We All Could Use More 'Gumption'...read what Nancy Kelly Allen has done now...

   My good friend and critique buddy, Nancy Kelly Allen, has done it again...she wrote the most endearing tale titled AMAZING GRACE, a children's novel about a family living in rural Kentucky during WWII. The story draws you in, wraps its arms around you and won't let go.
   Grace's parents receive a mysterious letter that changes their world completely - the family is uprooted and plopped down in another town, another house, another life. The pain of missing Daddy, watching Mom struggle to pay bills and hearing Grandma insist on a regular basis that they just need to have 'gumption' makes life for Grace anything but amazing! Throw in a younger brother, a school bully and Grace's missing dog and all the gumption in the world couldn't make poor Grace's life amazing.
   But amazing it becomes. Grace deals with the bully, manages to tolerate the younger brother, and even finds her missing dog. But as one problem goes away, another rears its ugly head. Through her letters to Daddy, Grace unfolds a story of courage, love and a close-knit family that turns the everyday challenges into an amazing story of hope.
   I give AMAZING GRACE two-thumbs up. A sweet, sweet story woven with enough history and facts to keep even the most reluctant reader turning the pages, AMAZING GRACE will soon become a favorite of yours. It has mine.