My Name Is James
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Last published Wed, May 22, 2019
James Nelson goes on summer vacation with his parents, Hailey and Daniel Nelson, to his grandfather's cabin. Just as he walks into the old place, he finds a mysterious note written by his grandfather and namesake, Grandpa James. This would be all well and good had he not died in the Vietnam War. What James reads changes his view of his life in ways he could never have dreamed. How will he (if ever) bring himself to tell his family?
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