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Book Review on Rachelle Dekker's book Nine

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ABOUT THE BOOK Zoe Johnson spent most of her life living in the shadows, never drawing attention to herself, never investing in people or places. But when a wide-eyed, bedraggled teenager with no memory walks into the diner where Zoe works, everything changes. Now, against her better judgment, Zoe who has been trying to outrun her own painful memories of the past, finds herself attempting to help a girl who doesn't seem to have any past at all. The girl knows only one thing: She must reach a woman in Corpus Christi, Texas, hundreds of miles away, before the government agents who are searching for her catch up to them.  MY BOOK REVIEW "Nine" by Rachelle Dekker is a sequel to "The Girl Behind the Red Rope". It can be read alone.  I am finding it hard to write my review because I don't want to give any spoilers out. "Nine" is full of twists and turns. The action started in the very first chapter. A mystery girl, Lucy, is running away from a group of m

Grand Rapids Black Lives Matter Peaceful Turns To Riot

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I was having a hard time deciding to post this or not, but I thought I should. On Saturday, May 29 at 6:00 pm a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest started in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Around 8:00 pm it quickly turned from peaceful to a violent riot and looting. It wasn't just African Americans who were involved in the riot, it had all colors involved. These people damaged over 100 businesses downtown Grand Rapids. Michigan businesses have been closed since March 13th due to COVID-19 and were already struggling financially from the shutdown and now this.  I understand buildings can be rebuilt and lives can't be, but that is no excuse.  These business owners put their heart and soul into their business and the community by damaging their property you are damaging their souls. If a person's soul gets hit too many times it ends up bad aka suicide.  Plus, these businesses provide people shelter, food, and health care, without them, there will be people who don't hav