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      <title>Summer Promise by Robin Jones Gunn</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601424044&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781601424044&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601424044&quot;&gt;Summer Promise&lt;/a&gt; Book 1 in the Christy Miller Series&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=74963&quot;&gt;Robin Jones Gunn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 171 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Friendship | &lt;b&gt;$5.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-60142-404-4 (1-60142-404-3)&lt;p&gt;From a Wisconsin farm to a California beach, from a measly allowance to unlimited shopping sprees, from an uncomplicated life to a highly sophisticated one. These are the head-spinning changes that lead to Christy Miller's...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Summer Promise&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As 14-year-old Christy leaves her family's Wisconisn farm to spend the summer&amp;nbsp;at her wealthy aunt and uncle's beach home in Newport, she realizes this could be the best season of her life. She's full of hope that surfer Todd will like her; the beach crowd will accept her; and she can become like her gorgeous new friend, Alissa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the summer doesn't unfold as Christy hoped; she discovers this season also holds heartache. Todd wavers between Christy and another girl; 16-year-old Shawn dies in a drug-related surfing accident-and the police want to know how Christy was involved; Alissa discloses that her sophistication hides a painful past.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Through it all, will Christy keep her promise to her parents not to do anything she'll regret? Or will she do anything to get Todd, to be accepted, to force&amp;nbsp;her summer to give her everything it promised?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-06-21T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>Departures by Robin Jones Gunn</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601423467&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781601423467&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601423467&quot;&gt;Departures&lt;/a&gt; Two Rediscovered Stories of Christy Miller and Sierra Jensen&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=74963&quot;&gt;Robin Jones Gunn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 208 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Girls &amp; Women; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-60142-346-7 (1-60142-346-2)&lt;p&gt;Christy Miller and Sierra Jensen cross paths on their way to summer vacations that reveal what a gift it is to have a true Forever Friend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Now Boarding at Gate 10&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;After her high school graduation, still aching from Todd&amp;rsquo;s departure, Christy joins her family on a trip to Wisconsin to visit relatives. While there, she reunites with Matthew, an old friend from junior high. When Matthew starts to show a romantic interest in Christy, she realizes this summer vacation could change everything she thought her future would be.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;In the Event of a Water Landing&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;Fifteen-year-old Sierra Jensen can&amp;rsquo;t wait to spend her summer vacation with her friend Jana at a pristine lake in Montana. But when they arrive, it becomes clear that Jana&amp;rsquo;s only interest is acquiring a boyfriend. Sierra just wants to hang out with the guys as friends, but Jana turns every encounter into a possible romantic relationship. As their friendship begins to suffer, Sierra wonders if it&amp;rsquo;s possible to find a Forever Friend who will listen to you, laugh with you, and keep your confidences.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-05-03T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>Departures by Robin Jones Gunn</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601423474&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781601423474&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601423474&quot;&gt;Departures&lt;/a&gt; Two Rediscovered Stories of Christy Miller and Sierra Jensen&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=74963&quot;&gt;Robin Jones Gunn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 208 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Girls &amp; Women; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-60142-347-4 (1-60142-347-0)&lt;p&gt;Christy Miller and Sierra Jensen cross paths on their way to summer vacations that reveal what a gift it is to have a true Forever Friend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Now Boarding at Gate 10&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;After her high school graduation, still aching from Todd&amp;rsquo;s departure, Christy joins her family on a trip to Wisconsin to visit relatives. While there, she reunites with Matthew, an old friend from junior high. When Matthew starts to show a romantic interest in Christy, she realizes this summer vacation could change everything she thought her future would be.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;In the Event of a Water Landing&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;Fifteen-year-old Sierra Jensen can&amp;rsquo;t wait to spend her summer vacation with her friend Jana at a pristine lake in Montana. But when they arrive, it becomes clear that Jana&amp;rsquo;s only interest is acquiring a boyfriend. Sierra just wants to hang out with the guys as friends, but Jana turns every encounter into a possible romantic relationship. As their friendship begins to suffer, Sierra wonders if it&amp;rsquo;s possible to find a Forever Friend who will listen to you, laugh with you, and keep your confidences.