Where the Heart Is

Talk about a string of unfortunate sevens. Novalee Nation, seventeen years old and seven months pregnant, was on her way to California with her boyfriend an hour ago. She’s now stranded outside a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with only $7.77 in her pocket. Novalee, on the other hand, is about to uncover a hidden gem in this small Southwest town: a bunch of down-to-earth, truly caring folks eager to assist a homeless, jobless teenager living in a Wal-Mart.