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The novel "When Joy Came Home to Stay" had very sad, happy, and confused moments throughout the story. Maggie Johnson was just in college when she got pregnant for her daughter Amanda Joy. She did not want to tell her parents that she was pregnant so she moved to live with Nancy and Dan Taylor, which were friends' of Maggie's family and decided to give the baby up for adoption. Maggie moved back to Cleveland, Ohio once she gave birth to her daughter.
Maggie had met Ben Stovall at a community church picnic while they were still in highscool. They started dating while they were both in college. The week before Maggie's school dance, Ben called and told her that he was not going to be able to attend because a close friend's, which happened to be his ex-girlfriend, mom had been in a bad wreck and killed. Ben had told Maggie that his ex-girlfriend and her family needed him there through the tough time. Maggie got upset, and evientually moved in with two friends. Maggie started dating......

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