Ordinary Grace
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William Kent Krueger
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were selling out at the soda counter of Halderson’s Drugstore, and Hot Stuff comic books were a mainstay on every barbershop magazine rack. It was a time of innocence and hope for a country with a new, young president. But for thirteen-year-old Frank Drum it was a grim summer in which death visited frequently and assumed many forms. Accident. Nature. Suicide. Murder. Frank begins the season preoccupied with the concerns of any teenage boy, but when tragedy unexpectedly strikes his family—which includes his Methodist minister father; his passionate, artistic mother; Juilliard-bound older sister; and wise-beyond-his-years kid brother—he finds himself thrust into an adult world full of secrets, lies, adultery, and betrayal, suddenly called upon to demonstrate a maturity and gumption beyond his years. Told from Frank’s perspective forty years after that fateful summer, Ordinary Grace is a brilliantly moving account of a boy standing at the door of his young manhood, trying to understand a world that seems to be falling apart around him. It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God.
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Author
William Kent Krueger
Pages
307
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2014-03-04
ISBN
1451645856 9781451645859
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Beautifully written! More on a literature perspective for classes than on a personal perspective. But so well written and actually hard to put down. Recommend for High School literature for sure. Questioning how many levels of grace there are? Oh so many in a lifetime! His perspective of a family’s version of history is right on the mark."
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Chris Brown
"Loved this book "
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Brandi Carson
"I felt like I was experiencing this along with the characters. Couldn’t put this one down. "
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Kate Foster
"This book took me by surprise. Full of emotion and deep character dives it had me laughing and crying. The characters are real and touched my heart."
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Mary V
"Because of central minister character and discussion of deeper subjects, it reminded me some of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. "
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Victor Polk
"Wonderful story, focusing on love, loss, and faith"
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Jean Jacobson
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