The Smell of Other People's Houses

Enjoyed by readers of age: Around 12 years old

Read the most by: boys and girls

There's one smell that totally catches me off guard. It's the smell of worlds colliding.

Alaska, 1970:

Ruth wants to be remembered.
Dora wishes she was invisible.

Alyce can't bring herself to leave.
Hank is running away.

Four very different lives are about to become entangled.

This intertwining of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of America's Last Frontier introduces a writer of rare and wonderful talent.