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Gretchen A. Carlson

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Clay Center, Kansas, The United States

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Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Christian

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June 2012

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As a girl, Gretchen A Carlson spent vacations in rural Kansas exploring her grandparents’ farm, complete with an out-house, big barn, and built-in adventures. Her grandmother waited for decades to share the family secret of how they got electricity, and it was this story that inspired More Than Grit, Gretchen’s debut historical fiction novel about broken lives and forgiveness. Her readers range from ten to ninety-one years of age because who doesn’t love to root for the underdog and be encouraged of God’s grace? Her sequel, I Be Brave is a heartfelt story of family broken by grief and a boy’s search for home. As a retired high school teacher, Gretchen lives with her husband of forty-eight years near Indianapolis. While she’s blessed by fami ...more

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Average rating: 4.61 · 512 ratings · 46 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	More Than Grit 4.59 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	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
	I Be Brave: A heartfelt story of a family broken by grief and a boy's search for home (Grit and Grace in the Heartland Book 2) 4.70 avg rating — 74 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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Sipsworth

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From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

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The Horse and His Boy: Chronicles of Narnia series

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McElwain's debut novel traces her family’s roots from a small Slovak village in 1909, through the hardships of the Great War and challenges of immigrating to America before World War II. This story reflects the courage and resilience of ordinary peop ...more
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“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt”
― Gretchen A. Carlson, More Than Grit

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“Let us not be afraid to help each other—let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials but the voters of this country.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt”
― Gretchen A. Carlson, More Than Grit

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“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt”
― Gretchen A. Carlson, More Than Grit

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