Katie's Dream (The Wortham Family Series #3) [Paperback]

Leisha Kelly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2004

She wanted a father. They wanted the truth.

Samuel and Julia Wortham return from The Fourth of July festivities they find Samuel's brother Edward, out of prison and on their doorstep. Surprise turns to shock and confusion as Edward introduces a young girl named Katie and declares that Samuel is her father.

Samuel maintains his innocence, Julia struggles to believe Samuel's declarations of faithfulness, and Edward delights in antagonizing his brother. Katie just dreams of finding a home.

Editorial Reviews

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Kelly sets this domestic drama in the farm country of downstate Illinois during the Depression. A virtuous family, Samuel and Julia Wortham and their children, are struggling to feed themselves. Their lives are complicated when Samuel's brother, Edward, shows up with a little girl named Kelly, whom he claims is Samuel's illegitimate daughter. The reader doesn't believe this for a moment, and Edward is portrayed as a snake just out of the penitentiary. But Kelly brings a real family to life and evokes the era--the one-room schoolhouses, the hand-me-down clothes, the reliance on garden vegetables and hunting for food--with great authority. John Mort
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From the Back Cover

She wanted a father. They wanted the truth.

In 1932, a small-town Fourth of July celebration delivers more than just a display of fireworks for Samuel and Julia Wortham. As they return from the local festivities, the Worthams find that Samuel's brother, Edward, is out of prison and at their doorstep. And he's not alone. Surprise turns to shock and confusion as Edward introduces a young girl named Katie and declares that Samuel is her father.

As Samuel fights for his innocence against a brother who delights in antagonizing him, the rest of the family struggles to find the truth. Will Julia believe Samuel's declarations of faithfulness? Will Katie find a home with the Worthams? Can Samuel and Julia's faith survive this troubling test?

This sequel to Julia's Hope and Emma's Gift is a gripping story of truth, forgiveness, and reconciliation that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Revell; Reprinted edition (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800759109
• ISBN-13: 978-0800759100
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,243 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't want to stop reading this series., April 5, 2005

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S Nyles (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Katie's Dream (The Wortham Family Series #3) (Paperback)

All three of Kelly's books in this series are quality Christian (historial) fiction. In other words not your typical fluff. The Wortham family and their struggles becomes so endearing to the reader. These books certainly challenge me to greater faith in difficult times. I am eagerly looking forward to the fourth book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Katie's Dream, January 24, 2005

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Connie J. Northern "Songbird" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Katie's Dream (The Wortham Family Series #3) (Paperback)

I have read all three of Leisha Kelly's books starting with Julia's Hope, Emma's Gift and now Katie's Dream. I feel to get the whole story you need all three. I Can't wait till the next book comes out. I love the way she uses Scripture thru out the books and being raised in the country can relate to alot of the things in the books. Please hurry and write another one. God Bless, Songbird

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best yet!!, December 31, 2004

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Deborah J. Nunley (Mcintosh New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Katie's Dream (The Wortham Family Series #3) (Paperback)

I so enjoyed this book about the continuing struggles of the Wortham family. It was the most heart warming story I have read, yet. I love the generosity and love of the the characters. Along with the inner struggles to be the kind of person Jesus taught, we should be. It gives hope that people can really love their neighbor as themselves and that during hard times as well as joyous times they can truely live together, helping one another. I am very anxious to read the next book about the Worthams and their extended family.