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How To Build A House
How to Build a House
How To Build A House
Dana Reinhardt
HARPER’S DAD IS getting a divorce from her beloved stepmother, Jane. Even worse, Harper has lost her stepsister, Tess; the divorce divides them. Harper decides to escape by joining a volunteer program to build a house for a family in Tennessee who lost their home in a tornado. Not that she knows a thing about construction.Soon she’s living in a funky motel and working long days in blazing heat with a group of kids from all over the country. At the site, she works alongside Teddy, the son of the family for whom they are building the house. Their partnership turns into a summer romance, complete with power tools. Learning to trust and love Teddy isn’t easy for Harper, but it’s the first step toward finding her way back home.From the Hardcover edition.
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Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
How To Build A House review by ECra
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ECra
Harper's life is wonderful. She has two stepsisters and a 
half brother, all of whom she loves, and her family is 
happy and whole. And then her father and stepmother decide 
to get a divorce, and, seeking to escape her life briefly, 
Harper joins a community service program to rebuild the 
house of a family in Tennessee who lost it to a tornado. 
Following this, the story switches between Harper's 
Rating:
5
Five Star Award
Content Rating:

Content rating - some mature content
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