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About the Book... *Title: The Atlas of Untold Stories *Author: Sara Brunsvold *Genre: Contemporary Christian *Series: No, seems to be a standalone novel *Recommend for: ages 15/16+ My Personal Rating ⭐⭐⭐ 📖Synopsis A literary journey beckons them . . . and may profoundly rewrite their stories. Chloe Vance, dreamer of the family, needs to tell her pragmatic mom, Edie, that she has accepted a low-paying art instructor role at a Christian school in Prague. Her older sister, Lauren--the "responsible one"--is doing all she can to hide the fact she's been fired for a foolish mistake and is desperately seeking her next career move. Meanwhile, Edie, estranged from her own sister following their mother's recent death, is frankly in no mood for anything else to change. The one thing they can all agree on? Life in books sure is easier to navigate than life in the real world. As the three women embark on a nine-day road trip to visit significant literary sites throughout America...

About the book… *Title: The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip *Author: Sara Brunsvold *Genre: Christian, Contemporary, Dual time-period *Series: No, a standalone novel. *Recommend for: Ages 15 & up My Personal Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📖Synopsis A throwaway assignment is about to change two lives forever Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for a more serious assignment than the fluff pieces she's been getting as a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. In her eagerness, she pushes too hard, earning herself the menial task of writing an obituary for an unremarkable woman who's just entered hospice care. But there's more to Clara Kip than meets the eye. The spirited septuagenarian may be dying, but she's not quite ready to cash it in yet. Never one to shy away from an assignment herself, she can see that God brought the young reporter into her life for a reason. And if it's a story Aidyn Kelley wants, that's just what Mrs. Kip will give her--but she's g...