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Lädt ... The Penny (2007. Auflage)von Joyce; Bedford Meyer, Deborah
Werk-InformationenThe Penny von Joyce Meyer
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. 56911 In 1950's St. Louis 14-year-old Jenny Blake has known little but fear her entire short life. Her abusive father rules Jenny, older sister Jean and their mother with a literal fist of iron. Jenny fears her father's rage and even more she fears the visits he makes to her room at night but she also feels despair as her mother turns away from what is happening and says nothing. While headed to the movies with Jean one afternoon Jenny spots a penny on the sidewalk and when she stops to pick it up she inadvertantly stops a robbery at Shaw's Jewelry Store. The grateful Miss Opal Shaw offers Jenny a job in her store but in time she offers Jenny so much more. Jenny and Miss Shaw share dark secrets and painful memories which helps them both to begin to heal. Jenny also befriends Aurelia, a black girl who attends their 'integrated' middle school (although the black children are relegated to portable buildings outside of the brick schoolhouse, and Aurelia's loving family who readily accept Jenny into their lives and their church. Unfortunately for Jenny this is just one more reason for her father to beat her as he feels that she has shamed him in the eyes of the town. Jenny begins to see every penny as a promise from God that he will always protect her and love her and she spreads her message of faith by giving pennies to those she feels need God's help. Jenny is a great character as are Miss Shaw and Aurelia but Jenny's father and mother are just horrible, horrible people. I suppose it happens outside of books that some mothers stand by while sickening abuse of her children happens right under her nose but I can't even begin to imagine how that could be. Yes, I understand that she is a victim as well, but I honestly don't get it. Other than that the story was a fairly good one but the penny metaphor started to wear thin after awhile. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Jenny Blake has a theory about life: big decisions often don't amount to much, but little decisions sometimes transform everything. Her theory proves true the summer of 1955, when 14-year-old Jenny makes the decision to pick up a penny imbedded in asphalt, and consequently ends up stopping a robbery, getting a job, and meeting a friend who changes her life forever. Jenny and Miss Shaw form a friendship that dares both of them to confront secrets in their pasts--secrets that threaten to destroy them. Jenny helps Miss Shaw open up to the community around her, while Miss Shaw teaches Jenny to meet even life's most painful challenges with confidence and faith. This unexpected relationship transforms both characters in ways neither could have anticipated, and the ripple effect that begins in the summer of the penny goes on to bring new life to the people around them, showing how God works in the smallest details. Even in something as small as a penny. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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