Böcker av Charles Tabb

Thirteen-year-old Maureen Lindstrom has serious misgivings when her grandmother comes to live with her and her mother. They've never been close, despite living in the same town of Denton, Florida, where Maureen has grown up. Despite her hope that their relationship would improve, it doesn't start well and only gets worse. Meanwhile, Maureen has a new friend, a boy named Nick, whose family has moved twice in the last three months, first from his lifelong home in California to Michigan, then to Denton. Worse, Nick is not allowed to contact friends from either place. When the reason for the sudden moves comes to light, tragedy ensues-a tragedy that leaves Nick wondering if life is worth the effort. This poignant, honest, and reflective fourth book in the Twigs series continues to search for the meaning and rewards of love in its many forms.

A woman expects her boyfriend to pop the question at dinner, only it's not the question she expected.A girl finds a game board with frightening results.A young woman must fight off an attacker who has a surprising motive for his crime.The painting of a mother's dead son haunts her.A young wife wants to surprise her husband but it doesn't turn out as she hoped. Or does it?This book of stories, poems, and other writings by the author of the Twigs series and the Detective Tony Pantera series will delight and frighten as well as make the reader ponder life's way of throwing us a curve ball. You will enjoy the multi-genre short stories and other works found here that will have readers wanting more.This book includes horror, crime, suspense, humor, and literary stories, including the award-winning "The Thirteenth Painting."

A new town. A new life. What could go wrong? Plenty, as it turns out.Fifteen-year-old Brandy Shaw, like most girls her age, deals with private demons. Forced to leave her hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Denton, Florida, she manages to forget the boy she left behind for a new one, Travis Daly. But Travis has his own problems that end up affecting Brandy in a number of destructive ways. After a chain of events lead to tragedy, Brandy must defend herself against charges of a heinous crime. All she has in her favor is a growing understanding of the mistakes she has made, her attorney and friend, Jack Turner-whose own early life had its problems as well-and her family. A story of love and redemption, Gathering Twigs captures the power of realizing we are worth more than we ever believed possible.

A Kirkus Reviews recommended book! (Sept. 2020 Issue)Where the Red Fern Grows meets To Kill a Mockingbird.It's 1968 in the rural coastline town of Denton, Florida, and the only thing with a tougher life than twelve-year-old Jack Turner is a starving dog named Bones. When they meet while Jack is fishing, Jack knows that he and Bones are meant for each other, and he promises his oft-absent alcoholic parents that he'll somehow get a job to pay for his new dog's food and care.In the process of finding work, Jack meets Hank Pittman, a middle-aged man who lives in a dilapidated school bus at the harbor, and Mrs. Mary Jane Dawson, an eccentric but kind older woman in need of gardening help. As Bones nurses back to health, Hank and Mrs. Dawson become the caring parents Jack never had.But gossip and lies about Jack's growing relationships lead to an attack on Bones' life and questions about Hank's past. When Hank is put on trial for a crime he didn't commit, everything Jack holds dear is set in the balance of that small-town courtroom.If you loved The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride, you will love Floating Twigs as well. It is a timeless coming-of-age story about a boy and his dog, the responsibilities that come with loving others, and how sometimes one small moment can change a life forever.