From the same author as RULES this novel shares a friendship between a small town girl from Maine named Lily and a daughter of a migrant worker named Salma.  

Lily has a blind dog named Lucky who wonders away and into the blueberry fields of eastern Maine where Salma is working.  Salma catches him and the beginning of a beautiful friendship begins.  Both girls learn important life lessons from each other while working together to help Salma win some much needed money at the county fair.  

This book tackles such big ideas as: prejudice, family, friendship, acceptance and love.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

This book is like no other I have read.  With the integration of pictures and words, this author creates suspense, emotion and character in his words!
Hugo is an orphan boy clock keeper who must steal to stay alive.  His lonely life takes a turn when he meets an eccentric young girl and a mean, bitter old man who run a toy booth in the train station where he lives.
This spellbinding mystery is like no other!  I know you will enjoy Hugo's perseverance and his determination to prove his secretive ways are not for bad!
ENJOY!