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Ginger Ciminello

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Texas-born Ginger Ciminello is a passionate writer and speaker who communicates through storytelling and dramatic narrative. Her awkward middle-school phase lasted almost ten years, allowing her to connect with audiences in a humorous and personal way. Ginger holds a deep desire to reach her audiences and encourage them to laugh, learn from her mistakes, and look up to the heavenly Father. Her own story contains embarrassing moments, a two-year bout with an eating disorder, being abandoned at the prom, and finally finding contentment in knowing who God has made her to be.

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Average rating: 4.60 · 10 ratings · 3 reviews · 1 distinct work

Forget the Corsage: Life Starts Now

4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions

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The Marriage Portrait

by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)

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5 Habits of the Tech-Ready Family: Raising Wise Kids in a Wild Digital World

by Chris McKenna

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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

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Ginger Ciminello wants to read Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth (Goodreads Author)	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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Ginger Ciminello did not finish Return to the Shack: A Journey into Redemption by William Paul Young	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 kept telling myself I’d give it one more chapter and that surely it would get better, but we aren’t even to the shack yet, and the dialogue just doesn’t feel like something people would actually say to each other. The descriptions of nature also fe ...more
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Ginger Ciminello rated a book We Chase Shadows (We Solve Murders, #2) by Richard Osman	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
Osman is a master of dialogue. Often the plots are too complicated, but his characters are hysterical.
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Ginger Ciminello wants to read This is the Main Event: Discovering the Life You Long for in the Life You Have by Joshua Luke Smith	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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Ginger Ciminello rated a book Sensible Shoes: A Story about the Spiritual Journey (Sensible Shoes #1) by Sharon Garlough Brown (Goodreads Author)	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
Cheesy cover, cheesy title, rich story recommended by my spiritual director.
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A poignant follow up to the first book, I just didn’t enjoy it as much. Maybe 3.5? One quote I will carry though, “The work of the Holy Spirit is not fragile.” Amen.
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Entertaining enough for a summer read.
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Ginger Ciminello rated a book Heartwood by Amity Gaige (Goodreads Author)	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
3.5 rounded up. Compelling mystery, at least for me. Sparrow’s voice was SO overly poetic that I was thankful for the shift in narration whenever we moved to Lena and Bev. A few plot points felt forced or too easy, but all in all- I enjoyed the journ ...more
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I really wanted to like it. But as much as I appreciated some elements and the writing style- the language and anger were a turnoff to me.
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