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Peg Helminski

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Peg Neral Helminski was born in Point Pleasant NJ, the eldest of 6 children. Peg grew up on the NJ shore surrounded by neighbors much like those in her book, "Spark of God."

She completed a BA with a dual major in English and Behavioral Science/Anthropology at St. Francis College and a M.Ed. in Counselor Education at James Madison University. Peg is married and lives in Cary NC with her husband, the two youngest of their three children and a fluffy Siberian cat.

Peg tutored English as a second language to international graduate students for many years; quite a few of these students were Chinese. She and her husband have adopted two children from China. The details of their stories, the stories of the Chinese graduate students she has met, and ...more

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Wrens

Since spring began I had been listening to the angry sound of wrens scolding whenever I weeded the front garden. “Too close! Too close!” they warned. In stereo they always scolded as I pulled weeds beneath the lilac bush where the birdhouse hungs. The house had been constructed and painted by Elizabeth several years ago. Experts in such things told us wrens would never nest there

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	Daughter of a Thousand Pieces of Gold 4.11 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Spark of God 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Lo How a Rose Ere Blooming 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	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
	DEL-Kidding Around Minneapolis/St. Paul: A Fun-Filled, Fact-Packed Travel and Activity Book liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1996 — 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
	Kidding Around Minneapolis/St. Paul: A Fun-Filled, Fact-Packed, Travel & Activity Book by Peg Helminski (1996-12-04) by Peg Helminski (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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