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Like Dandelion Dust | Mass Market Paperback

by Karen Kingsbury (Author)

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$6.99

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Binding:

Mass Market Paperback

Publisher:

Center Street

Page Count:

400 Pages

Publication Date:

January 01, 2008

Sales Rank:

37,863th

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ISBN13: 9780446199612
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
Jack and Molly Campbell are right where they want to be, enjoying an idyllic life with their four-year-old son Joey, and the close family and friends who live in their small hometown just outside Atlanta. Then the phone call comes from the social worker the Campbells never expected to hear from again. Three states away in Ohio, Joey's biological father has just been released from prison. He is ready to start life over, but not without his son. A judge's quick decision deals a devastating blow to the Campbell family: Joey must be returned to his biological parents. The day after the ruling, in the silent haze of grief and utter disbelief, they watch their son pick a dandelion and blow the feathery seeds into the wind. In the days that follow the ruling, Jack Campbell has a desperate and dangerous thought. What if they can devise a way out? Then they could take Joey and simply disappear . . . LIKE DANDELION DUST.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 37 reviews)

Had trouble deciding between a 3 or a 4! by ajc (Ainsworth, NE United States)

4 Stars
March 18, 2010
There are already thorough reviews about the plot, so I won't go into that. Just adding my comments about Kingsbury's writing. At first, I thought, this is a 4, because I couldn't really think of anything that wrong with it. It kept my attention, produced characters that are interesting as well as a storyline. I've said before, I think Kingsbury is a good writer, not a brilliant writer. As another reviewer her for this book (Samuel B Tuttle), stated that she is "a simple writer and a great storyteller" (but not a great writer.) I think this is aptly put, and that's exactly why I like Kingsbury novels. The writing doesn't really have to be of the highest caliber to make good reading; I have to remind myself how hard it would be to write a novel like this, be it that or not. If you're not into Christian fiction or similar genre you might say this is not a good book. It all depends on what you're interested in. Looking at it strictly on whether or not it's a good story, I think it is. If you're looking at it for highest caliber of writing, then I would give it a 3. I would like to see her write about characters that don't always have to be rich, beautiful or powerful. Her characters often seem stereotypical. Example in the book being Rip. I know he was a drunken hothead, but still, would he really not try harder to behave himself for a couple of visits not amounting to more than an overnight stay? To abuse the boy physically and verbally the first time he saw him I don't find believable. But I think the emotions and feelings and everything about how the parents felt about their son being taken from them were very well conveyed.

Very good by Valerie J. Cunningham (Columbia, MD)

4 Stars
March 11, 2010
I don't have any personal experience with adoption, but if I were considering it, this book would make me nervous! It would make me want to make absolutely sure that what happens in "Like Dandelion Dust" could never happen to me if I adopted any children. The book is provocative in another way: it makes you ask yourself, "Would I take such drastic measures if I were in the adoptive parents' situation?" Like most of Karen Kingsbury's books, this one hooks you and keeps you turning the pages. My only complaint is that like most of Kingsbury's child characters, the little boy in this book is just too unbelievably cute and perfect. But don't let that stop you from reading "Like Dandelion Dust."

Pressing Deeper into the Lord by Eileen R. Rife (VA)

5 Stars
February 23, 2010
As a parent, LIKE DANDELION DUST gripped my heart. The thought of loving a child so intensely and then having to give him up is one that every parent at one time or another encounters. Yet, for adoptive parents, Molly and Jack Campbell, the dreaded thought becomes a cruel reality when Joey's biological mom wants her son back. Kingsbury performs masterfully, taking us inside the thoughts and feelings of her characters, pressing us deeper into faith in God, especially through the eyes of a four-year-old boy. Eileen Rife, author of JOURNEY TO JUDAH, Book one in the Born for India trilogy Journey to Judah

Purchase by Renee (WA)

4 Stars
January 18, 2010
Book in great condition. As described. Would purchase from this seller again in future.

A wonderful faith building story! by "Buukluvr" (Willow Spring,NC USA)

5 Stars
August 16, 2009
Anger. Love. Hope. A faith tested. Trust in God. Family. That is what this book is about. It is an adoption story that really captures your heart. Ms. Kingsbury brings a little bit of her life(the adoption process) to her story. She brings the love and trusting in God. In this story, it is a battle between two mothers: one biological, one adoptive. The biological mother is an abusive relationship and that is why she gave her baby up for adoption in the first place. While the biological father is in jail she has the baby and gives him up for adoption. The new family is in love with this child and loves him with all their being, as if he was born to them naturally. The biological father is outraged when he is released from jail and since the biological mother forged the fathers signature on the adoption papers they try to get the boy back. The adoptive parents are heartbroken,wondering why God would allow this, but they only want what is best for the child so they reluctantly hand the child over. They are devastated but they but it in gods hands, knowing that if they put it is His hands the outcome will be what it should be. This story will make you smile, it will make you cry, but more importantly it will teach you the meaning of FAMILY and TRUSTING IN GOD! It will really make you feel like you are in the story, holding the little boys hands, blowing on the Dandelion and making wishes, and hugging all the characters! Good work, Ms. Kingsbury!

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