Stand in the Box - Caraccio, Noël F.

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Résumé :
A tragic loss. An unconventional plan. A heartwarming fight to keep a family together. When a sudden accident claims the lives of Jackie and Blake, their two young daughters are left orphaned-and the guardians named in the will are anything but traditional. Jake, a buttoned-up uncle reeling from heartbreak, and Tyler, a free-spirited loner with no parenting experience, are thrust together under one roof. Their mission? Raise the girls in the only home they've ever known-and somehow, make it work. As grief tests their resolve and family tensions flare, the unlikely co-guardians must navigate teenage angst, nosy relatives, late-night school projects, and the weight of a promise made by the dead. But in the chaos, something extraordinary begins to emerge: resilience, healing, and a new kind of family forged in the fire of love and loss. Stand in the Box is an emotionally rich, sharply observed novel about what it means to step up when life falls apart-and how sometimes, the most unexpected people are exactly who we need....

Biographie:
No?l F. Caraccio is a full-time practicing attorney in Westchester County, a suburb of New York City, where she has lived her entire life. She was awarded a Danforth Fellowship for graduate studies in English. She represents Credit Unions, Social Service Agencies, and clients in commercial and residential real estate transactions, as well as Trusts and Estate matters.She has served as a director on numerous not-for-profit Boards. She is a member of the New York State and Westchester County Bar Associations. She is an avid golfer, and belongs to Bonnie Briar Country Club where she won the Women's Club Championship.She has published two novels, Secrets Change Everything and Shattered City.

Sommaire:
After the horrific car crash which killed their parents, twelve-year-old Kristin and nine-year-old Megan try to cope with a new world after their parents were suddenly ripped from their lives. Their parents named an uncle on each side of the family as the Co-Guardians. The girls are caught up in a torrent of emotions as the conflicting lifestyles of the two uncles clash as to how Kristin and Megan should be raised. This conflict may never be resolved and leads to problems no one could have foreseen....