Summary: Heart Warming
Review: When I saw the perviews for this movie, I knew I had to read this book. I read this book in four days, I couldn't put it down. I really enjoyed this book. It is a realistic story about a young woman trying to better herself and her child. It takes you through good times and bad times that make you feel conected to characters. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good story!

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Summary: Get the name right
Review: On page 254 of this book the author refers to "Lucchesi boots. Please be advised the correct spelling is "Lucchese".

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Summary: Where The Heart Is
Review: This book is an easy read. The story follows Novalee growing up as a pregnant teenager in America. Novalee was left by herself to raise her daughter. Throughout the book, it shows how Novalee deals with the problems that arise. We liked this book because it kept our attention and it was plot driven. New and different events kept happening, so we were always on our toes. Although some parts of the book were not believable, others made you think how this could happen to you. This is a very good book and we suggest you read it!

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Summary: Where the Heart Is
Review: I thought the book was excellent. It portrayed life in a small town very well. The whole plot was well developed and the characters felt real. After I read the book, I felt like I really knew these people. I love books with a great ending and I don't think that there could have been a better ending then what was written.

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Summary: good beach reading
Review: More accurately, I'd give the book two-and-a-half to three stars. I read this book in about three days, but probably could've read it in one. It seems to start out in slow motion with a moderately detailed telling of Novalee's life at Wal-Mart, but toward the end begins fast forwarding through the years. The story is often unrealistic and the child abuse was unnecessary.

If you're looking for a timeless classic with deep meaning, skip this book. But if what you want is easy reading for a day at the beach, it's worth consideration.