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“Hope Like Wildflowers,” by Pepper Basham

Troubles Multiplying! It is the 1910s in the Appalachian Mountains, and Kizzie is in trouble.  She is sixteen-years-old, pregnant, and starving.  In addition, she is broke, and wandering in the frozen woods because her father kicked her out.  Her troubles … Continue reading

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“Betting on Hope” by Debra Clompton

              Well, Howdy Ma’am! Maggie Hope is doing a television interview–her first, and she is scared spitless.  The subject matter is Tru Monahan, a famous rodeo winner who hates reporters.   So begins the story … Continue reading

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