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Book Review of Heaven

Heaven
Heaven
Author: Angela Johnson
Genre: Children's Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Marley has lived in Heaven since she was two yrs. old, when her mother found a postcard postmarked HEAVEN, OH on a park bench and decided that was where she wanted to raise her family.
Ane for twelve yrs. , Marley's hometown has lived up to its name. She lives in a house by the river, has loving parents, a funny younger brother, good friends, and receives frequent letters from her mysterious Uncle Jack. Then one day a letter arrives from Alabama, and Marley's life is turned upside down. Marley doesn't even know who she is anymore - but where can she go for answers, when she's been deceived by the very people she should be able to trust the most?