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  LIVVIE OWEN LIVED HERE by Sarah Dooley

  Publication Season/Year: Fall 2010

• Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
• Release Date: TBD
• ISBN (hardcover): TBD
• ISBN (paperback): TBD

Go ahead.  Look through the windows of any house in Nabor.  It won’t take you more than a couple of blocks to find Livvie Owen’s name written on a wall. That’s because Livvie, who has autism, has gotten the Owens evicted from over twenty homes in the town of Nabor.  Of course her family doesn’t say it’s her fault. But Livvie can sense it in the stares of the landlords and her growing isolation from her family. The options now are few:  move out of town or convince a landlord who knows about Livvie’s destructive behavior to take a chance anyway.

But Livvie, who sees a lot of things her family doesn’t, spies another option hidden in the rubble of their past.  The Sun House stands empty on the edge of town, abandoned after the Owens lost it to the bank.  There’s a sign on the front porch, and Livvie, who doesn’t read, is convinced the sign says “For Rent.”  Can Livvie control her behavior and convince her family to take a chance on staying in Nabor? More importantly, can she convince them to take one last chance on her? In her efforts to reclaim a doomed house, Livvie will challenge her parents’ frustration, her sisters’ anger – and her own ideas about what makes a house a home.

Sarah Dooley

The Author: Sarah Dooley
Location: Wyoming County, West Virginia

As a child, Sarah Dooley lived 24 different places, including an abandoned post office, a tent, and a red cargo van.  She now lives in rural West Virginia with her partner and their assortment of dogs, cats, and horses. Sarah has a degree in education from Marshall University. When she is not writing, she has the pleasure of teaching, and being taught by, children with special needs.

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Contact Information:

• Official web site: http://www.dooleynotedbooks.com
• Blogger: http://swdooley.blogspot.com

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