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Katie (K.E.) Ganshert was born and raised in the exciting state of Iowa, where she currently resides with her family. She likes to write things and consume large quantities of coffee and chocolate while she writes all the things. She’s won some awards. For the writing, not the consuming. Although the latter would be fun. You can learn more about K.E. Ganshert and these things she writes at her website www.katieganshert.com.

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	No One Ever Asked 4.33 avg rating — 1,717 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	A Broken Kind of Beautiful 4.22 avg rating — 1,192 ratings — published 2014	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
	Life After 4.33 avg rating — 1,078 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Wildflowers from Winter 4.10 avg rating — 1,045 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Art of Losing Yourself 4.18 avg rating — 731 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Wishing on Willows 4.24 avg rating — 630 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	An October Bride (A Year of Weddings, #11) 4.13 avg rating — 476 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Perfect Arrangement: An October Wedding Story (A Year of Weddings Novella 2, #11) 4.31 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Het lied van de Feniks 3.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Das Motel der vergessenen Träume by Katie Ganshert (Goodreads Author), Dorothee Dziewas (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Katie Ganshert finished reading Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools by Jonathan Kozol	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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Katie Ganshert made a comment in the group Diverse Reads Book Club — July 2017 Book - Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward topic " Preslaysa wrote: "Question 8 of 15: "My entire community suffered from a lack of trust," Ward writes (169). Why do members of the community distrust s ...more "
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Katie Ganshert rated a book it was amazing Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson	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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Katie Ganshert made a comment in the group Christian Fiction Devourers — Featured Author of the month- April- Katie Ganshert topic " Hey ladies! What an encouraging thread! Thanks so much for being readers! <3 "
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Katie Ganshert has read Then Came You (A Bradford Sisters Romance, #0.5) by Becky Wade (Goodreads Author)	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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Katie Ganshert finished reading Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael O. Emerson	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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Katie Ganshert rated a book it was amazing The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Goodreads Author)	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
Fiction can be transformative, and this is exactly what this fiction is. Angie Thomas invites readers to walk in another's shoes. She humanizes an entire group of people who have been de-humanized for far too long. She gives back their Imago Dei ... ...more
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Katie Ganshert is on page 215 of 444 of The Hate U Give: This is the power of fiction. An invitation to walk in another persons shoes. Put on their skin. This is where we find true empathy. And this book, Angie Thomas, is NAILING it. Absolutely nailing it. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Goodreads Author) progress:	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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“God’s not in the business of pampering His children. He’s in the business of perfecting them.”
― Katie Ganshert, A Broken Kind of Beautiful

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“Even if we do everything right, things are still going to go wrong.”
― Katie Ganshert, Wildflowers from Winter

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“You shouldn't let something that happened in the past stop you from having something that could be great in the present.”
― Katie Ganshert, The Art of Losing Yourself

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Since the top two books had the same number of votes, we need a tie-breaking poll for April! The book with the most votes will be our Group Read, and the one with the second most votes will be a Buddy Read for the month.

Wildflowers from Winter by Katie Ganshert

17 votes 56.7%

Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar

13 votes 43.3%

30 total votes

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