My Name Is River

· Christian Audio · Narrated by Jorjeana Marie
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4 hr 2 min
Unabridged
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About this audiobook

It's 1983, and twelve-year-old River Starling's life is anything but normal. She was adopted on a whim and came without a birth certificate. Her adoptive parents gave her up to her grandmother when she was only two, but River is certain her parents will come back.River's hopes fall apart when Gram uproots them from their farmhouse and decides to move to Birdsong, West Virginia, the most miserable town River has ever seen. There she makes an unlikely friendship with an unusual boy and learns about acceptance, hard work, forgiveness, and the love of Jesus.Discover the unforgettable story of one girl's search for a place to call home.

About the author

Wendy Dunham is an award winning author of two middle-grade novels, My Name Is River and its sequel, Hope Girl, as well as for the early-reader series, The Tales of Buttercup Grove. She is also the voice of Reagandoodle, in Reagandoodle and Little Buddy: The True Story of a Labradoodle and His Toddler Best Friend. When she's not writing, Wendy works as a registered therapist with children who have special needs. 

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