Donofrio, Beverly

While trying to keep their friendship a secret from their mothers, a human girl and a mouse make a surprising discovery.

While Mary, a girl whose family lives in a big house, is learning things at school, a young mouse whose family lives in a small house within the big one is learning the same things at her school, and when the two eventually meet they become friends.

While trying to keep their friendship a secret from their mothers, a human girl and a mouse make a surprising discovery.

While Mary, a girl whose family lives in a big house, is learning things at school, a young mouse whose family lives in a small house within the big one is learning the same things at her school, and when the two eventually meet they become friends.

Beverly Donofrio explains how she learned to let the Virgin Mary into her life, and explains how her experiences changed her view of herself, her relationship with her son, and her religious beliefs.

Bev, the girl who got pregnant in high school, gets married, then divorced, and finally ends up at a university--books in one arm, child on the other.

Ally has looked forward to a new school year, especially since she and her best friend, Betsy, have planned since kindergarten to sing in the fifth grade talent show, but Betsy has a new best friend and Ally, shy and prone to cry, is targeted by bullies and a strange new student who is looking for a friend.

Bev, the girl who got pregnant in high school, gets married, then divorced, and finally ends up at a university--books in one arm, child on the other.