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Lisa Carpenter

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LISA CARPENTER is founder of the blog GrandmasBriefs.com. She is the author of A Love Journal: 100 Things I Love About Grandma (Dec 2021) and The First-Time Grandmother’s Journal (Feb 2021).

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Average rating: 4.89 · 9 ratings · 2 reviews · 2 distinct works

	The First-Time Grandmother's Journal: Inspiring Prompts to Celebrate Your Experience with a New Grandchild 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Small Wonder

by Barbara Kingsolver

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The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible

by Tara-Leigh Cobble

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