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her dad's new boss at the oil and gas company

These are the profound questions with which Newbery medalist and ignominious author Lois Lowry grapples in The Willoughbys Return

mind-bending monsters

while she remains sentenced to physical therapy

When their mom's boyfriend took them in

Soft Place to Land Format:Hardcover her dad's new boss atWhen Joys dad loses his job, home becomes a tiny apartment with thin walls, shared bedrooms, and tense arguments between Mom and Dad. Even worse, Joys dreams of becoming a film score composer are put on hold. But then, Joys friendly new neighbor Nora lets Joy in on the complexs best kept secret: the Hideout, a cozy refuge that only the kids know about. Thats where Joy starts exchanging messages with another kid in the building who also seems to be