A memoir of the author's experiences at a run-down, unsupervised summer camp in 1974 describes her adventures in the backwoods of Maine during eight unforgettable and life-changing weeks with an eccentric group of friends as she searches for the perfect boyfriend and dreams of her first kiss.
Presents three stories by Robert McCloskey, including the title work about a family of mallard ducks that makes its home in Boston's Public Garden with the help of some non-feathered friends.
Spending the summer on an island off the coast of Maine, sixteen-year-old Evan grows closer to her grandmother and gains new maturity and self-confidence.
An introduction to the geography, history, government, politics, economy, resources, people, and culture of Maine, including maps, charts, and a recipe.
"Stripped of his license, Charlie Parker takes a job in a Portland bar. Alone and directionless, he faces at last a shadow he has lived with since his childhood: what made his father, a respected police officer, apparently shoot dead two unarmed teens and then commit suicide. His quest leads him back to the little New York town where he grew up, to the mysterious history of the NYPD, and to the existence of secret friends and hidden enemies. And waiting in the shadows, as they have been throughout Charlie's life, are a man and a woman with only one purpose: to bring an end to his very existence..."--back cover.
"Turning twenty-seven may be terrifying for some, but for Alex, a struggling artist living in the Midwest, it is cataclysmic. Something about this birthday, his name, and the beautiful woman whose life he has just saved has suddenly made him--and everyone he loves--a target. A target for extreme and uncompromising violence..."--back cover.
