This book is about a young girl named Much Afraid. She lives in the Valley of humiliation. She is crippled. She works for the Shepherd. The Shepherd tells her to go up the mountains to the high places. She has many challeges that she must face. Such as going into the Desert of Despair. When she gets to the high places she must give up her heart of human love. She does and gets to live with the shepherd. In the end of the book, Much Afraid decides to go back to the Valley of Humiliation, and save her family. This book is great. Anyone who is searching for something inside of themselves should read this book. You get to know the charactors on a first hand basis, and you feel that you have succeeded when the character does. The book revolves around Christian ideals, but anyone looking for something would get something out of this book.
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