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Beverly Tapinski has been a runaway for as long as she can remember, and now she finally intends to put an end to it by leaving home for good. She finds a job, a place to live, and attempts to move on from the ghost of her past life, including her buried dog Buddy, her friend Raymie, and a distant mother, Rhonda. Yet as she steps into adulthood, Beverly learns that true independence does not mean isolation; the people she meets line her life with unexpected support, compassion, and new memories. The novel, final entry in DiCamillo’s Three Rancheros sequence, balances humor, pathos, and courage as Beverly grows into grief‑healed adulthood.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Kate DiCamillo
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