01832cam a2200301 4500 403143921 TxAuBib 20191219120000.0 191104s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2019034335 9781542042406 HRD 24.95 1542042402 HRD 24.95 TxAuBib Hyde, Catherine Ryan. Stay [BOOK] : a novel / Catherine Ryan Hyde. First edition. Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2019] 285 pages ; 21 cm. Includes book club questions. In the summer of 1969, fourteen-year-old Lucas Painter carries a huge weight on his shoulders. His brother is fighting in Vietnam. His embattled parents are locked in a never-ending war. And his best friend, Connor, is struggling with his own family issues. To find relief from the chaos, Lucas takes long, meandering walks, and one day he veers into the woods. There he discovers an isolated cabin and two huge dogs. Frightened, he runs. And the dogs run with him. Lucas finds unusual peace in running with the dogs, and eventually he meets their owner, Zoe Dinsmore. Closed off and haunted by a tragic past, Zoe has given up. She doesn't want to be saved. She wants out. But Lucas doesn't want her to go, and he sees an opportunity to bring more than one friend back into the light. It's either the best or worst idea he's ever had, but Lucas isn't giving up on Zoe or Connor. 20191219. Friendship Fiction. Dysfunctional families Fiction. Teenage boys Fiction. Dogs Fiction. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Fiction. Recluses Fiction.