God*s Will
Based on a True Story

A Book Review of God's Will By Matthew John Echan As I read this book my mind went back to not teenage years, for the book is set near Piedmont, Missouri, on the St. Francis River, where there are memories of canoeing, skinny dipping, swimming, and passing many a summer day; and the memory of having to......more

Based on a true story, Matthew John Echan’s novel God’s Will is the story of Sam Snyder, a fourteen year old boy, who is admitted into a reform school in Missouri by his adoptive mother. Sam is initially led to believe that he is being taken to his godfather’s farm for some quality time. When he lea......more

This book is hauntingly accurate. I was there. Matt tells an all familiar tale to me in this book, one that is woven into almost every fiber of my being. The crazy thing, as I was reading it, I was re-living it. I could smell the food cooking in the kitchen, I could hear the door latch and lock behi......more

This story was wild.........more