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-05-03T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>Becoming Me by Melody Carlson</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781588601032&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781588601032&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781588601032&quot;&gt;Becoming Me&lt;/a&gt; Becoming Me by Caitlin O'Connor&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt; | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Social Issues; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Peer Pressure; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-58860-103-2 (1-58860-103-X)&lt;p&gt;In the fictional Diary of a Teenage Girl, sixteen-year-old Caitlin O'Conner reveals the inner workings of a girl caught between childhood and womanhood ... an empty life without Christ and a meaningful one with Him. Through Caitlin's candid journal entries we see her grapple with such universal teen issues as peer pressure, loyalty, conflict with parents, the longing for a boyfriend, and her own spirituality. Readers will laugh and cry with Caitlin as she struggles toward self-discovery and understanding God's plan for her life. And they'll be deeply moved by her surprising commitment regarding dating.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2010-07-07T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>Sold Out by Melody Carlson</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564405&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307564405&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564405&quot;&gt;Sold Out&lt;/a&gt; Diary Number 6&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 288 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Friendship; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Values &amp; Virtues | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-56440-5 (0-307-56440-1)&lt;p&gt;Chloe Miller and her fellow band members must sort out their lives as they become a hit in the local community. Accustomed only to being scorned and marginalized, Chloe suddenly has to decide who her real friends are, and who's just along for the ride. Now her generosity gets her in more trouble than ever. And all too soon after a talent scout from Nashville discovers the trio, their explosive musical ministry begins to encounter conflicts with family and school. Exhilarated yet frustrated, Chloe puts her dream in God's hand and prays for Him to work out the details.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2010-06-09T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>A Not-So-Simple Life by Melody Carlson</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307498984&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307498984&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307498984&quot;&gt;A Not-So-Simple Life&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 256 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions &amp; Feelings; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-49898-4 (0-307-49898-0)&lt;p&gt;Fifteen-year-old Maya Stark seems to have it all&amp;#8211;fame, fortune, a Beverly Hills lifestyle, and an eighties pop star dad who&amp;#8217;s making a comeback. But looks can be deceiving, and on the inside, Maya is miserable. Her parents are divorced, her dad is away on tour, and being biracial, she struggles with her identity. Then, to make matters worse, her mother has returned to using drugs and is quickly depleting their finances. In a plan to become emancipated from her messed-up mom, Maya takes a job on Rodeo Drive. Selling designer clothes compromises Maya&amp;#8217;s earth-friendly &amp;#8220;green girl&amp;#8221; values, but she is desperate.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just when Maya thinks she&amp;#8217;s got it all worked out, her life caves in. Her mom &amp;#8220;embezzles&amp;#8221; Maya&amp;#8217;s savings and is later arrested on DUI and cocaine possession charges and is facing jail time. With nowhere to live, Maya is sent to spend the summer with her relatives. In the collision of two very different worlds, Maya must figure out where she fits in&amp;#8211;or does she fit in at all?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2010-06-02T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>My Name Is Chloe by Melody Carlson</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564689&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307564689&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564689&quot;&gt;My Name Is Chloe&lt;/a&gt; Diary Number 5&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 288 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Values &amp; Virtues; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Emotions &amp; Feelings; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-56468-9 (0-307-56468-1)&lt;p&gt;Chloe, Josh Miller's younger sister, is a free spirit with funky clothes and dramatic hair. She struggles with her own identity, classmates, parents, boys, and -- her biggest question -- whether or not God is for real. But this unconventional high school freshman definitely doesn't hold back when she meets Him in a big, personal way. Refusing to change her image to fit into the &quot;stereotypical Christian preppy mold,&quot; Chloe expresses God's love and grace through the girl band she forms, Redemption. In her development as a musician and performer, tender-hearted Chloe will learn tough lessons about following God, her heart, and her dreams.