Send Me Down a Miracle

By Han Nolan

Book Overview

Things used to be normal in Casper, Alabama. Charity Pittman was a regular fourteen-year-old, the perfect daughter, following in her preacher father's footsteps. But then Adrienne arrived, with her big-city ways and artsy ideas. Reverend Pittman thinks she's the devil incarnate. Charity thinks she's amazing.
But no one knows what to think of Adrienne when she claims she's seen Jesus.
In the heartening and humorous book that made the National Book Award shortlist, Han Nolan visits a small town that's praying for a miracle but heading for disaster.
Reader's guide and an interview with the author included.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152046801
• ISBN13: 9780152046804
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

For all of the people who need miracles.

The small town of Casper, Alabama is a happily quiet town where everyone knows everybody's business and no one seems to care what happens. But when Adrienne Dabney from New York moves in things get really shaken up. You see Adrienne is an artist and when she decides to do an `artists' fast where she doesn't eat for a month the local priest objects because he wants none of that East Coast hocus-pocus witch craft and sinning happening in his city. But Adrienne decides to do her fast anyways. A month later when she finally emerges from her home she brings the news that she has seen Jesus. This news brings an uproar and the people will be forever changed. This is a pretty good book!

Good Lessons...

I enjoyed this book very much. It started off slow in the beginning, but then after a while it started to pick up. You can learn a lot from books and this is one that really does make you think about you, your family, religion, townspeople, and even your preacher. It taught a lot of lessons. I thought a lot about this book after I got done reading it and there are several things that still throw me off, but that's the joy about books, making your own opinion and own feelings. I highly recommend this to anyone.

Awesome!

I just finished this one. WOW! I couldn't put it down. Han Nolan is one of the best writers I have ever read. All her books are just as great as this one. I can't wait 'till she writes another!

A strange psychological story....BRILLIANT!

When I saw this novel in the bookstore, I didn't even read the back cover to see what it was about. But when I read it, I found myself glued to the thing. A strange sort of coming of age story, but it challenges the thought process of the entire town. I would recommend this book to anybody, especially those not sure about God and/or those who find humor in the extremes.

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!

This was definitley one of the best books that I have ever read! I really not a "GOD" person, and I surprised that I even picked up the book in the first place, but I am so glad I did. If I hadn't, I would have missed one of the very best books I have ever read. The whole story is amazing, and I just loved it. I couldn't put it down, it was so good. And I am not lying, I really loved this book. I had a few questions after I read it, but every good book does that to you. The setting and Charity were perfect, and it is the ideal thing that everyone loves. Adrianne was what the town needed to bring out what they thought about people and things about God. I would recommended this book to anyone, religoius or not.