hermits

"Susie is jealous when her brother is deemed a town hero, so she finds solace in the poetry and reclusive lifestyle of Emily Dickinson"--Provided by publisher.

"As the sole survivor of a southern family, Emily Grierson maintains an aloof dignity from her neighbors, refusing even to pay taxes. Later, when she is jilted by a lover and becomes a recluse, the people of Jefferson are forgiving and protective of her. But when Emily dies, the townspeople learn the horrifying truth about the town's last belle"--T.p. verso.

Her grandfather's dying words lead thirteen-year-old Theodora Tenpenny to a valuable, hidden painting she fears may be stolen, but it is her search for answers in her Greenwich Village neighborhood that brings a real treasure.

Two interesting characters who are isolated in their old family mansion refuse to accept the fact that times have changed and are joined by others who share a time of music and liberty.

When Sara and her cousins go exploring the old, run-down Lloyd mansion, they discover the reclusive Old Miss Lloyd within. Sara makes it her mission to uncover the secrets behind Old Lady Lloyd's lonely life.

When Andy loses his way in a snowstorm, Old Jasper, a hermit reputed to eat children for breakfast, is the one responsible for saving him.

Seb has always been a loner, preferring the company of computers, but his life takes a new turn when he makes friends with Kristie, Madeline, and Jen, and becomes involved in a web of computer fraud.

Susan Harris, a woman who lives in self-imposed seclusion, becomes the victim of an artificial intelligence that is obsessed with learning everything there is to know about the flesh.