Ordinary Miracles

A young boy begins to question his fundamental Christian upbringing, especially as he builds a friendship with a scientist whose beliefs are certainly different than what he has been taught. The answers to these questions grow in importance as the scientist faces the final days in a fatal illness. Will the scientist's life and/or possible death provide any answers? Tolan does a beautiful job in handling the conflict young... Read Full Review

WI loved Ordinary Miracles from the very first page. It was wonderful, and full of meaning. It was touching, heart-warming, funny, and sad all at teh same time. Stephanie S. Tolan did an extraordinary job on this book. With detail, wonderful characters like Mark and Colin, a great storyline, memorable and honorable details and words, this book is very well written and just a great book to read or read to others.

I felt this book brought out a whole new story that hasn't been shared before.Unlike the common Cinderella stories you hear about, this story is about a boy, Mark who sruggled in fighting to save his friends life.This story was super emotional, because the friendship between Mark and Colin was built around a science project, but when one of the friends becomes seriously ill, they both have to realize the are going to lose... Read Full Review

This is a wonderful book. It's beautifully written, full of details that put the reader right there, seeing and feeling along with Mark. That's what I appreciated most, being so thoroughly in Mark's head and heart. The difficult ending was perfect, and I felt it down to my toes. My hat is off to Ms. Tolan!