Cindy Divine: The Little Girl Who Frightened Kings

Shafter Bailey
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A national television journalist asks the principal of Barkley Elementary School to describe her former student, Cindy Divine. She replies, "Cindy was an honor student for five years. Her long red hair, freckled face, curious green eyes, and enchanting smile reminded me of a Norman Rockwell character every time I saw her. In a nutshell, she was an adorable little girl who could melt your heart without speaking a word."Cindy spends the first eleven years of her life at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. In her eleventh year, she suffers the brunt of an abusive change in her beloved mother. She absorbs a series of mental and emotional abuses, and her beloved dog is stomped to death despite her physical efforts to save him. His death exceeds her ability to cope with the thought of his absence in her life. She could see only one exit from her nightmarish home. When she starts to commit suicide, her guardian angel intervenes and counsels her.After the angelic intervention, Cindy begins an episodic journey that includes, a dramatic courtroom appearance, miracles, national press conferences, and a speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, and she achieves international prominence. When she concludes the final episode, she is standing on golden cobblestones in a brightest green valley, crying.    The statistics, percentages, and numbers quoted by the characters in this story are true and verifiable.
Genres: DramaBook ClubNovelsContemporary
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