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In this moment : a novel / Karen Kingsbury.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Kingsbury, Karen. Baxter family ; 3.Publisher: New York : Howard Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2017Edition: First Howard books hardcover editionDescription: 369 pages : 1 genealogical table ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781451687620
  • 1451687621
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: When he receives national attention and criticism for starting an after-school Bible study and prayer program, Wendell Quinn chooses attorney Luke Baxter to help him fight the battle.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Fiction Kingsbur Karen BA 26 (BX 2) Available 33111008974319
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Fiction Kingsbur Karen BA 26; BX 2 Available 33111008845600
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Instant New York Times Bestseller

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a brand-new Baxter Family novel about a beloved high school principal who starts a Bible Study to improve the lives of his struggling students, only to become the national focus of a controversial lawsuit.

Hamilton High Principal Wendell Quinn is tired of the violence, drug abuse, teen pregnancies, and low expectations at his Indianapolis school. A single father of four, Quinn is a Christian and a family man. He wants to see change in his community, so he starts a voluntary after-school Bible Study and prayer program. He knows he is risking his job by leading the program, but the high turnout at every meeting encourages him.

A year later, violence and gang activity are down, test scores are up, and drug use and teen pregnancy have plummeted. The program is clearly working--until one parent calls the press. Now Quinn faces a lawsuit that could ruin everything.

With a storm of national attention and criticism, Quinn is at a crossroads--he must choose whether to cave in and shut down the program or stand up for himself and his students. The battle comes with a high cost, and Quinn wants just one attorney on his side for this fight: Luke Baxter. In This Moment is an inspiring, relevant story about the nuances of religious freedom and how a group of determined people just might restore the meaning of faith in today's culture.

Genealogical table on lining papers.

Includes: The Baxter family: yesterday and today -- One Chance Foundation -- In This Moment reading group guide.

When he receives national attention and criticism for starting an after-school Bible study and prayer program, Wendell Quinn chooses attorney Luke Baxter to help him fight the battle.

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