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Hope girl, Wendy Dunham

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Hope girl

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Wendy Dunham

With the discovery of her birth father, 12-year-old River has definite thoughts about how her life should turn out-and that certainly does not include any of the challenges that keep popping up! It's not easy to decide if she should live with Gram, who has been her family for the past ten years, or with her father, who she's over-the-moon to have just met but knows little about. And when River is diagnosed with a condition that could impact her hopes and dreams and future, she feels overwhelmed and bewildered. That's when River asks God for help and decides to trust him with her dreams. As this tender-sweet story unfolds, River learns to persevere and stay hopeful that soon she will be part of a real family. Yes, her dream does come true...but not in the way she had planned! Twelve-year-old River must decide if she should continue living with Gram or with her father who she just met but knows little about. In this tender-sweet story, River learns to stay hopeful when facing problems. Yes, her dream does come true...but not in the way she had planned! "As a writer I recognize the value of good literature...especially literature for children. Wendy Dunham's, Hope Girl, is a middle grade novel that can be enjoyed by adults as well." -Sharon L. Lochman, Spiritualverse.today Wendy Dunham is an award-winning inspirational children's and middle grade author, a registered therapist for children with special needs, and a blessed mamma of two amazing grown-up kids. She is the author of two middle-grade novels: My Name is River and its sequel, Hope Girl. She has a series of early-readers titled The Tales of Buttercup Grove. And with Reagandoodle and Little Buddy: The True Story of a Labradoodle and His Toddler Best Friend (to be released October, 2018), Wendy writes as the voice of Reagandoodle. Please visit her website at wendydunhamauthor.com. "As a writer I recognize the value of good literature...especially literature for children. Wendy Dunham's, Hope Girl, is a middle grade novel that can be enjoyed by adults as well." -Sharon L. Lochman, Spiritualverse.today

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