Mystery of the Stolen Painting, by Fran Orenstein the twelve stories in A

the twelve stories in A Permanent Member of the Family examine the myriad ways we try—and sometimes fail—to connect with one another

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Can the two of them survive in the wilderness

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A woman is torn between love for her husband and lust for her stepson

Mystery of the Stolen Painting, by Fran Orenstein the twelve stories in AMeet Danny West, a talented young artist who has trouble reading, especially aloud when he starts to stammer. Kids laugh at him, and bullies sometimes beat him up after school, so he has to cut through the desert to get home. Dannys dad was a police detective who died trying to stop a robbery at an art gallery. Danny was only two year old, but nobody will talk about it. There is the art teacher, Mr. Lewis who has his own secrets and may be more than