Thunderwith
Remember when the Hallmark channel didn’t exist? You would wait for weeks for the next Hallmark Hall of Fame movie to be aired on television. This was regular television. No cable needed. There were so many good movies put out by Hallmark during that time. They still make good movies, but back then they seemed special. You’d already be crying from the movie, and then they would play the Hallmark commercials and make you cry more. I loved these movies. Recently I was searching the internet for my favorite Hallmark Hall of Fame, Echo of Thunder. I once had bought this movie on VHS, so I thought maybe I could find it on DVD. No such luck. I did however find the book the movie was based upon. I highly recommend this young adult novel. It’s called “Thunderwith,” and was written by Libby Hathorn. It is a story of a young girl named Lara Ritchie. Her lighthearted, full of life, and adventure seeking mother passes away and she is sent to live with her father whom she has ne...