SuitabookFamily change and belonging
Harper’s father is divorcing her stepmother, separating Harper from her stepsister, and Harper seeks a way back home.
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Dana Reinhardt - Author
This is a relationship-focused story about rebuilding after family change and disaster. Physical house-building gives Harper a setting for new work, friendships and romance, while her separation from Tess and efforts to return home provide the central emotional direction.
HARPER'S DAD IS getting a divorce from her beloved stepmother, Jane. Even worse, Harper has lost her stepsister, Tess; the divorce divides them. Harper decides to escape by joining a volunteer program to build a house for a family in Tennessee who lost their home in a tornado. Not that she knows a thing about construction.Soon she's living in a funky motel and working long days in blazing heat with a group of kids from all over the country. At the site, she works alongside Teddy, the son of the family for whom they are building the house. Their partnership turns into a summer romance, complete with power tools. Learning to trust and love Teddy isn't easy for Harper, but it's the first step toward finding her way back home.From the Hardcover edition.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a relationship-focused story about rebuilding after family change and disaster. Physical house-building gives Harper a setting for new work, friendships and romance, while her separation from Tess and efforts to return home provide the central emotional direction.
Harper’s father is divorcing her stepmother, separating Harper from her stepsister, and Harper seeks a way back home.
Harper joins a volunteer programme building a house for a family whose home was destroyed by a tornado.
Harper works alongside Teddy, the son of the family receiving the house, and their partnership becomes a summer romance.
The main points to approach thoughtfully are divorce, separation from a stepsister, a family losing its home in a tornado, demanding work in heat, and a developing romance.
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