Where the heart is

By Billie Letts Billie Letts

Subjects: Oklahoma, fiction, Teenagers, Love stories, Fiction, general, Large type books, Pregnant schoolgirls, Teenage girls, Pregnant teenagers, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Oprah's book club, Bildungsromans, Teenage mothers, Teenage pregnancy, Friendship

Description: 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.