Daddy's Heart, My Heart, The Purple Heart
- 2015 INDIES Winner
- Honorable Mention, Child Author (17 and Under) (General)
382 days: that’s how long Jewel’s dad has been serving overseas in the war. She loves her dad dearly and has counted the days until his homecoming. But the dad who comes back from the war is not the same dad who left. Why is Jewel’s dad so different? Why are the students at Jewel’s new school so cruel? Why is Jewel’s dad standing on the school’s stage?