Tempo Change by Barbara Hall (Young Adult Fiction) New book- October 2009.Blanche Kelly's dad is a famous indie rock icon, but not many people at the private school she attends on scholarship know this. Her father left when she was in the first grade, and she can't quite forgive her mom for not understanding that an artist like her dad needs the time and space to connect to his muse.
When Blanche creates an all-girl rock band, their sound captures a wide audience and the band is invited to compete at the Coachella Music Festival. Blanche feels this could be the perfect time for a reunion with her father. Won't he be proud to hear her band? Won't he be happy to get to know his only daughter?
Author Barbara Hall sensitively explores the expectations between parents and teens, as well as the value of learning about your past to make your own future.
This wasn't a favorite but it was a decent book. I think the real reason I liked it so much is because the cover is so beautiful. (247 pgs)
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The Summer of Cotton Candy by Debbie Viguie (Young Adult Fiction)Sixteen-year-old Candace thinks her vacation is ruined when her father forces her to apply for a job at the local amusement park, but when she meets a mysterious 'Lone Ranger' there she finds love and learns the value of true faith and friendship.
Book 1 of the Sweet Season series. A great easy read for teens! Similar to Melody Carlson but much cleaner. Recommended. (209 pgs)
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The Host by Stephanie Meyer (Adult Fiction)Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.
Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.
Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves-Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.
WOW. This book was SO fantastic. (the cover is creepy though) I can't even begin to explain how wonderful it is. I would recommend this book for 16 year olds and up. View my book review website (link below) to see my whole review. (619 pgs)
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A Thousand Shall Fall by Bodie Thoene (Adult Fiction)The Shiloh Legacy series covers the lives of four young soldiers and their families through these great events: the end of World War I in France, the return of the soldiers to America, the Roaring Twenties, the stock-market crash, the resulting Great Depression, and the rebuilding of lives that must follow. Yet with all the racial, social, and cultural intolerance that marked the day--seemingly immovable mountains in the lives of these characters--God works through the tragedy, the laughter, the pain, the joy, the dramatic, and the ordinary to create a yearning in their hearts for a faith that moves mountains.
Book 2 of the Shiloh Legacy series. It was good, not a favorite. (425 pgs)
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The Blue Bottle Club by Penelope J. Stokes (Adult Fiction)In the wake of the depression of 1929, four friends gather in a cold, dusty attic on Christmas day to make a solemn pact. Our dreams for the future, they whisper, as they place tiny pieces of paper holding their life wishes into the blue, cabin-shaped bottle. Letitia dreams of marriage and children; Mary hopes to be a painter; Eleanor aspires to help those in need as a social worker; Adora longs to be a Broadway actress. Four girls, four dreams, and four futures sealed in a cobalt blue bottle. Sixty-five years later, local news reporter Brendan Delaney stumbles upon the bottle, discovering the most meaningful story of her career and possibly the meaning missing from her own life.
Another enjoyable book from Penelope J. Stokes. I liked 'The Amethyst Heart' better though. (342 pgs)
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