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Synopsis
The train taking nineteen-year-old teacher Christy Huddleston from her home in Asheville, North Carolina, might as well be transporting her to another world. The Smoky Mountain community of Cutter Gap feels suspended in time, trapped by poverty, superstitions, and century-old traditions. But as Christy struggles to find acceptance in her new home, some see her — and her one-room school — as a threat to their way of life. Her faith is challenged and her heart is torn between two strong men with conflicting views about how to care for the families of the Cove. Yearning to make a difference, will Christy’s determination and devotion be enough?
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Is Christy appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 12 and up.
This is a clean, faith-based historical romance with no sexual content beyond innocent romantic tension. Minor violence may include references to poverty and cultural conflicts in an early 20th-century Appalachian setting.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include class struggle and poverty.
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Christy's journey of discovering her purpose and navigating her first teaching job while caught between two very different men.