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    Laurel Hill: New Beginnings: Book 1
    Laurel Hill: New Beginnings: Book 1
    Laurel Hill: New Beginnings: Book 1
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    Laurel Hill: New Beginnings: Book 1

    By Erin Mackey, Emily Larson and Courtney Trussell

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    When sixth-grader Maggie and her mom leave their lifelong home to move to the small town of Laurel Hill, Maggie is a little nervous about how it will turn out. She isn’t exactly shy, but making new friends is not the easiest thing to do—especially near the end of the school year.

    Nikki, Jennifer, Amy, Morgan, and Katie have been friends for years. They do everything together! But when Maggie is introduced to their class as a new student, they realize she would be a great addition to their group.

    Laurel Hill: New Beginnings tells an exciting story about finding new friends, solving mysteries, learning to deal with bullies, and making memories that will last a lifetime. Maggie and her new friends discover that new beginnings show how God renews his promises to us day by day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInspiring Voices
    Release dateOct 28, 2013
    ISBN9781462407798
    Laurel Hill: New Beginnings: Book 1
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    Erin Mackey

    Erin Mackey lives in West Virginia, with her husband and family.She enjoys spending time with her family, including her nieces and nephew: Emily, Kate, Morgan, and Gabe who she says are her inspiration for writing children’s books.She also writes middle grade fiction and has published Laurel Hill: New Beginnings, which is the first book in the Laurel Hill series.

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      Laurel Hill - Erin Mackey

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      Copyright © 2013 Erin Mackey.

      Interior Graphics/Art Credit: Courtney Trussell and Emily Larson

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Inspiring Voices books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      ISBN: 978-1-4624-0778-1 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4624-0779-8 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013918794

      Inspiring Voices rev. date: 10/25/2013

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1 :    Birthday Surprises

      Chapter 2 :    Changes

      Chapter 3 :    Lunch Hour

      Chapter 4 :    Crowler’s Soda Shoppe

      Chapter 5 :    New Discoveries

      Chapter 6 :    Lost and Found

      Chapter 7 :    Super Sleuths

      Chapter 8 :    Cops and Robbers

      Chapter 9 :    The Big Parade

      Chapter 10 :    Last Days

      Chapter 11 :    Water Slides

      Chapter 12 :    Family Matters

      Chapter 13 :    Best Friends

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to Emily, Kate, Morgan, and Gabe Wilson—my wonderful nieces and nephew. Without you guys, there wouldn’t be a Laurel Hill!

      Acknowledgments

      I want to thank my husband Larry for his love and support that allow me to spend so much time on this passion of mine. I also want to thank my parents, Sue and Jim Cybulski, and my sister and brother-in-law, Jill and Brian Wilson, whose constant encouragement and prayers keep me going. Most importantly, I thank my heavenly Father who gave me this passion and the words for my books. I only pray that each and every book He leads me to write would bring someone to know Him as I know Him.

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      CHAPTER 1

      Birthday Surprises

      H appy birthday, Katie! Amy yelled as she ran over to her group of friends. Although she was normally shy in public, Amy was bubbly and herself when she was around her best friends. The girls had become friends several years before when they went to a summer camp together as part of a church group. Ever since then, Amy, Jennifer, Morgan, Katie, and Nikki had become almost inseparable. Katie was the youngest in the group having turned ten today, and the rest of the girls were already eleven. Amy was the oldest, as she would be the first to turn twelve in August. Even though Katie was younger, she had been moved up two years in school and was in sixth grade with the rest of the girls because she was so smart. She had always gotten straight A’s, and she hardly ever had to study. Sometimes it bothered her older sister, Morgan, because Morgan had to study hard to keep her grades as good as they were. But Morgan was a good student too, so she never got mad or jealous of how easy school seemed for Katie.

      So are you excited about turning ten, Katie? asked Amy’s mom, Mrs. Madison. She worked at Faith Bible Chapel, where the girls and their families went to church.

      I guess so. It’s kind of exciting since I’m almost a teenager now, Katie answered.

      Well, enjoy each year as it comes, dear. Believe me, they go by fast enough! said Mrs. Madison as she walked off to chat with some of the other parents at the party.

      So, Katie, what are you doing tomorrow for your birthday? Nikki asked.

      Well, after church we’re gonna go play miniature golf at Sleepy Hollow. Then we’ll go out for pizza since it’s my favorite, and dad has some special movie planned at the theater just for us to watch! He won’t tell me what it is. He said it’s going to be a big surprise, Katie said as

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