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In ordinary grace, krueger looks back to 1961 to tell the story of frank drum, a boy on the cusp of manhood. The farfromordinary grace of this story is its overriding theme of acceptance and forgiveness. Reviewed in the united states on november 26, 2018. New york times bestseller winner of the 2014 edgar award for best novel winner of the 2014 dilys award a school library journal best book of 20 from new york times bestselling author william kent krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.
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