Eventually, Kates paper makes it back to its starting place, and she discovers the unexpected ways that God changes lives, even through the smallest gestures.With beautiful prose evocative of master storyteller Andy Andrewss The Butterfly Effect, this intriguing.

From a lonely dry cleaning employee to a soldier wounded in Iraq, to a young Kurdish girl fleeing her country, to a Kenyan runner in the Rome Invitational Marathon, this humble message forever changes the lives of twelve very different people. Just before she loses consciousness, Kate wonders if shes done enough with her life and prays,Please, let my life count.Unbeknownst to Kate, her handwritten copy of Psalm 23 soon begins a remarkable journey around the world. He makes me lie down in green pastures.Shortly before a tragic car accident, Kate McConnell wrote down the powerful words of Psalm 23 on a piece of paper for her wayward son.

'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Book Synopsis Follow the incredible journey of one piece of paper-a copy of Psalm 23-as it travels around the world, linking lives and hearts with its simple but beautiful message.The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. 10+) - Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. Duffey (How to be Cool in the Third Grade, 1993, etc.) speaks directly to the problems facing many adolescents today.

He later proves his bravery by accepting his mother's marriage and rejecting his father's values. Hart also realizes that he himself has courage-and not because he was foolish enough to ride the Termite. In a night of agony and solitude, Hart learns that bravery is not flamboyant, as Kip believes: It takes courage to commit, which Kip can never do. The letter never arrives, Dub and Sandra become engaged, and Hart takes his first ride on the Termite-with disastrous consequences. As his mother and Dub's relationship develops, Hart spends his time building a working roller coaster, the ``Termite,'' with his friend Frankie in a nearby ravine and waiting for Kip's letter to tell him which roller coaster they will ride that summer. The only thing that still gets him going is his passion for roller coasters-a passion he shares with his absent father, Kip. So when Hart's mother, Sandra, begins dating Dub, the local celebrity weatherman, Hart is inconsolable. Twelve-year-old Hart's parents have been divorced now for two years, but he still has trouble accepting that their marriage is over.

Coaster by Betsy Duffey