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Watching the Tree Limbs

by Mary E. DeMuth · 2006

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Watching the tree limbs keeps resilient nine-year-old Mara Weatherall from the pain of General's daily attacks—attacks he warns her to keep secret, or else. In the small world of 1979 Burl, Texas, all Mara really has are the tree limbs, a lumbering Aunt Elma, her boyfriend Officer Gus, the bully General, and her new best friend Camilla who rhymes maddening snatches of truth. Mara needs to escape General's advances and find out who her real parents are before those who would want to destroy her succeed. Will she recognize redemption through Zady the Jesus-loving housekeeper, Denim the clandestine town prophet, or Mr. Winningham her new guardian whose quiet rage masks even deeper secrets?

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Christian fictionChristian fictionMore like thisLess of this
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2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
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adult

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