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2010-01-27T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>Face the Music by Melody Carlson</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307563941&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307563941&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307563941&quot;&gt;Face the Music&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 288 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Values &amp; Virtues; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Death &amp; Dying | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-56394-1 (0-307-56394-4)&lt;p&gt;Redemption has made it to the bestseller chart, but what Chloe and the girls need most is some downtime to sift through the usual high school stress with grades, friends, guys, and the prom. Chloe struggles to recover from a serious crush on the band leader of Iron Cross. Then, just as an unexpected romance catches Redemption by surprise, Caitlin O'Conner - whose relationship with Josh is taking on a new dimension - joins the tour as their chaperone. Chloe's wild ride only speeds up, and this one-of-a-kind musician faces the fact that life may never be normal again.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Monday, June 13 &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;prepare my heart for the storm / keep me safe, keep me warm / heap those bags, around my heart / build that wall, before it starts / pile them up, and pile them high / keep me safe, keep me dry / before the waves come rushing in / Lord, please, make me strong again &lt;/i&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chloe, Allie, and Laura split their time between &amp;ldquo;normal&amp;rdquo; high school life&amp;mdash;going to classes, attending prom&amp;mdash;and touring as Redemption, a rising new Christian band. When Allie&amp;rsquo;s mom needs to bow out of their summer tour, Caitlin O&amp;rsquo;Conner fills in as chaperone.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And a good thing, too. Caitlin is the perfect person to have around as Chloe&amp;rsquo;s feelings for the handsome lead singer of Iron Cross continue to grow. Amid a grueling concert schedule, Chloe realizes that attraction is a powerful and even dangerous force. But when death hits close to home, Chloe&amp;rsquo;s heart is slammed by another emotion: guilt.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In good times and bad, with blessing and temptation, and especially when things spin out of control, trusting God is the challenge. &amp;rsquo;Cause there comes a time when we all have to face the music. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Story Behind the Book&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chloe and her band, &lt;i&gt;Redemption, &lt;/i&gt;are being given amazing opportunities, but with it comes the responsibility of serving God wholeheartedly. In this book, perhaps more than the others in the &lt;i&gt;Diary &lt;/i&gt;series, Chloe begins to grasp what sort of ministry (not just a music career) that God is calling her to. As an author, I travel a similar road. I am constantly weighing my &quot;art/craft&quot; against what God is pressing on my heart to write, while striving to be authentic and uncompromising.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2009-11-18T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>What Matters Most by Melody Carlson</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601421197&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781601421197&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601421197&quot;&gt;What Matters Most&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 256 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions &amp; Feelings; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Values &amp; Virtues | &lt;b&gt;$13.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-60142-119-7 (1-60142-119-2)&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Maya&amp;#8217;s Green Tip for the Day: Recycled fashion is one of the most fun ways to go green. A pair of jeans could be transformed into a denim skirt. A sweater into a vest. A bunch of old ties into a dress. A blanket into a poncho. Accessorize it in new way&amp;#8211;with beads, buttons, appliqu&amp;#233;s, buckles, stencils, or ribbons&amp;#8230;your imagination is only the limit. (65 words)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sixteen-year-old Maya Stark has a lot to sort through. She could graduate from high school early if she wants to. She&amp;#8217;s considering it, especially when popular cheerleader Vanessa Hartman decides to make her life miserable&amp;#8211;and Maya&amp;#8217;s ex-boyfriend Dominic gets the wrong idea about everything.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To complicate matters even more, Maya&amp;#8217;s mother will be released from prison soon, and she&amp;#8217;ll want Maya to live with her again. That&amp;#8217;s a disaster waiting to happen. And when Maya plays her dad&amp;#8217;s old acoustic guitar in front of an audience, she discovers talents and opportunities she never expected. Faced with new options, Maya must choose between a &amp;#8220;normal&amp;#8221; life and a glamorous one. Ultimately, she has to figure out what matters most.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2009-09-15T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>What Matters Most by Melody Carlson</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601422552&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781601422552&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601422552&quot;&gt;What Matters Most&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 256 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions &amp; Feelings; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Values &amp; Virtues | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-60142-255-2 (1-60142-255-5)&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Maya&amp;#8217;s Green Tip for the Day: Recycled fashion is one of the most fun ways to go green. A pair of jeans could be transformed into a denim skirt. A sweater into a vest. A bunch of old ties into a dress. A blanket into a poncho. Accessorize it in new way&amp;#8211;with beads, buttons, appliqu&amp;#233;s, buckles, stencils, or ribbons&amp;#8230;your imagination is only the limit. (65 words)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sixteen-year-old Maya Stark has a lot to sort through. She could graduate from high school early if she wants to. She&amp;#8217;s considering it, especially when popular cheerleader Vanessa Hartman decides to make her life miserable&amp;#8211;and Maya&amp;#8217;s ex-boyfriend Dominic gets the wrong idea about everything.