The Prom Queen by Melody Carlson Reviewed by: Jennifer Roman Genre: YA, Christian Publisher: Baker Publishing Publication Date: January 15, 2013 After watching an inspirational television show, “regular girl” Megan decides to do something to step out of her comfort zone: she will run for Prom Queen. Her older sister Belinda was crowned Prom Queen...
River’s Call by Melody Carlson Reviewed by: Jennifer Roman Genre: chick lit, Christian Publisher: Abingdon Press Publication Date: February 2012 Anna is the mother of college-age Lauren in the Pacific Northwest at the end of the 1950s. When Lauren calls home and tells her mother how sick she is, Anna convinces Lauren to come home...
The Jerk Magnet by Melody Carlson Reviewed by: Sydney Genre: YA Publisher: Revell Books Publication Date: January 1, 2012 The Jerk Magnet is book one in the series Life at Kingston High. Chelsea Martin is a plan Jane until her future stepmother gives her a makeover from the loser to the hottest girl in school....
If the Make-A-Wish Foundation was going to grant a wish for you, what would you ask for? Eighteen-year-old Bethany Bridgewater asked to meet Melody Carlson, her favorite author. The two recently spent the day together at Carlson’s home in Sisters, Oregon. “I was blown away when Make-A-Wish foundation contacted me about Bethany,” said Carlson. “I...
The Jerk Magnet by Melody Carlson Reviewed by: Jennifer S. Roman Genre: Young Adult, Christian, Publisher: Baker Publishing Group Publication Date: January 1, 2012 Chelsea Martin, shy bookish junior in high school, gets the shock of her life when her father tells her that he not only is engaged to be remarried, but also that...
Holiday time can be such a mixed bag for some people. The smell of peppermint cocoa can stir up sweet cozy memories of Christmases past for some…and pain and depression for others. And what about the expectation level that seems to escalate in December? Whether it’s looking forward to a picture-perfect Christmas…or just hoping a...
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Have you even wondered why some teens are drawn toward things like Ouija boards or psychics? Or why séances are still popular at sleepovers? Does it just have to do with Halloween and that spine-chilling need for a good scare? Or could it be something more? And, as a Christian, should you be concerned? Those...
Premiere by Melody Carlson Reviewed by Lara M. Van Hulzen Genre: Teen Fiction Publisher: Zondervan Publish Date: 2010 Paige and Erin Forrester are sisters, but could not be more different. Paige is a fashionista who loves attention and drama while Erin goes to Television and Film school at UCLA and prefers to be behind the...
Another one of my very favorite authors, Melody Carlson is responsible for other great Christian chick lit titles like Limelight, A Mile in My FlipFlops and These Boots Weren’t Made for Walking. Her Carter House Girls series may be YA (young adult), but I still love it. The characters are sweet and the situations they...
Three Weddings and a Bar Mitzvah, by Melody Carlson from David C. Cook on Vimeo. AND NOW…THE FIRST CHAPTER:
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