Books written by Lisa Wingate

Beyond Summer

“Did'ja know about Story Mouse and her many little childs?” “No!” the kids squealed. The woman pointed for them to sit down, and, like magic, every little rear end found a space. Ty squirmed out of my arms and sat crisscross like ...
Good Hope Road

Mrs. Gibson stumbled backward, pushed off balance by the knot of grandchildren wiggling around her. Weldon caught her from behind, making a quick, nervous laugh in his throat. “All right, now, all of you. You're going to knock Granny ...
The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel

Gibson, echoes the question about the book. She's of the middle-of-the-room variety—doesn't quite fit either of the other groups. Not white, not black . . . multiracial and probably part Native American? “It's a book, Miss Gibson.
Talk of the Town

“Vince Gibson's graduating, so next year I got a good shot at starting running back.” “You always been better than Vince Gibson anyway, O.C. Vince Gibson didn't spend his summertimes shovelin' rolled oats and cotton seed hulls.
A Thousand Voices

Gibson was originally a residential school for Indian youth , but these days we're only about fifty percent residential . Some of the live - in students come from bad home situations . Some come from families who live too ...
Good Hope Road

Twenty-one-year-old Jenilee Lane and her elderly neighbor Eudora Gibson are brought together by a tornado that tears across their Missouri homes, leaving tragedy and hope in its wake.
Firefly Island (The Shores of Moses Lake Book #3)

a Pulitzer and a job at the New York Times, the holy grail of reporting, in his view. “I'm sure you don't have anything to worry about—in terms of personal safety, I mean. The man undoubtedly has plenty of people working for him on that ...
Beyond Summer

Tam Lambert and Shasta Williams, new neighbors in Blue Sky Hill, team up to fight a corrupt deal that could force them from their homes, but find their friendships and loyalties tested in the process.
The Carolina Heirlooms Collection: The Prayer Box / The Story Keeper / The Sea Keeper's Daughters

From the #1 New York Times author of Before We Were Yours! This collection bundles 3 of Lisa Wingates contemporary/historical Carolina Heirlooms series together in one e-book, for a great value!
Dandelion Summer

A 16-year-old living on the low-rent side of Blue Sky Hill takes a job in an upscale home looking after an elderly widower suffering from heart trouble and together the two form a life-changing friendship. Original. 50,000 first printing.
Before We Were Yours

' - Publisher's Weekly 'It is impossible not to get swept up in this near perfect novel. It invades your heart from the very first pages and stays there long after the book is finished.
The Story Keeper

Minutes later, a camouflage four-wheeler raced from the draw and careened across the pasture, going airborne over small bumps. I recognized Jake Hall even before he skidded a 180 in the driveway and came to a dramatic stop on the other ...
The Sea Keeper's Daughters

From the #1 New York Times author of Before We Were Yours.
The Language of Sycamores

“She was telling me about Sadie Walker.” Her words stretched out lazily, with spaces between, as she drifted into sleep. It was still early, so I didn't try to wake her up. It was nice talking to her when she was unguarded like this.
A Month of Summer

Suddenly desperate, I pitched forward, grabbed Ouita Mae's walker with one hand. I expected the wheelchair belt to stop me, but the buckle snapped open, and I was tumbling toward the floor. Flailing my free arm, I caught a chair.
The Sea Keeper's Daughters

“This place will steal your soul and hold it captive,” Mrs. Walker warns, gazing into the distance as we stand at the door. A cloud shadow sweeps down the path and then dances up a ridge, disappearing into a smoky mist that comes out of ...
Before We Were Yours: A Novel

A tale inspired by firsthand accounts about the notoriously corrupt Tennessee Children's Home Society follows the efforts of a Baltimore assistant D.A. to uncover her parents' fateful secrets in the wake of a political attack and a chance ...
Dandelion Summer

There was a lady making her way down the hall with a laundry cart, but she was three rooms away from Mrs. Wilson's, and I figured I'd have enough time to case the joint before she got there. She went into another room, and I ducked into ...
Drenched in Light

Harrington students came in bright packages with designer labels . They glittered with the glow of self - confidence , wore easy smiles that said , Look at me ; I'm someone special . I'm a star . But not Dell Jordan .
Wildwood Creek (The Shores of Moses Lake Book #4)

What if Mrs. Harrington were to see?” Mrs. Harrington watches us in the dining room at night. Asks questions. She's wondering about Maggie and me. ... But even they are no longer my kind. The immigrant folk look at me as if I'm.