Search - The Penny

This book came recommended by two family members, so I had to read it. The main character is a young girl named Jenny who lives with her sister and her parents in the 1950s. Her sister Jean is about to go off to secretarial school, and she's afraid of being left to face their father alone. But then one day, Jenny Blake finds a penny and picks it up, a decision that causes a chain of events that change the course of the rest of her summer and maybe even her life.

The characters were all portrayed very realistically, and you always felt the pain or triumph of the main character. A great story of love, especially of Christ's love and it's power to renew and change us for the better.

Great read, definitely a tearjerker. Story of a girl in an abusive home and how her life changes after finding a penny. Will look for more by this author.

This was a lovely story that seems to depict the life of author Joyce Meyer very closely. I especially enjoyed the spiritual aspect of it: that God loves us, wants good things for us, and miracles do occur.

Quick read. Interesting story because I wanted to know about the author's childhood.

This is a story of Joyce Meyer's childhood in novel form and I really enjoyed it. It lets you see where she came from.

Jenny, the main character, is searching for the good in life when her young life has been so difficult. This story deals with a lot of issues that could be hard to read about but Joyce Meyer and Deborah Bedford do an awesome job of telling the story from the eyes of a girl who learns the value of faith and unconditional love. The story is so powerful. I did not want to put this book down and read the end so slowly... just so it wouldn't end!