"A fifteen-year-old girl longs for the father she never knew"--Provided by the publisher

On the brink of World War II, a family is forced out of their London home and into the countryside. Wolfie and his older sister Dodo are devastated to leave behind everything they've ever known, but they slowly settle into their new life. One day they come across an orphaned foal, which they raise as Hero, a strong and beautiful horse who lives up to his name when he saves the children from a fire. Wolfie and Dodo find comfort in their new life, but...

While speaking at a summit on the campus of Georgetown University, President Barack Obama mentioned a conversation he had with a young man who asked the question, 'How did you get over being mad with your dad, because I've got a father that beat my mom, and has left the state. I've never seen him because he's trying to avoid eighty-three thousand dollars in child support payments. I want to love my dad, but I don't know how to do that.' Many young...