Review: The Cooper Kids
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2012
Silver Springs, Montana is the setting for the Silver Springs Settlers Series following the Civil War and Silver Springs Contemporary Series about the modern families. "The Cooper Kids" completes the multi-generational saga. In "Running Out of Time" reporter Jason Green finds the story of a lifetime in Kim Cooper's fight to survive childhood leukemia. "Waiting to be Found" reintroduces Kim at age 23 as a published author. Jason returns as a bitter, disallusioned editor and part-time community college creative writing instructor. Jason's cynical attitude runs head-on into Kim's stronger will "to not allow that miserable man ruin her life or derail her career." Kim's love not only salvages Jason, but wins custody of Jason's son, Alex.Three orphans, Logan, Jessie and Ethan Hunter make "The Long Journey Home." Stories told by their deceased grandfather lead them to run away from the abusive Hansens, the foster home in Boise, Idaho. In Montana, the Hunter property is owned now by Joe Cooper, DVM. Joe finds the children living in the old sagging cabin and takes them into his home and care. Caroline Frost, an Idaho social worker in charge of the Hunter children, tracks them to Silver Springs. When Joe hears that Idaho Child Welfare is planning to separate the children, he decides to ask for custody of the children in Montana. When Caroline is devastated to learn the father in the Idaho foster home was fondling Jessie, she supports Joe's request to keep the children. Joe is the ideal parent, except he needs a wife. Caroline solves that problem by asking Joe to marry her. The road to building a family is not quick nor easy. With the Hunter children secure, Caroline pursues the allegations of child sexual abuse against Mr. Hansen. A determined Caroline locates a prior victim providing the irrevocable truth about Arthur Hansen.