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The Sparrow Found a House (Sparrow Stories #1)

Jason McIntire

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Jan 17, 2016 Lindsey (Books for Christian Girls) rated it really liked it

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“What if your new stepdad was a Bible-toting Army Sergeant?
Fifteen-year-old Jessie Rivera is living every teenager’s nightmare. Her widowed mom has married a man who wears his heavy Christian values like his sergeant’s stripes – on both sleeves.
Glenn Sparrow is persistent, immovable, and not afraid to be firm. Worse than that, he’s loving, kind – even fun – and he has Chris, Moe, and Katie completely won over.
But Jessie is determined that she won’t be won over, or give up her ...more

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Jun 02, 2014 Kelsey Bryant rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s, christian-fiction

I think this book would be fun and encouraging to almost every homeschooling family. It's extremely relevant. As I read it, I was struck with how things continued to get better ... there were challengers to overcome, and lessons to learn, but the way every member of the family eventually committed themselves to God's way makes for an outlook of hope. It mirrors our real-world situation.
It was funny, realistic, and quick-moving. The Sparrow-Rivera family deals with things that we deal with every ...more

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