Chasing Eleanor

Written by:
Kerry Chaput
Narrated by:
Em Eldridge

Unabridged Audiobook

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Book
1
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1
Release Date
June 2023
Duration
11 hours 10 minutes
Summary
Newly orphaned Magnolia Parker must protect her sick little brothers, but when the authorities send the boys to an unknown orphan asylum, Magnolia calls on her unwavering grit to bring them home. She's lost everything but still has a secret weapon-a promise from Eleanor Roosevelt, the most famous woman in America. Setting out on a cross country quest, she befriends two unlikely travelers: Hop, a migrant worker with a big heart, and Red, a young girl traumatized into silence. Hunger and dust storms aren't the only dangers this found family faces on the rails. After an assault, they're forced to outrun the police, all while trying to track down the First Lady. But time is running out and Magnolia's chance to reunite her siblings depends on one thing-finding Eleanor.

Award-winning historical author Kerry Chaput is back with a touching story of loss and survival set in America's Great Depression. With vivid details and unforgettable characters, Chasing Eleanor takes listeners on an adventure of the heart, where a young woman finds hope in the most unlikely places. A touching tribute to the great Eleanor Roosevelt, this adventure-filled story will entertain and inspire all ages.
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Jennifer P.

Chasing Eleanor is historical fiction as well as an inspiring tale of overcoming trauma and hardship. I felt like I was there with Magnolia as she navigated her stressful teenage life during the Depression years. Chaput’s prose, “different shades of despair” beautifully described the hopelessness felt during the Depression-era and Magnolia’s childhood traumas. The story of Eleanor Roosevelt was a theme throughout the book that turned into a metaphor, as Magnolia learned to find her inner “Eleanor.” Chaput’s story illustrates that trauma inhibits believing Eleanor’s inspiration that “Everything that happens to us teaches us to be strong.” Magnolia’s story is one many survivors of trauma will identify with and be inspired by.

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Anonymous

The narrator did a. beautiful job with this story

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