Jesse Bernstein

With their house in foreclosure, sisters India and Mouse and brother Finn are sent to stay with an uncle in Colorado until their mother can join them, but when the plane lands, the children are welcomed by cheering crowds to a strange place where each of them has a perfect house and a clock that is ticking down the time.

"Waverly Camdenmar, an overachiever in every way, seems perfect, yet perfection is exhausting. She has not slept in days and then one night she falls asleep and walks into someone else's life. She dream visits a boy she could never be with and is forced to decide what matters most to her"--

Two people trapped by life's circumstances break free and find a place in the world where love is genuine and selfless. By the author of Pay It Forward.

"E. L. Doctorow selected some of his finest stories to create this pinnacle collection, his final project before his death. There are 15 stories total, including "The Water Works, " "Jolene, " "All the Time in the World, " and Doctorow's own revision of "Liner Notes: The Songs of Billy Bathgate.""--

Jerry is a troubled young man, a loner with a checkered past who is facing an even bleaker future. His defense attoryney Tom, sees something in Jerry that no one else does and decides to take him under his wing. Jerry needs a job to help him get on the right track and Tom has the perfect solution. Tom's daughter, Susan, is a dog trainer at a local school and in need of some help. Under Susan's guidance, Jerry is placed with an abandoned dog named...