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SKGfun Contemporary Edition (July/August)

In this issue, we take a peek at the Contemporary genre! Enjoy articles inspired by "The Christy Miller Series," "The Fault in Our Stars," and "The Secret Language of Sisters." Read an interview with New York Times Bestselling Author Luanne Rice, learn how to give support to loved ones in times of need, and discover the pros and cons of the contemporary genre.

In this issue, we take a peek at the Contemporary genre! Enjoy articles inspired by "The Christy Miller Series," "The Fault in Our Stars," and "The Secret Language of Sisters." Read an interview with New York Times Bestselling Author Luanne Rice, learn how to give support to loved ones in times of need, and discover the pros and cons of the contemporary genre.

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BOOK COVER ART<br />

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because of winn dixie<br />

JULY/AUGUST 2017<br />

2001 Newbery Honor book. The summer Opal and<br />

her father, the preacher, move to Naomi,<br />

Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie<br />

supermarket and comes out with a dog. A big,<br />

ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of<br />

humor. A dog she dubs Winn-Dixie. Because of<br />

Winn-Dixie, the preacher tells Opal ten things<br />

about her absent mother, one for each year Opal<br />

has been alive.<br />

if the sky fell<br />

Unpublished book. After her family dies in a<br />

catastrophic car accident, 15-year-old Samantha<br />

Hunter is sent to a Christian orphanage. Her<br />

family served the God of Heaven, but Samantha<br />

can’t understand how they could have put their<br />

faith in a God who destroys lives so effortlessly.<br />

In her despair, she sidesteps God and strains to<br />

pave her own path through a forest of life. When<br />

she disappears in the forest while on a teen<br />

hiking activity, everyone fears for her life.

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