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WHERE THE HEART IS

Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for california with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But Novalee is about to discover hidden treasures in this small Southwest town - a group of down-to-earth, deeply caring people willing to help a homeless, jobless girl living secretly in a Wal-Mart. From a Bible-thumping blue-haired Sister Thelma Husband to eccentric librarian Forney Hull who loves Novalee more than she loves herself, they are about to take her - and you, too - on a moving, funny, and unforgettable journey to ... where the heart is.

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  • "Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for california with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But Novalee is about to discover hidden treasures in this small Southwest town - a group of down-to-earth, deeply caring people willing to help a homeless, jobless girl living secretly in a Wal-Mart. From a Bible-thumping blue-haired Sister Thelma Husband to eccentric librarian Forney Hull who loves Novalee more than she loves herself, they are about to take her - and you, too - on a moving, funny, and unforgettable journey to ... where the heart is."@en
  • "A pregnant teenager abandoned by her boyfriend in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, finds a new home with the eccentric and caring people of the community."@en
  • "Novalee Nation, seventeen and pregnant, finds herself stranded outside a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma with $7.77 in her pocket and no one to turn to for help."@en
  • "A funny thing happens to Novalee Nation on her way to Bakersfield, California. Her ne'er-do-well boyfriend, Willie Jack Pickens, abandons her in an Oklahoma Wal-Mart and takes off on his own, leaving her with just 10 dollars and the clothes on her back. Not that hard luck is anything new to Novalee, who is "seventeen, seven months pregnant, thirty-seven pounds overweight--and superstitious about sevens ... For most people, sevens were lucky. But not for her," Billie Letts writes. "She'd had a bad history with them, starting with her seventh birthday, the day Momma Nell ran away with a baseball umpire named Fred ... "Still, finding herself alone and penniless in Sequoyah, Oklahoma is enough to make even someone as inured to ill fortune as Novalee want to give up and die. Fortunately, the Wal-Mart parking lot is the Sequoyah equivalent of a town square, and within hours Novalee has met three people who will change her life: Sister Thelma Husband, a kindly eccentric; Benny Goodluck, a young Native American boy; and Moses Whitecotton, an elderly African American photographer. For the next two months, Novalee surreptitiously makes her home in the Wal-Mart, sleeping there at night, exploring the town by day. When she goes into labor and delivers her baby there, however, Novalee learns that sometimes it's not so bad to depend on the kindness of strangers--especially if one of them happens to be Sam Walton, the superchain's founder. Where the Heart Is oddly mixes heart-warming vignettes and surprising, brutal violence. Novalee's story is juxtaposed with occasional chapters chronicling Willy Jack's downward spiral into prison, disappointment, and degradation. And even in Sequoyah, sudden storms, domestic violence, kidnapping, and deadly fires punctuate Novalee's progress from homeless, unwed teen mom to successful, happy member of the community. This is not a subtle book; there's never any doubt that our heroine will make a home for herself and her baby or that Willy Jack will get what he deserves for abandoning them. Still, Billie Letts has created several memorable characters, and there's always room for another novel that celebrates the life-affirming qualities of reading, the importance of education, and the power of love to change lives."@en
  • "A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title, that may also include a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders."
  • "Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But Novalee is about to discover hidden treasures in this small Southwest town--a group of down-to-earth, deeply caring people willing to help a homeless, jobless girl living secretly in a Wal-Mart. From Bible-thumping blue-haired Sister Thelma Husband to eccentric librarian Forney Hull who loves Novalee more than she loves herself, they are about to take her--and you, too--on a moving, funny, and unforgettable journey to ... Where the Heart Is."@en
