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    Catching Moondrops

    By Jennifer Erin Valent

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    Jessilyn Lassiter no longer has to convince people she’s not a child. Having just turned 19 in the summer of 1938, her love for Luke Talley has never been more real. And Luke is finally beginning to care for her in the way she’s always dreamed of. But their budding romance is interrupted when Tal Pritchett—a young, black doctor—comes to Calloway, stealing the heart of Jessilyn’s best friend, Gemma, and stirring up the racial prejudice that has been simmering just beneath the town’s surface. The tension starts to bubble over when Jessie’s elderly neighbor Miss Cleta becomes the first white townsperson to accept Tal’s treatment. And when a young black man is lynched, Calloway is brought to its knees once again as Jessilyn realizes that her anger can make her heart as full of hate as the klan members who have terrorized her town and her family.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTyndale House Publishers
    Release dateOct 1, 2010
    ISBN9781414346816

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    • 5/5
      There were so many things to love about this story. I thought it was awesome that even though it's the third book in a series, you can read it without having to read the previous books. I haven't read them and I didn't get the sense that it was necessary to enjoy this book because the facts were touched on enough to give you a sense of history with the characters. I loved how there was danger, intrigue, and heart pounding romance in this novel. There was also a great lesson in the story about what it means to really know Jesus compared to knowing about Him because you were raised going to church.Jessie's faith journey was genuine, honest, and realistically portrayed. Her insight into the darkness in her own soul was powerfully written. There were a few things that were vividly described and thus made me cringe, but it was necessary to appreciate the situation the characters were in. Some things just don't feel right when they are glossed over - like prejudice in the south. Thankfully the author didn't gloss over anything. This book was awesome on so many levels that I could go on and on.
    • 5/5
      Jennifer is an incredible writer. I have read this trilogy and each book is better than the last. I can't wait to read whatever she writes next!!
    • 5/5
      This is the third book in the series telling the life of Jessie, it was a great book with a beautiful ending to the story. Jessie learns the hate that fueled the klan exists in every heart, waiting to take over if we let it. We need Jesus to cleanse us because we are all sinners.
    • 4/5
      Jennifer Valent writes a gripping tale of prejudice, love, faith, and forgiveness. Haven't read the other books in this series but I love the author's writing style.

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