false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170890789m/76412.jpg 76412 9 From one of America's best-loved storytellers-the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller [book:Where the Heart Is] comes her latest national bestseller, a tale of a small Oklahoma town and the mystery that has haunted its residents for years. In 1972, the tiny windswept town of DeClare, Oklahoma, was consumed by the terrifying disappearance of Nicky Jack Harjo. When he was no more than a baby, his pajama bottoms were found on the banks of Willow Creek. Nearly 30 years later, Nicky mysteriously returns in this intriguing and delightfully hypnotic tale, full of the authentic heartland characters that Billie Letts writes about so beautifully. 73927 2004 Shoot the Moon total:1981|5:261|4:697|3:797|2:204|1:22| 1981 6914 2688 315 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 15:35:17 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 13:25:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 true false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 25 22:28:12 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 25 22:33:28 -0800 2007
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This book was based on an adopted child that searches for his bio...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Aug 27 04:14:56 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 04:19:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat Mar 21 20:48:48 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 01:18:23 -0700 2009
"In 1972, the town of DeClare, Oklahoma, was consumed by the terrifying murder of Gaylene Harjo and the disappearance of her baby, Nicky J...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 17:11:54 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 08:48:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Jan 27 09:42:52 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 09:42:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 18:19:39 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 18:22:26 -0700 2009
The writing in this book is sweet and clear, but it's fairly predictable what's going to happen. Maybe she peaked with the second book. Dunno. The other...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 13:29:07 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 04:50:41 -0700 2009
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Small town Oklahoma, 1972: 18 year old single mom found stabbed to death and her 10 month old son, Nicky Jack...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 12 13:02:29 -0800 2009 Wed May 27 07:17:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 18:22:21 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 20:25:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 13:13:21 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 13:21:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 23 06:50:57 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 17 15:33:28 -0800 2009 Where the Heart Is.

I liked the basic premise of this book: a wealthy, successful man finds out that he was adopted, tries to track down his birth mother and his past, an...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jan 02 12:37:33 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 12:38:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Dec 06 08:27:28 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 06 08:27:33 -0800 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=76412