Timber Hall

Joanna's adjustment to dorm life, juggling a full course load, and figuring out the college social scene is challenging, but she and her roommate embrace this journey together with enthusiasm and flair.

The first year of college at UW-Timberwood presents a whole new world for Joanna Conors, where she now must fly solo without her twin brother and lifelong companions. Here she meets Avrie Daniels, a roommate who seems too good to be true, and the girls immediately become best friends. Living in Timber Hall is great for Avrie, who left high school vowing to never look back, but Joanna is still trying to keep up with the life she had always known in Woodland Hills. Hometown gossip, the Toy Store's busy holiday season, and the mixed signals from her new college friend, Scott, are enough to keep Joanna on her toes. With so many adjustments, she craves the comforts of home now more than ever. Timber Hall – Joanna and Avrie's dorm building – is where two new friends navigate life during their first year of college. Here we see what true friendship really is: something Avrie had never experienced before, and something Joanna could never have survived without.

Amy Gleason is a young adult novelist and children's book author & illustrator. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Stillwater, Minnesota, where she finds tremendous inspiration for her stories. She is always writing, but she also enjoys running, biking, teaching, scrapbooking, and traveling.