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Leslea lives in beautiful Colorado with her husband and three children. Their own life of adventure includes traveling, skiing, and scuba diving. Leslea strives to write fiction that will inspire readers to use their own talents and gifts to glorify God.
The Perfect Blindside has received a 2016 First Place Catholic Press Association Book Award and a 2016 Illumination Book Awards silver medal.
An Unexpected Role has was awarded a 2017 Moonbeam Children's book Gold Medal. ...more

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	The Perfect Blindside 4.33 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Spotlight (Finding Faith Book 1) 4.36 avg rating — 128 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where You Lead 4.45 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	eXtreme Blindside 4.54 avg rating — 76 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unlikely Witnesses 4.25 avg rating — 80 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charting the Course (Finding Faith Book 2) 4.32 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Plain Sight (Finding Faith Book 3) 4.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Summer to Treasure 4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ashes: Visible & Invisible (Visible & Invisible #4) by Leslea Wahl (Goodreads Author), Cynthia T. Toney (Goodreads Author), Marie C. Keiser (Goodreads Author) 4.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Serve and Protect 4.94 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jake’s silver-medal life is movie-worthy.
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Magnify: pursuing virtue as a feminine genius

by Kaylene M Brown

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Lent and Easter Wisdom From Henri J. M. Nouwen

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I look forward to each and every story in this series. The deepening storyline is so compelling and thought-provoking. I highly recommend this series for teens.
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I have thoroughly enjoyed other chapter books by this author, so I was excited to read her newest book. Each of her series introduces young readers to some of the incredible aspects of the Catholic faith. In Rescued! II, the reader is treated to some ...more
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What a ride! The first book in this series was intriguing, but this second book was truly a page turner. Kolenc did a masterful job of keeping the pace and unpredictability throughout the story. I especially loved the character arc of the main charac ...more
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― Leslea Wahl, The Perfect Blindside

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“Why? As much fun as a hospital sounds, I'd rather spend the evening dancing with an amazing, smart, funny, interesting, beautiful girl who has the most incredible green eyes I've ever seen. Sophie, will you go to the dance with me?”
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tags: choices, compliments, dance-with-me, hospitals

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“You may have a silver medal, but I was the top scorer on my second grade team.”
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