In this moment : a novel / Karen Kingsbury.
Material type: TextSeries: 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
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781451687620
- 1451687621
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Fiction | Kingsbur Karen | BA 26 (BX 2) | Available | 33111008974319 | ||||
Adult Book | Main Library | Fiction | Kingsbur Karen | BA 26; BX 2 | Available | 33111008845600 |
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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.