Most days, Juniper is good at ignoring the burning questions and conflicting emotions she has about being left in her foster mother's care. Today, though, she struggles to keep these agonizing curiosities at bay...

Who are her parents?

What are they like?

Why did they leave her here?

Juniper knows curiosity of any kind is dangerous in the Dark Forest, a place where rules and curfews keep creatures safely locked indoors.

It's Juniper's fourteenth birthday. A mysterious gift leads to a shocking discovery that changes everything. Juniper learns the world-and her part in it-is much bigger than she imagined.

Juniper's faith is tested on a treacherous adventure to discover her family, Unraveling more questions than answers along the way.A note from the author...

Juniper Spark and the Dagger of Mirren was written to encourage families to dive into a read-aloud adventure together while helping spark better conversations to form deeper parent-child relationships. Book one of the Juniper Spark series touches on subtle themes of foster care and adoption to give children with relatable experiences an opportunity to see themselves reflected in new children's book characters.

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