Prairie River (Book 2)

Okay, I finally got around to doing the review for A Grateful Harvest the second book in the Prairie River series. Sorry for the delay. I had so many other books I wanted to do. I still have a ton on my bookshelf waiting to be blogged about.

The beginning of A Grateful Harvest starts shortly after the end of A Journey of Faith. Nessa Clemens has been given the position of schoolteacher for Prairie River for another term. The head of the school board has told her that this is only a temporary position. It is only until they can find a more suitable candidate. The school board hadn't even wanted to give Nessa the position in the first place. The had all voted for another woman, Miss Laura Sears. But after Laura proved incapable of teaching in a prairie school the school board only had one choice--to accept Nessa as their schoolteacher. But now one of Nessa favorite pupils has died, and no one seems to trust her. To make matters worse, Fanny Jo, a woman who came out west on the stagecoach with Nessa, has entrusted her with a secret. When Nessa lets her mouth run, and ends up telling Fanny Jo's secret to Ivy, one of her new friends, Nessa risks losing some of the most important friendships she has made in Prairie River. When a time of trial comes, will Nessa be able to stand? Can she prove to Mr. Applewood, the head of the school board, that she isn't totally incapable of keeping the schoolchildren safe and that she isn't as completely worthless as everyone seems to think?