This a story about Millie Reynolds. Her father rides in rodeos and is gone a lot but when he is home he beats his wife who depends on drugs to survive. Millie has a sad life. Her grandparents do not like her. She doesn't have many friends. She spends time in sitting in a tall tree by their hom...
Julie Cantrell won 2 Christy Awards for her debut novel, Into The Free. It is easy to see why. Her novel is a moving study of a young girl with so many obstacles to overcome, so many people set against her, yet somehow she manages to hold on to the elusive hope that she can escape and somehow mak...
I loved this book - started yesterday and would have finished last night but my eyes wouldn't stay open. I did feel that I was missing something, not realizing that it was a sequel to Into the Free. I'll be reading that tomorrow. It was romantic, Christian, American Indian, and so much more. ...
Once upon a time we were meeting here as teens, trading cigarettes and wine coolers, chasing Carl and his older friends. Beth served as the designated driver and constant lookout to ensure we wouldn’t be caught. Now a long blank space spreads between Beth and me. No matter how many times she and ...