A little ray of sunshine [large print] : a novel / Kristan Higgins.
"A kid walks into your bookstore and... Guess what? He's your son. The one you put up for adoption eighteen years ago. The one you never told anyone about. Surprise! It's a huge surprise to his adoptive mother, Monica, who thought she had a close relationship with Matthew, her nearly adult son. But apparently, he felt the need to secretly arrange a vacation to Cape Cod for the summer so he could meet his birth mother... without a word to either her or his dad. It's also a surprise -- to say the least -- to Harlow, the woman who secretly placed her baby for adoption so many years ago. She's spent the years since then building a quiet life. She runs a bookstore with her grandfather, hangs out with her four younger siblings and is more or less happily single, though she can't help gravitating toward Grady Byrne, her old friend from high school. He's moved back to town, three-year-old daughter in tow, no wife in the picture. But she's always figured her life had to be child-free, so that complicates things. When Matthew walks into Harlow's store, she faints. Monica panics. And all their assumptions -- about what being a parent really means -- explode. This summer will be full of more surprises as both their families are redefined... and as both women learn that for them, there's no limit to a mother's love."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781638088080
- ISBN: 163808808X
- Physical Description: 639 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes discussion questions (pages 634-638).
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 631-632).
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- Adopted children > Fiction.
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Available copies
- 30 of 37 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 37 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Albemarle Main Library | LP Higgins (Text) | 31010000826182 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | LP HIGGINS (Text) | 39493110110170 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
| Anson County Bookmobile | LGPT FIC Higgins (Text) | 18198050014986 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Bailey Public Library | LTE FIC Higgins (Text) | 37807000040923 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Berea Library | LPB FIC HIGGIN (Text) | 42756202450547 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | F HIG L.P. (Text) | 33557004599122 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | LP FIC HIGGINS, KRISTAN (Text) | 0112524283743 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | LP HIGGINS (Text) | 22281500155889 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Denton Public Library | LP HIG (Text) | 25908008342219 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | LgPrt F Hig (Text) | 33436001768966 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | LP Fic (Text) | 31554010982733 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | LP Hig (Text) | 30308101328376 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/17/2026 |
| Goldsboro Library | LP HIG (Text) | 900005000213248 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/24/2026 |
| Harnett County Main Library | LgPrt F Hig (Text) | 33630005328120 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Caldwell) | LARGE PRINT F HIGGINS Kristan (Text) | 50669013098992 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Jackson County Public Library | LP HIGGINS (Text) | 39493109469546 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | LARGE PRINT F HIGGINS Kristan (Text) | 50669013129045 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Lewisville Branch | LP FIC HIGGINS, KRISTAN (Text) | 0112524036645 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | LP HIG (Text) | 25908008417987 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/17/2026 |
| Locust Branch Library | LP Higgins (Text) | 31011000328427 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | LP Fic (Text) | 31554010982741 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Manteo Library | F LT HIG (Text) | 39488301008209 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Mauney Memorial Library | LP HIG (Text) | 26280860067774 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Mocksville | L F HIGGINS (Text) | 39872002069828 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Moore County Bookmobile | LGPT FIC HIGGINS (Text) | 48198000468203 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| North Regional Library | LP HIGGINS (Text) | 31781068221801 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Oakboro Branch Library | LP Higgins (Text) | 31013000192985 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Paddison Memorial Branch | LP FIC HIGGINS, KRISTAN (Text) | 0112524023249 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/15/2026 |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | LP Higgins (Text) | 38955500099354 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/26/2026 |
| Reidsville Library | LP Fic (Text) | 31554010982758 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Rockingham Outreach | LP Fic (Text) | 31554011615506 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Steele Memorial Library | LP HIG (Text) | 900005000213256 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Stovall Library | LPB FIC HIGGIN (Text) | 42756202450539 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | LP HIG (Text) | 25908008318094 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Transylvania County Library | LP FIC HIG (Text) | 38079300191004 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Troutman Branch Library | L.P. HIGGINS (Text) | 33114018743716 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Walkertown Branch | LP FIC HIGGINS, KRISTAN (Text) | 0112524283734 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
