The Boy on the Porch (13 page)
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Authors: Sharon Creech
When they heard the dog wailing the next morning, a pitiful wail that seemed to come from the hollows of his insides, they feared the worst. The dog was not in their room or in the kitchen. They found him by the front door, weakly scratching at it.
“Let him out, John, the poor thingâ”
John had barely opened the door when the dog scooted through the opening, his nails clicking and sliding on the wood. They hadn't seen him move so fast in months.
And then they saw what he was after.
There, asleep in the old cushioned chair on the porch, was a young man, and beside him was a guitar, a paint box, and a blank canvas.
He was back
.
Author photo by Lyle Rigg
SHARON CREECH
is the author of the Newbery Medal winner
Walk Two Moons
and the Newbery Honor Book
The Wanderer
. Her other work includes the novels
The Great Unexpected, The Unfinished Angel, Hate That Cat, The Castle Corona, Replay, Heartbeat, Granny Torrelli Makes Soup, Ruby Holler, Love That Dog, Bloomability, Absolutely Normal Chaos, Chasing Redbird, and Pleasing the Ghost
, as well as three picture books:
A Fine, Fine School; Fishing in the Air
; and
Who's That Baby
? Ms. Creech and her husband live in Maine. You can visit her online at www.sharoncreech.com.
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Fishing in the Air
Love That Dog
A Fine, Fine School
Who's That Baby
?
Hate That Cat
cover art © 2013 by Zdenko Basic
cover design by Kate Engbring
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HE BOY ON THE PORCH
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.
ISBN 978-0-06-189235-6 (trade bdg.) â ISBN 978-0-06-189237-0 (lib. bdg.)
EPub Edition July 2013 ISBN 9780062207777
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CG/RRDH
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