Books
Last Rights
by Lynne Hugo (June 1, 2009)
A novel about a father daughter relationship. What happens when a father tries to take over raising a 15 year old he hasn’t seen since she was a few weeks old? What if it’s complicated by the fact that she already hates him and is determined to sabotage his plans? . . . Read More
Where the Trail Grows Faint: A Year in the Life of a Therapy Dog Team
by Lynne Hugo (University of Nebraska Press, 2005, Bison Book paperback 2009)
When a Labrador retriever named Hannah greets nursing home residents with her exuberant kisses, the residents laugh–some for the first time in months. And then they begin to tell their stories: of old loves and ancient dreams, abandonment and loneliness, and the struggle to hold onto a dignity that . . . Read More
The Unspoken Years
by Lynne Hugo (May 1, 2006)
What happens to two children with a mentally ill mother? How do they save themselves? . . . Read More
Graceland
by Lynne Hugo (Oct 1, 2006)
A novel about three very different sisters in a crisis. . . Read More
Jessica’s Two Families: Helping Children Cope with Blended Households
by Lynne Hugo ( Aug 1, 2005)
Beautifully illustrated by Adam Gordon, JESSICA’S TWO FAMILIES is about a six-year-old girl who is upset by her parents’ divorce. She lives with her mother, and sees her Dad on weekends. Still angry about the divorce, she’s further upset when her mother remarries and her stepfather sets new rules . . . Read More
Baby’s Breath
by Lynne Hugo and Anna Tuttle Villegas (Sep 27, 2000)
Baby’s Breath is a novel about a mother-daughter relationship in the crucible of a horrific act. The daughter, Alyssa, hides a pregnancy, gives birth in secret and abandons her newborn in a subway station. Does this sound familiar? . . . Read More
Swimming Lessons
by Lynne Hugo and Anna T. Villegas (July 22, 1998)
When Marna, an Olympic hopeful who abandoned her swimming career for love, first sees savvy, professional Laurel, friendship is the furthest thing from her mind. But then Laurel reveals that she’s not quite as perfect as her intimidating appearance indicates–she’s absolutely terrified of the water . . . Read More
A Progress of Miracles
by Lynne Hugo (Nov 1, 1993)
Anna and Paul are a young couple with two children who are suddenly confronted with a devastating diagnosis. Husband and wife confront death separately and together as lyrics, in the voice of one . . . Read More
The Time Change
by Lynne Hugo (June 11, 1992)
Lyric and narrative poems about family relationships . . . Read More
