Ray of Hope - Softcover

Davis Griggs, Vanessa

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277 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0758259611 ISBN 13: 9780758259615

Publisher: Dafina, 2014

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"Vanessa is a superb storyteller." --ReShonda Tate Billingsley

"I absolutely love Vanessa's unique writing style. She is one of a kind." --Mary Monroe, New York Times bestselling author

Teen sisters Sahara and Crystal Nichols are acting up, and their risqu� behavior is more than their mother can handle. Enter the girls' 75-year-old churchgoing grandmother, Ma Ray, who takes charge of the young women. She's determined to turn their lives around--and knows more about being a bad girl than either sister bargained for. And when they learn of their grandmother's former rebel antics, which were wild enough to rival their own, they begin to appreciate her present-day passion for leading a more productive life--via family, love, and faith. . .

"There are enough tears, hugs, and lessons learned to appease readers, young and adult, who like a good dose of faith with their fiction." --Publishers Weekly

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About the Author:

VANESSA DAVIS GRIGGS is a motivational speaker and the author of over a dozen novels which include The Blessed Trinity series: Blessed Trinity, Strongholds, If Memory Serves, Practicing What You Preach, Goodness and Mercy, The Truth Is the Light, The Other Side of Goodness, The Other Side of Dare, and The Other Side of Divine. A recipient of several awards, this married mother of three adult sons, mother-in-law of one daughter, and grandmother of four adorable granddaughters and one handsome grandson lives in Birmingham, Alabama. Visit her online at VanessaDavisGriggs.com.

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Lenora Nichols can’t handle her wild, rebellious teen daughters, Crystal and Sahara. Their antics are so out of hand that she’s lost what little control she had. Enter Ma Ray, the fearsome twosome’s 75-year-old God-fearing, churchgoing, no-nonsense grandmother, who is ready, willing, and more than able to tame these teen hellions. There’s a plethora of multigenerational conflict and bonding as the girls learn there’s more to life than constantly acting out. Besides, Ma Ray has a secret: Crystal and Sahara are tame compared to what she was like as an adolescent. She knows all their tricks, and more. Griggs (Practicing What You Preach, 2009; Goodness and Mercy, 2009; The Truth Is the Light, 2010) has created another entertaining book with characters who will be enjoyed by a large cross section of readers, including those interested in African American literature and those who prefer inspirational fiction. --Shelley Mosley

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