February 9, 2025
Teenaged Author Ariana Grace Hurston does it again with this third book in the Adventures in Grace Series. This novel tells the story of friends making a difference in the lives of disabled children in a time when they were not valued and resources were scarce. You will laugh. You will cry. And you won't regret spending time in Ariana's world set in the late 1800's in Minnesota.
The support of a community can make child-rearing easier; however, what happens when the community turns on its weakest members?
The year 1874 brings about many changes for three girls, each escaping the misfortunes of their past.
Esme Spencer felt she must prove herself to her family and her high standards. In an attempt to make a future and forget the past, she convinces her best friends to move to Red Wing, Minnesota as supervisors at Bitter Forest, an orphanage and school for disabled children. Esme believes it will go smoothly until she finds the orphanage in near ruins and the townspeople threatening the orphan’s home.



