Set in Colorado in the early 1900’s, this story is about perseverance and faith.
Jennie’s family has been living in the mountains while her father is employed to check the wooden water lines that bring water from the mountains down to the town. Unfortunately, he fell while checking them one day and has been left with a permanent injured leg. The home they have lived in for years is provided to them as part of his employment. If he can’t check the lines, they will lose their home. Jennie has been accompanying him on his rounds and secretly takes over the job. She and her mother are hopeful that her father will regain enough strength and movement to resume his job, however, he has become depressed and has lost interest in almost everything. One day, on her trip to check the lines, she meets a young paleontologist, Leo, who spots a bone Jennie is carrying and is convinced it is a dinosaur bone. They strike up a friendship and work together to look for more bones.
Jennie’s hope is that her father will recover soon and she can go to art school to pursue her love of art. She knows that until her father resumes his job, she must carry on checking the pipes.
Leo, who is a fellow believer, offers encouragement and support. His father is a preacher and disapproves of him studying about dinosaurs. Leo and Jennie counsel and encourage each other to keep hoping.
The characters in this book are very believable and they feel like part of your family. This is an emotional, encouraging and uplifting story.
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