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Shouting at the rain, Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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Shouting at the rain

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Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Delsie loves tracking the weather, living with her grandmother, and the support of friends and neighbors, but misses having a "regular family," especially after her best friend outgrows her"From the author of the New York Times bestseller Fish in a Tree comes a compelling story about perspective and learning to love the family you have. Delsie loves tracking the weather-lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's always lived with her kindhearted Grammy, but now she's looking at their life with new eyes and wishing she could have a "regular family." Delsie observes other changes in the air, too-the most painful being a friend who's outgrown her. Luckily, she has neighbors with strong shoulders to support her, and Ronan, a new friend who is caring and courageous but also troubled by the losses he's endured. As Ronan and Delsie traipse around Cape Cod on their adventures, they both learn what it means to be angry versus sad, broken versus whole, and abandoned versus loved. And that, together, they can weather any storm." --, description from publisher's website., https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318338/shouting-at-the-rain-by-lynda-mullaly-hunt/

Until now -- The best one yet -- Madre seal -- Broken -- Olive oil -- Lightning boy -- Playing games -- A liar and a thief -- More than a fluke -- It's a hard-knock life -- Shudder at the thought -- Zonked! -- The rift -- Return of the madre -- That nourishing tea -- A bowl of bologna -- Escape from the cakes -- Who watches you while you eat a sandwich? -- Is that you? -- Seeds that grow and seeds that don't -- Not-so-perfect picture -- Optimistic elephants -- A shovelful of sand -- Storm -- The Reel of Misfortune -- A bit of drama -- Whatever floats your boat -- Shark snack -- The greatest predictor of success -- Was my momma strong? -- Eels for the Reel -- Outside looking in -- The hardest shell of all -- Chatham peer -- Who you gonna be? -- Boots -- Eggs and potatoes -- Now we're cookin' -- Runaway -- The feeling of being robbed -- Feline kinder -- To reveal a secret -- A lesson from Moby -- The sun will come out -- The ones who stay -- What you see -- The big one with the ladder -- A gift from papa -- The sheltering tree -- Author's note

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