Showing posts with label melody carlson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label melody carlson. Show all posts

Monday, April 5, 2010

diary of a Teenage girl




I recently read Diary of a Teenage Girl:Its my Life by Melody Carlson.

Caitlin 'O Conner has a lot on her plate.Her best friend,Beanie Jacobs is pregnant.She was very distant from her and super moody.So,Caitlin decides to befriend Jenny.Then something horrible happened to Beanie that made her forget everything.Beanie was walking a little boy to the local park and a bus was about to hit him.But she pushed him out of the way,getting hit herself.this caused her to loose her baby.Another emotional thing that happened was she went to Mexico to help the starving children.She felt really guilty when she did not want to touch the 'dump kids" that lived in garbage.When she got home,she decided to put together a fun to help them.And one last heartbreaking thing concerned Jenny.One day at lunch,Beanie pointed out that Jenny was abnormally skinny.And when she confronted her about it,she admitted to having a eating issue.Even then she still needed to go to to a special hospital that deals with eating disorders.In the process,she gave her heart to God!

These books are truly amazing!

Diary of a Teenage girl:Who I am review





I recently read Diary of a Teenage girl:Who I Am by Melody Carlson.


Caitlin is struggling with her commitment to God about not dating.She's also finding it hard not to tell others what to do in their personal lives.But it was mainly because she did not want her friends to get hurt.But on of her fellow classmates,Jewel,attempted suicide due to a break-up.Luckily,she the gunshot didn't kill her,there was still damage done.But,when Caitlin told her about Jesus,that seemed to make everything better!



These books really deal with real life issues that regular people like you and me deal with!You'll laugh and cry!

Friday, March 5, 2010

Diary of a teenage girl:Road Trip review



I recently read Diary of a Teenage Girl:Road by Melody Carlson.


Chloe's band,Redemption,is on tour.The record company even got them a HUGE tour bus.It took a little getting used to.But they got used to it.Everyone but Laura that is.As soon as they started opening up for the most popular Christian boy band,Iron Cross,she started taking sleeping pills.Even then,she seemed a little edgy.Later,Chloe found out Allie was taking Ritalin to calm her nerves.When she in the bathroom,she came about an empty bottle.She asked Allie if she had dumped it out sense she didn't like taking it.She said she didn't.Later,Laura confessed that she had been taking Allie's Ritalin and had even been buying it illegally.Laura was ashamed.When Redemption performed on live TV,she told the audience about it.This made Chloe's older brother,who was a drug addict,come home.When he and his dad got into a fight he left,though.To add to the drama,Laura's older sister was hospitalized from the use of meth.Naturally,Laura's mother had some second guesses about her daughter going on tour.After going back and forth,she let her go on tour after all!

To be continued....

Monday, March 1, 2010

Diary of a teenage girl:sold out review



I recently read Diary of a Teenage Girl:Sold Out by Melody
Carlson.

Chloe's life is going great!Her band,Redemption,is going great.There is even a new girl named,Marissa.Because she is new,Chloe decides to take her to the mall.That's when Chloe wittnessed her shoplift some thongs.She promised she would not do it again.So,she believed her.So,they took her to the mall once more.When they had their backs turned,Marissa stuffed a bunch of scarves in their packs.Luckily,the store owner saw her do it on the tape.They were mad at her,but they forgave us.Another exciting thing happened. A good friend of Redemption told them that he sent their demo CD to a friend who worked at a major record company and they liked them a lot.So,they flew out to Nashville to audition for a record deal.After a few obstacles,they got signed!!

To be continued....

A very uplifting read!