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BEYOND BARRIERS, by Anne Davey Koomans, is the touching but slightly disorganized story of Dave Davey, a man who devoted his life to helping others.
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DOES SHE THINK OF ME by Cathy Williams-Thrun is one woman's discovery of what teenage birth mothers, adoptive families, and sorrowful choices made long ago...
An honest, sometimes raw, account of a young girl’s first years as a street kid that is both heartbreaking and life-affirming – A SINGLE DESPERATE...
THE SURVIVOR STORY OF ARNELLE by Arnelle Cruz details the events of one woman's somewhat traumatic life, and how she lived to tell the tale.
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