  • "Pregnant, overweight, and convinced of her inherent bad luck, Novalee Nation hopes for a new life in a new state with her boyfriend but is dumped along the way in Oklahoma, where she finds her spirit renewed."
  • "Abandoned by her boyfriend at a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma, Novalee Nation, 17 years old and seven months pregnant, soon discovers the treasures hiding in this small Southwest town."@en
  • "A pregnant girl abandoned by her boyfriend hides in a Wal-Mart store, gives birth and becomes a celebrity as the mother of the Wal-Mart Baby. Help flows from everywhere as people jump on the publicity bandwagon, then the baby is kidnapped."@en
  • "A pregnant girl abandoned by her boyfriend hides in a Wal-Mart store, gives birth and becomes a celebrity as the mother of the Wal-Mart Baby. Help flows from everywhere as people jump on the publicity bandwagon, then the baby is kidnapped."
  • "Novalee Nation is seventeen, seven months pregnant, and on her way to California with her no-good boyfriend when he abandons her at a shopping mall in Oklahoma. In this contemporary fairy tale with no fairy godmother in sight, Novalee depends on herself to build a new life."
  • "Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But Novalee is about to discover hidden treasures in this small Southwest town--a group of down-to-earth, deeply caring people willing to help a homeless, jobless girl living secretly in a Wal-Mart. From Bible-thumping blue-haired Sister Thelma Husband to eccentric librarian Forney Hull who loves Novalee more than she loves herself, they are about to take her--and you, too--on a moving, funny, and unforgettable journey to . . . Where the Heart Is."@en
  • "Een Amerikaanse tienermoeder vindt na een liefdeloze jeugd haar geluk bij vreemden."
  • "Follows the fortunes of pregnant and destitute teenager, Novalee Nation, who is abandoned by her boyfriend in an Oklahoma Wal-Mart en-route to California from Tennessee. But there are hidden treasures in the town of Sequoyah. Novalee is helped to create the home and life she has always wanted, by the eccentric but loving residents who take her under their collective wing."@en
  • "IT ISN'T ONLY THAT BILLIE LETTS HAS A TALENT FOR HUMOR AND AN EAR FOR WAL-MART VERNACULARS, BUT THAT SHE HAS A GENUINE AFFECTION FOR HER CHARACTERS. NOVALEE, SISTER AND FORNEY ARE MARVELOUSLY REAL, AND THEY MAKE READING "WHERE THE HEART IS" PURE PLEASURE."@en
  • "An Oprah book club book. Teen, seven months pregnant, funny moving story."@en
  • "Abondonnée par son compagnon à dix-sept ans, enceinte de sept mois avec quelques sous en poche, Novalee Nation se bat, attentive à la vie qu'elle porte en elle. Au cours de ses deux derniers mois de grossesse, elle va faire connaissance de personnages aussi originaux qu'attachants."
  • "A pregnant girl abandoned by her boyfriend hides in a Wal-Mart store, gives birth and becomes a celebrity as the mother of the Wal-Mart Baby. Help flows from everywhere as people jump on the publicity bandwagon, then the baby is kidnaped."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Love stories"
  • "Bildungsromane"
  • "Bildungsromane"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Romance fiction"@en
  • "Translations"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Bildungsromans"@en
  • "Bildungsromans"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl

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  • "ha-Maḳom she-bo nimtsa ha-lev"
  • "La Fuerza del amor"
  • "La petite voix du coeur"
  • "Where the heart is / M"
  • "Nơi tràn ngập tình yêu"
  • "Un refugio para el corazón"
  • "Tu, gdzie jest serce"
  • "Tu, gdzie jest serce"@pl
  • "WHERE THE HEART IS"@en
  • "Hvor hjertet er"@da
  • "Where the heart is : a novel"
  • "Where the heart is : a novel"@en
  • "Via del cuore"
  • "La fuerza del amor"@es
  • "Donde está el corazón"
  • "Donde está el corazón"@es
  • "Where the Heart Is"
  • "Where the Heart Is"@en
  • "La petite voix du cœur"
  • "La petite voix du coeur : roman"
  • "La via del cuore"
  • "La via del cuore"@it
  • "Sydämeesi kodin teen"@fi
  • "Dar mitt hjarta finns"
  • "芳心何處"
  • "Een familie van vrienden"
  • "Yüreğin attığı yer"
  • "Fang xin he chu"
  • "Där mitt hjärta finns"@sv
  • "Where the heart is"@en
  • "Where the heart is"

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