Billie Letts

In 1972, Gaylene Harjo was murdered in the tiny town of De Clare, Oklahoma, and her baby son, Nicky Jack, disappeared. Only his pajama bottoms were found on the banks of Willow Creek, and everyone thought he was dead, though no body was ever found. Now, 30 years later, Nicky Jack mysteriously returns to De Clare to find out about his past and what really happened on the night he vanished. What he discovers is a story of dashed hopes, desperate love,...

"Billie Letts takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the best and worst of America's heartland as she tells a story of two abandoned children desperately searching for people to call family and a place to call home"--Provided by publisher.

The story of a down-on-her-luck Southern teen who, after gaining 15 minutes of fame for giving birth to "The Wal-Mart Baby," begins to put her life together with the help of the kind, quirky strangers who become her surrogate family.