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Bronze Medal Winner of the 2016 eLit Book Awards for Religious Fiction.
Reviewed by Ruffina Oserio for Readers' Favorite - 5 star rating
"Here is a beautiful story, told in lucid and powerful prose, a story that is very relevant to today's rapidly changing world. Readers will love the conflict, developed with mastery and created to drive both the plot and characterization. I loved the way Joshua is conceived as a character and the transformation that takes place within him is quintessential of the power of Grace. The book also poses thought provoking religious Is it enough to say "Jesus is my Lord" to be saved? Clearly not! This book shows readers what it's like to be a Christian in a world with changing morals and values. Jennifer Ball crafts an inspiring story that is as beautiful as it is entertaining."
Here is a story Joshua and Abigail. Both believers in Christ, but have a different loyalty to Him. Abigail gets thrown into Joshua's life when she is given a very important task. These two teens, living in different towns, living different Christian lives, will have their worlds collide in a dramatic way that will alter Joshua more than he could have ever prepared himself.
Jennifer Ball, winner of the Bronze Medal 2016 eLit Book Awards for Religious Fiction and recipient of the 2015 New York Book Festival Honorable Mention for Young Adult Fiction, takes you on a journey of teenagers growing up in a society of broken families, broken faith in God, broken promises and ultimately reveals God's forgiveness and His plans.
Reviewed by Ruffina Oserio for Readers' Favorite - 5 star rating
"Here is a beautiful story, told in lucid and powerful prose, a story that is very relevant to today's rapidly changing world. Readers will love the conflict, developed with mastery and created to drive both the plot and characterization. I loved the way Joshua is conceived as a character and the transformation that takes place within him is quintessential of the power of Grace. The book also poses thought provoking religious Is it enough to say "Jesus is my Lord" to be saved? Clearly not! This book shows readers what it's like to be a Christian in a world with changing morals and values. Jennifer Ball crafts an inspiring story that is as beautiful as it is entertaining."
Here is a story Joshua and Abigail. Both believers in Christ, but have a different loyalty to Him. Abigail gets thrown into Joshua's life when she is given a very important task. These two teens, living in different towns, living different Christian lives, will have their worlds collide in a dramatic way that will alter Joshua more than he could have ever prepared himself.
Jennifer Ball, winner of the Bronze Medal 2016 eLit Book Awards for Religious Fiction and recipient of the 2015 New York Book Festival Honorable Mention for Young Adult Fiction, takes you on a journey of teenagers growing up in a society of broken families, broken faith in God, broken promises and ultimately reveals God's forgiveness and His plans.
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244 pages, Paperback
First published December 25, 2014
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October 11, 2016
Slow start but redeemed itself
For the first quarter of the book, I was not sure I would enjoy the story. The pace was too slow for my liking and I grew tired of the way Joshua continually seemed to exploit women.
Enter one major event which changed the course of Joshua's life; it was from this point where I truly began to take more interest in the story.
A lot of events took place in this coming-of-age story; the emotion the characters feel leaps off the page and, overall, I am glad I got to know Joshua and Abigail, as well as their respective parents. It was a touching story.
For the first quarter of the book, I was not sure I would enjoy the story. The pace was too slow for my liking and I grew tired of the way Joshua continually seemed to exploit women.
Enter one major event which changed the course of Joshua's life; it was from this point where I truly began to take more interest in the story.
A lot of events took place in this coming-of-age story; the emotion the characters feel leaps off the page and, overall, I am glad I got to know Joshua and Abigail, as well as their respective parents. It was a touching story.
March 6, 2017
A great book to read. You laugh and cry.
I was so caught up in this book ! It was so interesting I just couldn't put it down. Thanks so much for giving me the joy of reading this great book. I am a Christian,so the book meant so much more.
I was so caught up in this book ! It was so interesting I just couldn't put it down. Thanks so much for giving me the joy of reading this great book. I am a Christian,so the book meant so much more.
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