Julie A. Mancil

Anna's Decision Julie A. Mancil

Meet Anna Wood, an eight-year-old girl living on a farm in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon. She loves all the animals on the farm, but she has a special fascination for the hens and their chicks. There is one hen in particular, Old Fussy Hen, that Anna is afraid of. She wants to hold a chick badly enough to make a decision that alters her life and the life of a chick. She finds herself lying when she knows she should tell the truth.

This early chapter book, Anna's Decision, shows how making unwise, spur-of-the-moment decisions can change someone's life. It portrays a family working together to encourage Anna through problem-solving, love, and understanding. Anna learns that telling the truth is the only way to go. She finds out that God performs miracles and works all things together for good to those who love Him (Romans 8:28).