Pittman, Allison

"After moving to Northfield with her family, Elyse Nebbit faces the challenge of finding her place in a new school, one dominated by social status and Friday night football. When Elyse's effortlessly beautiful older sister Jayne starts dating Charlie Bingley, the captain of the school football team, Elyse finds herself curious about Charlie's popular and brooding best friend, Billy Fitz. Elyse's body insecurities eventually complicate her relationship with Billy, leaving Jayne and Elyse's exceedingly blunt friend, Lottie, to step in and help Elyse accept herself for who she is, pant size and all"--OCLC.

Fourteen-year-old Belinda sets out with her family on a journey from Illinois to the Oregon Territory, but when tragedy befalls the family, Belinda finds herself living at a brothel in the Wyoming mountains, where she must rely on her faith in God to see her through the challenges she faces.

Gloria, a young prostitute, makes a pack with widower John Williams to help raise his infant daughter if he would help raise her son; however, a tragic event turns Gloria's life around.

Kassandra, rescued as a child from the mean streets of Manhattan in 1841, is raised in the loving home of Reverend Joseph, but a devastating mistake as a young teen sets her on a path that leads her far from Joseph and God, and she begins to doubt whether it will ever be possible for her to return.

Allison Pittman provides an account of her experiences with her new dog Stella, focusing on the spiritual lessons she learned while taking Stella to obedience training on Saturday mornings.