Takeoffs and Landings

Illustrated by: Greg Stadnyk
For Ages: 12 and up
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A journey to the center of their hearts

Ever since their father's sudden death eight years ago, Chuck and Lori's mom has spent most of her time on the road as a motivational speaker, leaving them and their younger siblings in the care of their grandparents. But this trip is different; this time, their mother has invited Chuck and Lori along in an attempt to reconnect with her eldest -- and now most distant -- children.
Lori is so angry with her mother for her constant absence she can barely look at her, and Chuck, as usual, tries to make himself invisible. From the start the trip seems doomed. But slowly, walls built up over the years begin to show cracks. Laser-sharp glares are finally and painfully turned inward. And in the end secrets are finally revealed -- secrets that will change all of their lives forever....
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  • Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 
  • 208 pages | 
  • ISBN 9780689855436 | 
  • March 2003 | 
  • Grades 7 and up
$6.99 List Price
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Lori



Lori stared at her lap. They hadn't even gotten on the plane yet, and already her sundress was a mass of wrinkles.


She'd been warned.


"Oh, that won't travel well," her mom had said when Lori came downstairs for breakfast that morning.


Gram had barely glanced up from flipping pancakes to add, "Why don't you wear one of those outfits your mother bought you?"


That was all Lori needed to hear.


"No," she said. "I want to wear this."


She hated the way she sounded saying that -- like she was four, not fourteen. Gram only made it worse.


"She's so proud of making...

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