{"product_id":"picking-daisy-alex-mcgilvery-9781541121546","title":"Picking Daisy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's never too late...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eto find the love of a family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen divorcee Elise signs up to be a foster parent at the age of 50, she wonders if she made a huge mistake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer fear increases when her first placement comes straight from the police station in the middle of the night. Elise struggles to care for the angry teenager who is more difficult to love than anyone she's ever met before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt only 15, DJ has lived a harder life than most other orphans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA terrifying step-father and a string of unfit foster parents has left DJ with a fragile heart that keeps its distance. That way no one can ever hurt her again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen DJ is sent to live with Elise temporarily, the two struggle to connect while DJ makes secret plans to run away. But as Elise shares God's love, both hearts begins to soften and believe that a happily family might not be completely out of reach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFans of Karen Kingsbury will enjoy the realistic characters and faith-driven novels by Valerie Howard.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGet this book in Kindle, paperback, hardcover, or audiobook format.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditorial Review: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I had the privilege of working on this book with Valerie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the surface, it is a story of a woman who takes in a foster child. They both learn a lot about themselves and each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt may not be a romance, but it is a love story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBelow the surface, Picking Daisy shows the reality of the system where children bounce from home to home at the mercy of adults who do their best, but are all too human. The emotional scars from going through any long-term foster care may never heal. The day a child ages out of the system is, at the same time, the anticipated day of freedom, and the terrifying day when they are pushed into the world without support. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeeper yet, the story is one of redemption, of loving past the brokenness in our lives. It's about second, and third chances, of a refusal to give up on hope, and learning when we are in the darkest of places, we are not alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI can count on the fingers of one hand the number of books which brought tears to my eyes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePicking Daisy is one of them.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex McGilvery,Valerie Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541121546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541121546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Alex McGilvery","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439650943231,"sku":"9781541121546","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a294813-75a2-404b-b3d1-9a11a71d7ef4.jpg?v=1777178886","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/picking-daisy-alex-mcgilvery-9781541121546","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}