Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They want a puppy of their own more than just about anything. They know dogs are a lot of work. But their Mom still doesn't think their family is ready for a puppy. Then, Goldie arrives. She is a sweet golden retriever who needs a home. Goldie is very young. She doesn't know how to be a good puppy yet. Will Charles and Lizzie be able to help her?

Fifty-three-year-old Bennie Ford, sitting in O'Hare Airport drafting a complaint letter to American Airlines for cancelling his flight to his daughter's wedding, gains insight into how he has been living his life and decides he is going to try and make things right.

The Petersons try to find the perfect home for a special little Black Labrador puppy named Shadow, even though they'd like to keep him themselves.

Charles and his new friend, David, try to help a stray puppy they find while camping by taking him to the veterinarian and searching for a home for him.

Charles and Lizzie Peterson work to find a new home for a dog that is used to being treated like a princess.

Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home! Even after Charles and Lizzie Peterson finally have their own puppy, they still foster other dogs and help them find the perfect homes.Scout is a gorgeous German shepherd puppy and there two families are already lined up to adopt her. But when both families end up backing out at the last minute, the Petersons step in once again to save the day. Scout clearly has the skills to be a search...

"An account of the unsolved murder of two women in Shenandoah National Park, by a journalist with unprecedented access to all key elements of the case, and a story that reveals the challenges of wilderness forensics and the failures of our justice system"-- May 1996. Lollie Winans and Julie Williams entered Virginia's Shenandoah National Park for a week-long backcountry camping trip. The couple had met and fallen in love the previous summer while...

Charles and Lizzie Peterson need to find a home for Rascal, a Jack Russell terrier their family is fostering, but the puppy's determination to live up to his name is making their job difficult.

There are no accessible books, of a late date, in our language, that give either an intelligible or faithful account of Iceland. The object of the following chapters has been to present a readable and truthful narrative, to create some interest in the people, the literature, and the productions of the lonely isle of the north; and of the good or ill performance of the task, the public must be the judges.- From the preface

"A compelling story you won't want to miss! Well told and deeply true to its time and place." -Haywood Smith, author of Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch and The Red Hat Club Even the best-kept secrets must be revealed... Seventeen-year-old Adie Jenkins is newly married and newly pregnant, though not necessarily in that order. Unready for fatherhood, her skirt-chasing husband isn't much help. But in this stunning tale that redefines intimacy, love, and family,...