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Like Dandelion Dust Movie Tie-In

By Karen Kingsbury (Author)
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Enjoying an idyllic life with their adopted four-year-old son Joey in a small town outside Atlanta, Jack and Molly Campbell are stunned when Joey's biological father, recently released from prison, demands the return of his son, forcing the grieving Campbells into a potentially desperate situation.

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Kingsbury delivers a powerful new novel about two parents' love for their child and the surprising lengths they will go to keep their family together when a judge rules that their adopted son must be returned to his biological father.

Gift of Grace Books was established to glorify God in thanksgiving for his abundant grace. 2 Corinthians 4:15 "All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God."


Item Specifications...

Pages   368
Dimensions:   Length: 1" Width: 5.25" Height: 8"
Weight:   0.7 lbs.
Binding  Softcover
Release Date   Aug 1, 2010
Publisher   Warner/Faith Books
ISBN  1599954230  
EAN  9781599954233  


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One of My Favorites!  Mar 25, 2010
This is one of my favorite books by Karen Kingsbury apart from the Baxter series. I loved reading about how the Campbells dealt with the drama of almost losing their adopted son. I would have done the same exact thing if someone had tried to take my child away from me. I love how the characters in Karen Kingsbury's books deal with everyday situations that real people deal with every day. I feel that I learn so much about life and myself when I read one of her books.
 
Sweet Story  Mar 25, 2010
This was an easy read and a sweet story with a beautiful message. I can't wait for the movie to come out in September! I love this author!
 
Had trouble deciding between a 3 or a 4!  Mar 18, 2010
There are already thorough reviews about the plot, so I won't go into that. Just adding my comments about Kingsbury's writing.

At first, I thought, this is a 4, because I couldn't really think of anything that wrong with it. It kept my attention, produced characters that are interesting as well as a storyline. I've said before, I think Kingsbury is a good writer, not a brilliant writer. As another reviewer her for this book (Samuel B Tuttle), stated that she is "a simple writer and a great storyteller" (but not a great writer.) I think this is aptly put, and that's exactly why I like Kingsbury novels. The writing doesn't really have to be of the highest caliber to make good reading; I have to remind myself how hard it would be to write a novel like this, be it that or not.

If you're not into Christian fiction or similar genre you might say this is not a good book. It all depends on what you're interested in. Looking at it strictly on whether or not it's a good story, I think it is. If you're looking at it for highest caliber of writing, then I would give it a 3.

I would like to see her write about characters that don't always have to be rich, beautiful or powerful. Her characters often seem stereotypical. Example in the book being Rip. I know he was a drunken hothead, but still, would he really not try harder to behave himself for a couple of visits not amounting to more than an overnight stay? To abuse the boy physically and verbally the first time he saw him I don't find believable. But I think the emotions and feelings and everything about how the parents felt about their son being taken from them were very well conveyed.

 
Very good  Mar 11, 2010
I don't have any personal experience with adoption, but if I were considering it, this book would make me nervous! It would make me want to make absolutely sure that what happens in "Like Dandelion Dust" could never happen to me if I adopted any children. The book is provocative in another way: it makes you ask yourself, "Would I take such drastic measures if I were in the adoptive parents' situation?" Like most of Karen Kingsbury's books, this one hooks you and keeps you turning the pages. My only complaint is that like most of Kingsbury's child characters, the little boy in this book is just too unbelievably cute and perfect. But don't let that stop you from reading "Like Dandelion Dust."
 
Pressing Deeper into the Lord  Feb 23, 2010
As a parent, LIKE DANDELION DUST gripped my heart. The thought of loving a child so intensely and then having to give him up is one that every parent at one time or another encounters. Yet, for adoptive parents, Molly and Jack Campbell, the dreaded thought becomes a cruel reality when Joey's biological mom wants her son back. Kingsbury performs masterfully, taking us inside the thoughts and feelings of her characters, pressing us deeper into faith in God, especially through the eyes of a four-year-old boy. Eileen Rife, author of JOURNEY TO JUDAH, Book one in the Born for India trilogy, [...], Journey to Judah
 

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