"Former Navy SEAL Hamilton Jones thought the love of his life was dead. But when he hears she might still be alive, he will stop at nothing to find her and bring her home. When he discovers her reason for staying away, he must choose between her and the nation he vowed to protect"--Provided by publisher.

A novel on the homeless in Chicago so desperate for a ray of hope they are willing to believe in miracles, this one being the Virgin's apparition. The novel features a gallery of characters, among them a former opera singer who has become an alcoholic.

A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.

Alex wants to be a "night worker" like his father who goes to work at a construction site after Alex goes to bed.

A young girl contemplates the many things she can be when she grows up, including a truck driver or President.

Listening to his father talk about his job, a young boy imagines all the fun he must have at work every day.

"A decade after leaving his family's bush pilot operation to become a Pararescue Jumper, Dodge Kingston is back home in Alaska. He hadn't counted on meeting up again with Echo, a girl with a spirit as free as the sky. When she goes missing, he hopes all her skills will keep her safe until he can reach her--and that she'll accept his help when he does"--

When Bucky Beaver see some hoboes in the woods, he thinks their way of life would be better than working all day, so his parents let him try it out for a while.

"A rescue squad saves a girl and her dog from their crashed sailboat during a storm"--