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How to Build a House
Harper Evans wants to help. She's always been passionate about the planet, but also desires to help people who live on it. So when her father suggests she spend the summer with Homes from the Heart, she jumps at the chance to help build a new house for a family in a Tennessee community devastated by a tornado. She feels a little guilty though because it's not just an opportunity for her to help; it's her chance to run away from her dad's divorce, stepsister's hostility and her boyfriend situation.
