"Roadside Assistance" by Amy Clipston

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Sunday, August 28

Dear Mom,

Today Dad and I went to church for the first time since your funeral.  It was gut-wrenching to walk into that sanctuary.  I couldn't help but remember the day we said our last good-byes to you.  What made it even more difficult was that we sang your favorite hymn.

I keep thinking of your strong faith.  I still don't understand how you maintained your relationship with God up until your last days.  How did you do it, Mom?  How did you continue to talk to God and invite him into your heart even though you knew you weren't going to make it?

(Clipston, page 83-84)

Sometimes, life gets tough.  Things happen, and we don't understand why.

This happens to Emily, when her mother dies much too soon and Emily's world is shaken upside down.  Hospital bills force Emily and her father to sell their home and move in with Emily's wealthy aunt.

One other thing.

Emily loves cars.  Working under the hoods of old cars is how Emily usually processes her problems, but her aunt disapproves of Emily's un-lady-like passion.

In Roadside Assistance, you can follow Emily's healing, both in faith and love.

Praise for Roadside Assistance
(Award list provided on Amy Clipston's website page for the book, Roadside Assistance)

• 2011 National Readers' Choice Awards - Finalist
• 2012 Golden Quill Award Finalist
• 2012 Winter Rose Contest - 2nd Place in the YA Category
• 2012 Southern Magic Writers' Group Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence Contest - Finalist
• 2012 Volusia County Romance Writers' Laurel Wreath Contest - 3rd Place Inspirational Category

What other teens think about this book:

•  At first, I read this book because I really liked the cover.  After reading it, I'm so glad I did.  Emily's hurting and healing in faith is very emotional. - Jessica N., 17

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zondervan.  (2012, March 6).  Roadside Assistance - Amy Clipston [Video File].  Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlKwkVgb-ww


Clipston, Amy.  Roadside Assistance. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2011.  Print.  ISBN-9780310719816, paperback, USD $.9.99.