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The Penny

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The Penny

By: Joyce Meyer, Deborah Bedford
Narrated by: Ellen Archer
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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.©2007 Joyce Meyer, (P)2007 Hachette Audio Poetry
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I really liked how they mixed white and coloured people together and how they introduced the Lord into the story. It gave me a sense of hope that even though I am being abused I could one day stand up to the person. It might not be for a long time but this novel has given me a brand new perspective on my situation. No matter how hard things get Jesus will get me through.

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