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Gr 7-10 For 15-year-old Sam, a pastor's daughter, believing in God was natural until, somehow, a few years back doubt crept in. If God is all good and all powerful, why isn't He fixing anything? Sam's mother's alcoholism resulted in a DUI and landed her in rehab; her father is gone all the time dealing with other people's problems, and he doesn't seem to know how to communicate with his wife and daughter even when he is home. Things ratchet up even further when a local girl is abducted ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This third novel from Sara Zarr (Story of a Girl; Sweethearts, rev. 5/09) shines a light on both the big questions and the intimate challenges that come with being a "preacher's kid." Sam, fifteen, has plenty to deal with already: her peers keep their distance; her neighbors pass judgment on things as innocuous as a new cell phone; her father's salary isn't going to cover another year of private school. But the small indignities tur...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Zarr illuminates both the big questions and intimate challenges of being a "preacher's kid." Sam, fifteen, experiences a crisis of faith when her ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More