Author(s): Diana Greenwood
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 224
Publisher: ZONDERVAN
Language: English
Date Published: 2012-08-11
Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 16mm
Publication City/Country: Grand Rapids, United States
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Fourteen-year-old Elvira Witsil lives in a remote area of Wisconsin with her mother, Connie, who acknowledges Elvira only when chores need doing; her grandma, a cantankerous woman who can't hold her tongue; and her baby sister, Jessie -- who, the family discovers, is a seer. Along with the burdens of a difficult family, Elvira also bears a daunting secret -- she encouraged her father to enlist in WWII. Ever since he was declared missing in action, Elvira has felt responsible for his presumed death. But Jessie also carries a secret about the father she never met -- a secret so powerful that when her mother, Connie, learns of it, she sends the family on a journey to California with a traveling preacher. This powerful teen manuscript tells the story of a family's journey toward forgiveness and a young woman's journey toward faith