About the Book:
She thought she’d left the summer behind . . .
This year should be the best of Sophie Ramsay’s life. She’s friends with all the right people, she’s a shoo-in for editor of the school newspaper, and she’s managed to turn the head of one of the hottest guys in school.
But something’s not quite right. Sophie has a secret–one she won’t be able to keep under wraps for much longer
About the Author:
Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of over two hundred books, several of them Christmas novellas from Revell, including her much-loved and bestselling book, The Christmas Bus. She also writes many teen books, including Just Another Girl, Anything but Normal, the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series. Melody was nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her books, including the Notes from a Spinning Planet series and Finding Alice, which is in production as a Lifetime Television movie. She and her husband serve on the Young Life adult committee in central Oregon. Visit Melody’s website at www.melodycarlson.com.
My Review:
I highly enjoyed reading this book and think that alot of young women, typically high schoolers, would both benefit and enjoy reading Sophie’s story. Melody Carlson has an awesome talent in writing stories that entertain ,as well as, teach powerful lessons of God’s love and His fogiveness.
Anything But Normal touches on a strong topic in today’s society among teenage girls(no details as I don’t want to give spoilers!). It also graces the subjects of judgement and friendship. Above all those, however, this story captures the fact that no one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes, but if we seek God’s redeeming love, we will be forgiven.
Through out this story, all the characters tugged at my heart, but Sophie was the one that drew me into the story the most. I laughed with her, cried with and for her, and prayed for her. This is most definitely a wonderfully written, 5 star young adult book that I recommend to all young women!
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*Available January 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.*
*A copy of this book was provided for review by Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group*
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