01816cam a2200313 4500 553046166 TxAuBib 20190326120000.0 181109|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781542040068 154204006X 9781503904910 1503904911 (OCoLC)1061820200 YDX eng rda YDX BDX OCLCQ UKMGB OCLCO OCLCF OR6 IHI LNC IHX TNH UAP GZW OCLCO CNCAR WSD TxAuBib Vanderah, Glendy. Where the forest meets the stars / Glendy Vanderah. First edition. 321 pages ; 22 cm. A mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again. After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. When a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin, barefoot and covered in bruises, Joanna enlists the help of her reclusive neighbor, Gabriel Nash, to solve the mystery of the charming child. But the more time they spend together, the more questions they have. How does a young girl not only read but understand Shakespeare? Why do good things keep happening in her presence? And why aren't Jo and Gabe checking the missing children's website anymore? Though the three have formed an incredible bond, they know difficult choices must be made. 20190326. Gifted children Fiction. Families Fiction. Forgiveness Fiction. Trust Fiction. Illinois Fiction. Domestic fiction. lcgft Fiction.