Bright Shining Moment
Bright Shining Moment
Marilyn Stanley
, Remi Gunn
, Valerie Hildebrand
, Kaitlin Jennifer
, Jude Castillo
, Sandra Furlotte
, Kirsten Norlock
, Lorraine Lambie
, Maria Mclean
, Noelle Walsh
, Louise Walsh
, Wanda Brine
, Sarah Stang
, Susan Toy
, Sharon Thompson
, Paula Adam
, Cynthia Heinrichs
, Lynn Hallson
, Kyle Attanasio
, Rachel Lutz
, Vicki Bedford
, Jo Dowson
, Karen Nordrum
, Melinda Poth
, Patricia Johnson
, Linda MacIntyre
, Charlotte Cranston
, Nadia Cescato
, Linda Ham
, tom stormonth
, joy mills
, Kim Cappellina
, Janice Cournoyer
, Jesse Kancir
, Julia Ryan
, S. A. M. McCue
, Darlene Foster
, Rosa Cross
, Glenda Reid-MacKenzie
, Leslie Vermeer
, Rodney Cross
, CarolMike Andryo
, Sharon Randall
, Andrea Hyde
, Val Ross
, Chris Lantz
, Nirakone Phromkharanourak
, Linda Leitch
, Marlyn Beebe
, Lauraine Twilley
, Mary-Esther Lee
, Karen Shorey
, Margaret Jones
, Elizabeth Ivanovich
, Margaret McKay
, Karen Kendrick
, Alison Elizabeth
, Mary McAuliffe
, Kathryn Galan
, Laurie Burns
, Michael Hagenbuch
, Lara Maynard
, Gwynn Scheltema
, Mary Lester
, Shauna McIntyre
, Jessica Gilbert
, Randi Ann Doll
, Krystina Ceccarelli
, LJ Law
, Annamarie Murray
, Cherryl Koylass
, maria blanco
, deborah haentjens
, Patricia Furlotte
, Kathy Baker
, Lara Riecken
, Shannon Leclerc
, Brenda Power
, Michelle Power
, Summer Halls
, Barbara McVeigh
, carol lance
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Aline hides under the hay when her father takes her to school in their horse-drawn sled. She’s embarrassed that her mother raises chickens in their yard, and doesn’t want her school friends to find out that their family has taken in boarders for the extra money.
When she learns that her sworn enemy, Jeanine, can buy chewing gum, Aline is furious at the unfairness. She knows that Jeanine’s family is even poorer than her own. When Aline’s mother can’t spare any money for a charity drive at school, Aline decides to steal a coin from her purse. She quickly feels terrible. But how can she confess?
Aline comes to realize that life is more complicated than she thought. A ten-cent coin can cost you more in unhappiness than you ever imagined, a sworn enemy can become a friend, and the hard times make the bright and shining moments glow even brighter.
