Library Happenings

Henning School

The featured book of the week is “Her Mother’s Hope” by Francine Rivers.

The back of the book jacket reads: Near the turn of the 20th century, fiery Marta Schneider leaves Switzerland for a better life, determined to fulfill her mother’s hope. Her formative journey takes her through Europe and eventually to Canada, where she meets handsome Niclas Waltert. But nothing has prepared her for the sacrifices she must make for marriage and motherhood as she travels to the Canadian wilderness and then to the dusty Central Valley of California to raise her family.  

Marta’s hope is to give her children a better life, but experience has taught her that only the strong survive.  Her tough love is often misunderstood, especially  by her oldest daughter, Hildemara Rose, who craves her mother’s acceptance.  Amid the drama of World War II, HIldie falls in love and begins a family of her own.  But unexpected and tragic events force mother and daughter to face their own shortcomings and the ever widening chasm that threatens to separate them forever.  This is book one in a two book series. Both books are in large print and are roughly 460 pages in length. This set of book was purchased with money that was earned during the spring book fair.

We hope you will find yourself at our public and school library on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:30-5:30 p.m. following the school calendar. We would love to show you what we have to offer.