Can a sketchbook from the past help her move forward?
Tap dancer Juliana moves across Canada with her parents to care for an ailing grandfather. Cut off from her friends and surrounded by strangers, she becomes overwhelmed by the whirlwind of changes dancing around her. Unable to cope, Juliana escapes to her grandfather's basement, where she discovers a family treasure: her great-grandmother's sketchbook.
Europe's great war has ended, and Tata has gone to America in search of work. His absence leaves Mammi toiling away in the family's shoemaking workshop and eldest daughter Elisabeth in charge of her siblings and the long list of household duties. With Christmas on its way, siblings who won't listen, and a list of chores that never seems to end, Elisabeth fears that drawing in her sketchbook and praying to God aren't enough to help her survive these changes.
When life feels like it's spiralling out of control, these teen girls from different times must find ways to adapt and create peace in their new normal. But are their lives really that different, even though they live generations apart? Elisabeth's sketchbook in hand, Juliana embarks on a life-changing journey to find out.
The Move is the first book in Lori Wolf-Heffner's contemporary/historical series, Between Worlds. If you love history, the arts, and family ties, pick up a copy of The Move today and enjoy a story that crosses generations.
About the Author :
Lori Wolf-Heffner is the author of the young adult series Between Worlds and the sweet romance series Love on Belmont. She was an inaugural member of the Canadian National Tap Team, wrote and submitted a Star Trek novel in her teens (it was rejected-she needed an agent), and spent one day twice in Luxembourg and 15 minutes once in Switzerland. She can still do cartwheels.
Review :
What Readers Are Saying About the Series
"A friend introduced this series to me and my daughter, we read a chapter every night, we love the two worlds, the one world so familiar to a 12 year old and the other world something so very unfamiliar yet intriguing! Real life. We love this author Lori Wolf-Heffner and we are excited to break open book 4!" --Amazon review
"I just finished reading your third book and my hands are shaking! I have always been an emotional reader but this book has been a rollercoaster! I am counting the days to your next book." --Reader email
"A very educational story about empathy, family bonds, the effects of war, deep friendships, loss, grief, acceptance and maturity. A very worthwhile read!" --Goodreads review
"It was such a pleasure to read a story that was so real, and telling life as life really was then and now." Goodreads review
"I have to say it was heart-warming and uplifting to see how these girls face their difficulties with such maturity and in such a positive, affirming way." --Goodreads review
