With the beat of a Gwen Stefani song pounding in…
Maddy froze. She could feel the blood draining from her…
Ow!” Weighed down by two huge duffel bags and dragging…
Here we are!” Her dad’s voice was offensively cheerful. Mom…
When Maddy’s cell rang at dusk, she snatched it like…
Maddy! Rise and shine, little bean!”
When she got to the house, Maddy rushed into the…
Maddy.” Mom’s voice came through the door of Maddy’s room.
Maddy woke up at six and lay in bed for…
Back at the house, Maddy hurriedly peered into the fridge…
Maddy wandered along the sidewalk. After a couple of awkwardly…
Mouth agape, Maddy stared up at the Robertsons’ concrete and…
Maddy tucked the edges of the old quilt around the…
Maddy sat with her parents in the living room that…
The interior of the gray pickup was hot, but David…
I’m so glad Dad agreed to go with the cream…
Mads,” Maddy’s father said, coming into the kitchen the next…
From her perch on the old wooden porch swing on…
Maddy! Come on, we’re ready,” Maddy’s mother called from downstairs.
Where are we going, Mom?” Maddy asked. “I’m starving.” She…
On Sunday night, Maddy wandered out to the orchard after…
Bright sun streamed onto Maddy’s face. She closed her eyes…
Maddy stood at the kitchen counter, holding a giant chopping…
Everyone was already sitting around the table. Maddy tried not…
David!” Maddy called, running breathlessly up the path to the…
Maddy collapsed onto her bed and stared up at the…
The radio in the kitchen was on when Maddy knocked…
Maddy was folding T-shirts into her blue suitcase when there…
Maddy inhaled a deep breath of the crisp Napa air…
Tears almost blinding her, Maddy grabbed her suitcase off the…