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Missing Isaac

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Missing Isaac

By: Valerie Fraser Luesse
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
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When a black field hand disappears, a wealthy white boy he has befriended sets out to find him. But Pete McLean discovers more than he bargained for - including unexpected love and difficult truths about race and class in 1960s Alabama.

There was another South in the 1960s, one far removed from the marches and bombings and turmoil in the streets that were broadcast on the evening news. It was a place of inner turmoil, where ordinary people struggled to right themselves on a social landscape that was dramatically shifting beneath their feet. This is the world of Valerie Fraser Luesse's stunning debut, Missing Isaac.

It is 1965 when black field hand Isaac Reynolds goes missing from the tiny, unassuming town of Glory, Alabama. The townspeople's reactions range from concern to indifference, but one boy will stop at nothing to find out what happened to his unlikely friend. White, wealthy, and fatherless, young Pete McLean has nothing to gain and everything to lose in his relentless search for Isaac. In the process, he will discover much more than he bargained for. Before it's all over, Pete - and the people he loves most - will have to blur the hard lines of race, class, and religion. And what they discover about themselves may change some of them forever.

©2018 Valerie Fraser Luesse (P)2018 Recorded Books
Christian Fiction Coming of Age Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural
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Color, age and wealth are not important enough to keep Pete from having a true friendship with Issac. A beautiful story of friendship, loss, love, and healing.

Truly beautiful story about friendship and love.

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The author had a well-developed plot that crosses racial boundaries and social standing. Several unexpected twists and turns made me want to keep listening. The ending reveals the unending love for a friend.

A Heart-Warming Story about Friendship and Devotion

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In the beginning was hard to follow however, it would’ve been fabulous if you could hear the singers performed the song summer mention throughout the story …wonderful reading out loud voices!

Thank you

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Without a doubt, one of the best books I’ve read. Tender, funny, tragic and profound, this story should not be overlooked, ever.

A Treasure!

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Excellent performance. High moral tone of the writing. I enjoyed every minute of the story.

Unusual uplifting well crafted literature

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This is one of the best stories I've heard this year! Beautiful, innocent, honest and heartfelt! I'll be listening to it again and again yearly.

Excellent!!!

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I love how she brings her into the story, you get to know the characters in depth. Not to be cliché, but I definitely laugh and cry with the characters. Amazing storytelling.

She’s an amazing author…

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great story. author did a wonderful job.
love this narrator, have him a 5 star. only issue would be volume control, had to raise and lower at times to hear when he got quiet.
was a bit confused of who was colored and who was white. thought everyone was colored for the longest time.

fun and refreshing story

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