Love Is Virginia Savage McAlester Beverly is constantly on guard:

Beverly is constantly on guard: she creates a fake backstory

Short-listed for the Man Booker Prize three times

and the fiercest girl Jack knows

where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals

and hell-bent on never

Love Is Virginia Savage McAlester Beverly is constantly on guard:A heartwarming book for young children about the challenges and joys that come with giving and receiving love. This beautifully illustrated book tells the moving story of a little girl and a duckling who both grow to understand what it means to care for each other as they learn that love is as much about letting go as it is about holding on. When a little girl finds a duckling who has wandered away from the park onto the city streets, she takes it