Jamie arrives at the
Hermitage House Orphanage after his mother is killed in a car accident. Jamie could
not remember her not being his mother, but he had no memories before he started
school when he was six.
Starting the
first night at the orphanage, Jamie dreams strange dreams. Though he was now
twelve, he knew that he was the blond-headed freckle-faced five-year-old boy in
his dreams. In his dreams he also had a different mother and a father. The
father promised to program him a videogame that was so real he would feel as
if he were in it.
Sometimes dreams
turn into miracles that originate in the heart for yourself and others.
What child has
not wondered if he is adopted, or if the parents she has are her real parents?
Miracles do happen. They happen every day. Malcolm Ater captures the dreams and
the possibilities. This book will especially appeal to the 10-13 year old age
group.
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| Best Contemporary Fantasy 2012 |
Malcolm Ater, a
junior-high special-education reading teacher, knows the hearts and minds of
the children who people and will be
drawn to this piece of possibilities. Living in the area of West Virginia where
The Hermitage House Miracle takes place allows him to bring not only his
characters, but the background to life.
The Hermitage House Miracle was selected
as the 2012 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner for Best Contemporary
Fantasy and also chosen as a 2012 Finalist for Best Children's Book by the West
Virginia Writers, Inc.
I received a .pdf file of the book from NetGalley in order for me to provide my unbiased opinion.
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