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Angel's Grace - (Paula Wiseman Books) by Tracey Baptiste (Paperback)

Angel's Grace - (Paula Wiseman Books) by  Tracey Baptiste (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>While visiting her grandmother in Trinidad, thirteen-year-old Grace sees a photograph of a stranger with a birthmark identical to hers, and begins to wonder if the reason she feels different from the rest of her family is that he's her real father.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Grace has always had wild red hair like no one else in her family and a birthmark on her shoulder that her mother told her was the mark of an angel. When Grace is sent from New York to spend the summer with her grandmother in Trinidad, she looks through the family album and discovers a blurred photograph of a stranger with a birthmark -- <i>her</i> birthmark -- and Grace is full of questions. No one is able to identify the man in the photo, and Grace is left with no choice but to find out who he is and what he might mean to her. What Grace does not know is that her search will lead to a discovery about herself and her family that she never could have imagined. <p/>Tracey Baptiste's first novel is a tender coming-of-age story set on the island of Trinidad. <i>Angel's Grace</i> explores the meaning of identity and truth, and the unbreakable ties of a family bound by love.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Han Nolan National Book Award recipient for "Dancing on the Edge" This story, with its secrets and mystery, kept me turning the pages until the very end. The warmhearted characters, Caribbean island setting, and satisfying conclusion made me glad that I did.<br><br>Jerdine Nolen author of "Raising Dragons""Angel's Grace" by Tracey Baptiste is full of grace and forgiveness. This coming-of-age story turns out to be more than just a family visit. Grace discovers truths beyond what meets the eye.<br>

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