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Wish You Well

Wish You Well Book good condition, french flaps, no rips , black mark on bottom of pages, sticker on back cover. - 2007

by David Baldacci

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Twelve-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal and her younger brother must move with their invalid mother from New York City to their great-grandmother's farm in the Virginia mountains. When the forces of greed and justice clash, their struggle plays out in a crowded Virginia courtroom.

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Following a family tragedy, siblings Lou and Oz must leave New York and adjust to life in the Virginia mountains--but just as the farm begins to feel like home, they'll have to defend it from a dark threat in this New York Times bestselling coming-of-age story.Precocious twelve-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal lives in the hectic New York City of 1940 with her family. Then tragedy strikes--and Lou and her younger brother, Oz, must go with their invalid mother to live on their great-grandmother's farm in the Virginia mountains.Suddenly Lou finds herself growing up in a new landscape, making her first true friend, and experiencing adventures tragic, comic, and audacious. When a dark, destructive force encroaches on her new home, her struggle will play out in a crowded Virginia courtroom...and determine the future of two children, an entire town, and the mountains they love.
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  • Title Wish You Well
  • Author David Baldacci
  • Binding book good condition, french flaps, no rips , black mark on bottom of pages, sticker on back cover.
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 420
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Grand Central Publishing, New York
  • Date April 3, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2320
  • ISBN 9780446699488 / 0446699489
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.02 x 5.54 x 1.25 in (20.37 x 14.07 x 3.18 cm)
  • Reading level 840
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Appalachians
    • Cultural Region: South Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Demographic Orientation: Rural
    • Demographic Orientation: Small Town
    • Geographic Orientation: Virginia
    • Topical: Coming of Age
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Bildungsromans
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

Precocious 12-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal lives inthe hectic New York City of 1940 with her family.Then tragedy strikes--and Lou and her younger brother,Oz, must go with their invalid mother to live on theirgreat-grandmother's farm in the Virginia mountains.Suddenly Lou finds herself coming of age in a newlandscape, making her first true friend, and experiencingadventures tragic, comic, and audacious. But the forcesof greed and justice are about to clash over her newhome . . . and as their struggle is played out in a crowdedVirginia courtroom, it will determine the future of twochildren, an entire town, and the mountains they love.

From the rear cover

David Baldacci has always delivered great stories, authentic characters, and thought-provoking ideas since he burst on the literary scene with Absolute Power. Now this versatile writer movingly evokes the charms of rural America as he makes us believe in the great and little miracles that can change lives -- or save them.

Precocious twelve-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal lives in the hectic New York City of 1940 with her family. Then tragedy strikes -- and Lou and her younger brother, Oz, must go with their invalid mother to live on their great-grandmother's farm in the Virginia mountains. Suddenly Lou finds herself coming of age in a new landscape, making her first true friend, and experiencing adventures tragic, comic, and audacious. But the forces of greed and justice are about to clash over her new home...and as their struggle is played out in a crowded Virginia courtroom, it will determine the future of two children, an entire town, and the mountains they love.

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About the author

DAVID BALDACCI is a global #1 bestselling author, and one of the world's favorite storytellers. His books are published in over forty-five languages and in more than eighty countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. His works have been adapted for both feature film and television. David Baldacci is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at DavidBaldacci.com and his foundation at WishYouWellFoundation.org.

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