![]() ![]() ![]() She is sure her daddy will return soon, but when she hears the Merci Train will make a stop in Gladiola, she is positive her daddy will arrive home on that train. He died a hero on Omaha Beach in France, and though Mama and the grandparents have told her this, Glory Bea refuses to believe. Glory Bea is the only child in Gladiola, or nearby Tula, whose father didn’t return home after World War II. After all, she always says, ‘Have audacious expectations.’” And since Grams is responsible for thirty-nine so far, I’m counting on her gift to run in the family. “MIRACLES HAPPEN in Gladiola, Texas, population 3,421. ![]() Glory Bea understands what Mama and Grams and Grandpa say-that Daddy died a hero on Omaha Beach-yet deep down in her heart, she believes that Daddy is still out there.īut miracles, like people, are always changing, until at last they find their way home. The war ended three years ago, but Glory Bea’s father never returned home from the front of France. Now Glory Bea needs a miracle of her own. After all, her grandmother-the best matchmaker in the whole county-is responsible for thirty-nine of them. GLORY BEA BENNETT knows that miracles happen in Gladiola, Texas, population 3,421. Genre: Middle Grade Novel, Historical Fiction ![]()
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