Happy Release Day!
Allie and Bea
Allie and Bea by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Paperback and e-book, 350 pages
Published May 23rd 2017 by Lake Union Publishing
Bea has barely been scraping by since her husband died. After falling for a telephone scam, she loses everything and is forced to abandon her trailer. With only two-thirds of a tank in her old van, she heads toward the Pacific Ocean with her cat—on a mission to reclaim what’s rightfully hers, even if it means making others pay for what she lost.
When fifteen-year-old Allie’s parents are jailed for tax fraud, she’s sent to a group home. But when her life is threatened by another resident, she knows she has to get out. She escapes only to find she has nowhere to go—until fate throws Allie in Bea’s path.
Reluctant to trust each other, much less become friends, the two warily make their way up the Pacific Coast. Yet as their hearts open to friendship and love from the strangers they meet on their journey, they find the courage to forge their own unique family—and begin to see an imperfect world with new eyes.
Congrats Catherine
on the release today of
Allie and Bea
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About the author
Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of more than 30 published and forthcoming books, including
Leaving Blythe River, Ask Him Why, Worthy, The Language of Hoofbeats, Take Me With You, Where We Belong, When I Found You, Walk Me Home, Second Hand Heart, Don't Let Me Go, and
When You Were Older.
An avid hiker, traveler, equestrian, and amateur photographer, she has released her first book of photos,
365 Days of Gratitude: Photos From a Beautiful World.
She is co-author, with publishing industry blogger Anne R. Allen, of
How to Be a Writer in the e-Age: a Self-Help Guide.
Her novel
Pay It Forward was adapted into a major motion picture, chosen by the American Library Association for its Best Books for Young Adults list, and translated into more than 23 languages for distribution in over 30 countries. The paperback was released in October 2000 by Pocket Books and quickly became a national bestseller. Simon & Schuster released
Pay It Forward: Young Readers' Edition in August of '14. It is suitable for kids as young as eight. A special Fifteenth Anniversary Edition of the original
Pay It Forward was released in December of '14
She is founder and former president (2000-2009) of the Pay It Forward Foundation, and still serves on its board of directors. As a professional public speaker she has addressed the National Conference on Education, twice spoken at Cornell University, met with Americorps members at the White House and shared a dais with Bill Clinton.
For more information and book club questions, please visit the author at catherineryanhyde.com
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