The Masterpiece

By Frances Español and Kerryn Jeffreys

Josiah is a young boy wishing he could do something to feel special when he is chosen by the Great Creator to care for an extra-special painting, a grand masterpiece. What a privilege!

However, this task turns out to be not as easy as Josiah thinks. He struggles to take care of the masterpiece, but things go from bad to worse. Just when all seems ruined, the Great Creator himself comes to claim back the painting. What can Josiah do? Will he let his Great Creator down?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Jan 8, 2016
• ISBN: 9781514443927

Frances Español

Life through the eyes of a child, seeing wonder and amusement in everyday happenings—Chris Jukes has held on to this view of life despite the onslaught of adulthood and the trials of maturity. Her love of laughter and sense of the ridiculous are clearly demonstrated in her stories.

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Copyright © 2015 by Kerryn Jeffreys. 727613

ISBN:   Softcover       978-1-5144-4393-4

             EBook            978-1-5144-4392-7

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 01/07/2016

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Josiah sat on a tree branch, sadly wishing the day away. He watched three boys playing a game of football. He wished he could be as fast as Sam, could jump as high as Ronnie, or could kick the ball as far as Barry. He wished he could do anything at all that would make him special. Maybe then he