【预订】When Friendship Followed Me Home

"Ifyouhavemiddleschoolerswhoaretooyoungtofullygrasp?JohnGreen’s?TheFaultinOurStars?andlovedogs,givethemthissweettearjerker."?—?SchoolLibraryJournal"Inthisbeguilingtearjerker,afosterkid'sluckslowlychangesafterhebefriendsascruffypuphefindsoutsidethelibrary."--PeoplemagazineBenCoffinhasneverbeenoneformakingfriends.Asaformerfosterkid,heknowspeoplecanupandleavewithoutsomuchasagoodbye.Benpreferstospendhistimewiththecharactersinhisfavoritesci-fibooks…untilherescuesanabandonedmuttfromthealleynext-doortotheConeyIslandLibrary.ScruffylittleFlipleadsBentobefriendafellowbook-lovernamedHalley—yes,like?thecomet—agirlunlikeanyonehehasevermet.Benbeginsthinkingofheras“RainbowGirl”becauseofhercrazy-coloredclothesandherlaugh,puremagic,thekind?that?makesyousmileawaythestormiestday.?RainbowGirlconvincesBentowriteanovel?withher.?ButastheirstoryunfoldsBen’slifebeginstounravel,andBenmustdiscoverforhimselfthetruthaboutfriendshipandthemeaningofhome.,