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My Father's World
Christian historical adventure
My Father's World
Book 1 of the The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister series
334 pages · First published 2011
After her mother dies on the journey west, fifteen-year-old Corrie Belle Hollister must help her four younger siblings reach California and the uncle they hope will shelter them. But when they arrive in the mining town of Miracle Springs, they discover that Uncle Nick has disappeared with the sheriff on his trail. Far from the security they imagined, Corrie faces the daunting responsibility of keeping her family together in an unfamiliar frontier community. Her mother’s insistence that a woman must be strong takes on new meaning as Corrie searches for help and a way forward. This faith-centered historical adventure suits readers drawn to protective older sisters, uncertain new beginnings, and the hope of finding a home after loss.
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Death of a mother and grief; uncertainty about an absent father; children facing insecurity and possible separation; frontier danger and references to criminal activity; a teenager assuming responsibility for younger siblings.
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Warm milk, honey, and cinnamon offer a comforting companion to Corrie’s search for shelter and security for her younger siblings.
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Sharp lemon softened by honey suits a frontier story in which hard beginnings leave room for kindness and hope.
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