Anna's Prayer

Anna's Prayer

About the Author Karl Beckstrand isthe bestselling and award-winning author of 19 multicultural/multilingual booksand more than 50 ebook titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA, he has a B.A. injournalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and abroadcast & film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has runPremio Publishing. His survival western, ToSwallow the Earth won a 2016 International Book Award. A college mediainstructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth,city and state governments, festivals, and schools. Beckstrand's nationallylauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books,nonfiction, and wordless books feature ethnically diverse characters--andusually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Barnes & Noble,Border's Books, Costco, Deseret Book, iBooks, The Children's Miracle Network,LDS Film Festival, the U.S. CongressionalRecord, Papercrafts Magazine, andvarious broadcasts. FB, Twitter, KarlBeckstrand.com Anna Anderson, her sister Ida, and her mother live in a small village in Sweden. They are poor but happy. When they join the LDS Church, the little family is persecuted, and Anna's mother is fired from her job. Eventually, she sends Anna and Ida to America so they can find a better life. Ida travels to Idaho for a job with a Latter-day Saint family, but little Anna travels alone to Salt Lake City to stay with her aunt. When young Anna arrives at the train station late at night, her aunt is not there to meet her as arranged. Unable to speak English, Anna prays that Heavenly Father will send someone to help her - someone who speaks Swedish. How Anna's prayer is answered will touch the heart of every reader. Review "A timeless, invaluable gift." -Patricia Potts, author From the Back Cover Young Anna arrives in 1880s America alone andunable to speak English. She prays for someone who will understand her. Theanswer to her prayer goes beyond what she could have hoped. A delightful taleof courage and faith for all ages and cultures (4 yrs. & up, book/ebook, 1,000words, 30 illustrations), 978-0985398866