The Assignment introduces all seven of the kiddos in Anna's circle of friends. The story begins on the last day of second grade and ends at the end of an enjoyable and eventful summer vacation.  The chapters in this book are written from the perspective of each of the friends and how they respond to one another based on their own motivational gift.

For example: In chapter 7, Jesse’s gift of service is evident as his family moves to a farm in the country where there is plenty for him to do to help his parents, such as taking care of the many animals. There’s Irma the cow and Buster, her calf, who is only a week old, lots of chickens, Queenie the goose, who loves swimming on the lake and laying eggs, and the newest additions, Mimi and Dodi, two white goats. And we cannot forget about Gino the frog.

In each of the eight action-filled chapters, the reader will get an overview of one of the gifts in a fun story. The most common comment I have received from parents is that their children are able to identify with the character(s) in the story that most resembles themselves and their gift as they read The Assignment.

Book # 1 The Assignment
Meet all of Anna's Friends $9.95 

At the end of second grade, Mr. Henderson, Anna's teacher, gives his students an assignment to do over summer vacation, but he promises it will be fun! However, Anna is not pleased having to do homework when she should be having fun!

When she learns about the plight of the local animal shelter and that it may have to close down for lack of funds, and that some of the animals might have to be put down, her mind begins to spin with ideas about how to help save the shelter.

When the children return from summer vacation, Anna is eager with excitement to turn in her assignment to Mr. Henderson. He reviews each one of them and decides that Anna’s project to save the Praston Animal Shelter is the best. He uses her project to enable the students to use their own God-given gifts to help Anna.

Along with Miss Stella, the owner of the shelter, Anna uses her leadership skills to plan a beauty contest for animals to raise money to save the shelter and, most importantly, the dogs. Since facilitation (leadership) is Anna’s gift, we will discover how a child with this gift is motivated when they read Anna's Friends Save the Animal Shelter.

Book # 2 Anna's Friends Save the Animal Shelter
For those who are animal lovers $9.95 

On the way to Sunday school, Maria (who has the gift of giving) notices a little girl playing hopscotch on the sidewalk. Though the little girl seems happy, she's only wearing flip-flops, shorts, and a t-shirt. When the little girl notices Maria looking at her, she runs away.

Just as Maria's momma pulls up to the curb in front of the church, she notices Anna, so quickly gets out of the car, and follows her friend to class. The bible lesson that morning is about giving to the least of these. Maria’s gift of giving kicks in causing her to learn the meaning of the Sunday school lesson in an unusual way.

In The Hayride, there are a great deal of activities going on such as the Fall Festival, an annual event that gets the town buzzing, a pumpkin carving contest, the annual Hayride, and more. Maria and Anna go to the Fall Festival together with the expectations of winning the pumpkin carving contest and eating lots of cotton candy.

When Thanksgiving Day arrives, Maria's momma hosts a large get together for the family. To her surprise, the doorbell rings and an unexpected guest joins them.

Book # 3 The Hayride
Maria Gets a Surprise $9.95 

Hiro is a text book example of a child with the gift of exhortation. You will cheer at his dedication to his role as Tiny Tim Cratchit in the classic play, A Christmas Carol. Not long before the opening night, the grumpy school nurse, Mrs. Weaver, gives Hiro a real scare when she tells him he can’t perform in the play, but that does not keep this little boy from his need to be the center of attention.

Hiro brought his wooden crutch to school every day for the few weeks before the play so he could practice limping like Tiny Tim, the boy in the Christmas play. Hiro swung his overly full backpack across his narrow shoulders and put the small wooden crutch under his arm. “God bless us everyone!” he shouted spreading good cheer to his friends by practicing the most important line of the play.

His carefree and comical character keeps Hiro's friends laughing in stitches, but one of his pranks nearly backfires—Hiro is taught a lesson he will never forget. Even exhorters experience times when they too need encouragement. Sadness happens in Hiro’s family and Anna’s friends rally to encourage him as he works through the sad and trying ordeal.

Book #4 Hiro Plays Tiny Tim
A Christmas Story to Remember $9.95 

In Sarah Learns a Lesson, the reader will discover the attributes of the motivational gift of teaching! Some of the traits are like those who have the gift of exhortation; however, they are quite different.

This is a delightful story about how Sarah uses her gift by creating a three-week book-a-thon for her class to encourage them to read more. She inspires the owner of the Green Tree Bookstore to create a Kid’s Corner, so they will have a fun place to read.

