Bøger af Wendy Lynn Decker

Aly M. Bellisher, a ten-year-old teller of tall tales, discovers her best friend is no longer attending public school but is now being homeschooled. Aly fears she will now be the only Christian kid in her class. Her mom encourages her to be a light for God regardless of the fact and suggests she memorize a bible verse, Mattew 5:14. Aly writes down the verse and tries to memorize it. She loses it, a boy steals it, she falls asleep with it; however, she becomes the light when faced with a situation at school.

The fourth anniversary of Olivia's daddy and John Lennon's death is approaching. Like the shot heard 'round the world, TV and radio stations keep the frenzy alive and recognize Lennon's life, while Olivia's mama remembers Daddy's death. Instead of healing, Mama's strange behavior keeps getting worse. After viewing an afternoon talk show, Olivia discovers her mother might have more than a case of eccentricity-she may be mentally ill. When those fears are confirmed, Olivia is faced with more decisions than any sixteen-year-old should have to make. With no adult family members to turn to, she is forced to trust the only people who've offered help: one strange man and a friend her mother makes at the mental institution. Facing intricacies of her mother's illness one minute and relationship decisions about her new boyfriend the next, Olivia finds that through faith and determination, she can conquer it all in this poignant story of love, institution, compassion, and hope.