All thoughts are my own and were not impressed on me by anyone.

*I was gifted an eCopy of the book for promotional purpose and happily provided my honest review. As I have said before, I haven’t read a book by her that I haven’t loved! Tero deals with the realities of life very gently and subtly. If a younger reader has been made aware of such circumstances, I would gladly hand this to a 13-year-old with no hesitation. It was clearly written as wrong and tactfully dealt with. Tero covered these themes masterfully, in a way that did not glorify or embrace sin. There is talk of alcohol, and a character was born under unfortunate circumstances. So broken and running to the wrong things for help and comfort…Īs I said, this book is YA. And while I was angered by Lena’s mom, I even felt a little pity for her as well. More than once, I felt myself tearing up at the pitiful circumstances surrounding the characters. I don’t think any other conclusion would have worked for this book. It was so much more! The themes of forgiveness and throwing off bitterness, embracing unconditional love while renouncing sin were so well done, I finished the book in awe! And the ending! It was perfect. : A Strand of Hope: A Great Depression Young Adult Christian Fiction Novella (Librarians of Willow Hollow) (9781942931324) by Tero, Amanda and a. A Strand of Hope (Librarians of Willow Hollow, 1) by Amanda Tero. Great Historical Fiction read especially for young adults Check out my thoughts on thr. So please help me welcome Amanda Tero Amanda Tero is a music teacher by day and a literary guide by night, creating stories that whisk readers off to new eras and introduce them to heroic but flawed characters that live out their faith. A Strand of Hope by Amanda Tero Musings of a Sassy Bookish Mama. This book was not at all what I thought it would be. Read an excerpt of this book Add to Wishlist. Her latest release is A Strand of Hope, one of four interconnected novellas featuring packhorse librarians.