However, on her journey to help establish the Kid’s Corner, Sarah leaves out her family and friends during times when lasting memories could be made. As Anna tells us, "Sarah likes to read and do research so much that she doesn’t take a lot of time playing with us. When we cannot find her at home, we can always find her at the library. It’s like her second home."

A record-breaking snowstorm forces the rambunctious girl to consider her priorities when her younger brother becomes terribly ill. She learns her lesson well: that time with family is important.

Book #5 Sarah Learns a Lesson
She learns the value of friendship $9.95 

The Delaney family decides that moving to the country would be good for them, especially Jesse. He was anxious because his mother was expecting twins in six weeks. He even helped her name them: Logan and Lilly Mae.

When their move-in day finally comes, Anna and her friends help them settle in their new farmhouse. And because Jesse had been so helpful through it all, there is a huge, gigantic, wonderful surprise waiting for him. Jesse discovers that his pet goats, Mimi and Dodi, are also going to be parents. He welcomes Skiddle Bee and Sirius to his family of pets.

Farm life affords Jesse the wonders of interacting with and caring for animals like Mimi and Dodi and their twin goats born just after they move; Gino the frog; and a calf named Buster.
 
The little family begins to unexpectedly grow with the addition of some geese and chickens and Jesse's responsibilities grow as well. This heart-warming story is sure to touch your soul, and your children will thoroughly enjoy it, especially those with the gift of service who are most always animal lovers.

Book #6 Jesse Can't Say No
His family moves to a new farm $9.95 

Cayden had roller skated by her neighbor's house, Mrs. Jules, for a year, but had no idea who the little Indian lady was, until one day when she fell on the sidewalk and skinned her knees in front of her house.
 

Mrs. Jules is an old lady, eighty-five (quite cantankerous) that never wears shoes,

and she does not like any of the kids in the neighborhood, except Cayden. She

is the only one that Mrs. Jules lets come up on her porch or into her house.

Cayden has a magical way of helping old people.

Even the thick cobwebs and a spider named Spike that filled the corners on Mrs. Jules'

porch, a spooky room with a light on, and a creaky rocking chair that looked to

be falling apart, was no enough to keep Cayden from wanting to know more about

her mysterious neighbor.
 

Cayden is the only one of Anna’s Friends that can unlock a half-century secret that Mrs.

Jules has been hiding. Her persistence to make the little lady happy pays off when she gets her friends to help fix and clean their house. In the process, Cayden learns the reason for Mrs. Jules’ broken heart. Her gift of mercy ignites her desire to heal her friend.

Book #7 Cayden and Mrs. Jules
Her best friend is not who she thinks $9.95 

When Daniel's mother becomes ill with a life-threatening sickness, she sends him and his younger brother to Florida to live with their father for the rest of the school year until she is finished with her medical treatments. But Anna is not happy about losing her friend, even for just a summer. She has been Daniel’s next-door neighbor as long as they have been alive, and she just doesn’t know what to do without him.

It's hard for Daniel to adjust to the new school. One day he hears someone behind him saying, “Hey, Blondie.” Daniel stood at Miss Wallaby’s’ desk waiting for her to turn around so he could give her his new student papers. “Blondie, hey you, new kid!” the voice said again. It turned out that the voice was that of a girl, one of the most well-known bullies.

Finally, the year ends, and Daniel moves back home during the summer just before fourth grade starts, but things are not the same. Anna notices how much her friend has changed. Conflicts arise and Daniel really makes Anna mad!

Strong emotion and fun surprises that only Anna can bring to a trying relationship make this story one that will touch the heart of not only kids, but moms and dads too. In this book we learn that even children must learn to manage life's adversities.

Book #8 Daniel Moves Away
Anna experiences a real trial when her friend leaves $9.95 

I have often heard parents wonder, Why does my child get along with some children really well, and others not so well, and why do others barely speak ten sentences in a day while others are boisterous or flamboyant? Moreover, why is this important? Here is a good example: Sally tends to be rebellious and head strong. This is a common trait of a child that has a motivational gift of facilitation (leadership support). They are not rebelling; they are simply created to lead.

In Discover Your Child's Motivational Gifts, you will learn why your children respond to life the way they do; why they get along with some children quite well and others not so well; why some barely speak 10 sentences in a day and others are boisterous or flamboyant. This guide will help you understand why your children gravitate toward certain vocations. And you will discover that just because they came from their parent’s egg and sperm, they may not necessarily be a carbon copy of the two.

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