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To complicate matters even more, Maya&amp;#8217;s mother will be released from prison soon, and she&amp;#8217;ll want Maya to live with her again. That&amp;#8217;s a disaster waiting to happen. And when Maya plays her dad&amp;#8217;s old acoustic guitar in front of an audience, she discovers talents and opportunities she never expected. Faced with new options, Maya must choose between a &amp;#8220;normal&amp;#8221; life and a glamorous one. Ultimately, she has to figure out what matters most.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2009-09-15T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>It's a Green Thing by Melody Carlson</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601422637" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601422637&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781601422637&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601422637&quot;&gt;It's a Green Thing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 256 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions &amp; Feelings; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Values &amp; Virtues | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-60142-263-7 (1-60142-263-6)&lt;p&gt;For the first time that she can remember, Maya Stark is beginning to feel like a &amp;#8220;normal&amp;#8221; teenager. Even with her mother in jail for drug possession and her pop-star father away on his comeback tour, Maya&amp;#8217;s new life with her uncle Allen and cousin Kim is coming together. Summer vacation&amp;#8217;s just beginning, and with a new job, a new boyfriend, and a new car (hybrid, of course), things are finally starting to look up.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But that doesn&amp;#8217;t mean life is about to get any easier. Maya&amp;#8217;s still devoted to living Green, and her uncle offers her a Green column in his newspaper. With the opportunity to make a difference in the town&amp;#8217;s attitude toward the environment, Maya wonders how this fits with her newfound commitment to Christ. And if she can really consider herself a Christian when her feelings toward a fellow youth group member are anything but loving&amp;#8230;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2009-04-21T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>It's a Green Thing by Melody Carlson</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601421180" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601421180&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781601421180&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601421180&quot;&gt;It's a Green Thing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 256 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Emotions &amp; Feelings; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Values &amp; Virtues | &lt;b&gt;$12.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-60142-118-0 (1-60142-118-4)&lt;p&gt;For the first time that she can remember, Maya Stark is beginning to feel like a &amp;#8220;normal&amp;#8221; teenager. Even with her mother in jail for drug possession and her pop-star father away on his comeback tour, Maya&amp;#8217;s new life with her uncle Allen and cousin Kim is coming together. Summer vacation&amp;#8217;s just beginning, and with a new job, a new boyfriend, and a new car (hybrid, of course), things are finally starting to look up.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But that doesn&amp;#8217;t mean life is about to get any easier. Maya&amp;#8217;s still devoted to living Green, and her uncle offers her a Green column in his newspaper. With the opportunity to make a difference in the town&amp;#8217;s attitude toward the environment, Maya wonders how this fits with her newfound commitment to Christ. And if she can really consider herself a Christian when her feelings toward a fellow youth group member are anything but loving&amp;#8230;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2009-02-17T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>I Do by Melody Carlson</title>
      <author>
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      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307563613" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307563613&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307563613&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307563613&quot;&gt;I Do&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 272 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Values &amp; Virtues; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Marriage &amp; Divorce; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-56361-3 (0-307-56361-8)&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Saturday, October 22 &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;i&gt;My life changed today. It&amp;rsquo;s as if I got up this  morning as one person and will go to bed as someone else. Okay, maybe it&amp;rsquo;s not THAT  drastic. But I&amp;rsquo;m so excited I&amp;rsquo;m not sure I&amp;rsquo;ll ever go to sleep tonight. &lt;u&gt;Josh Miller  asked me to marry him!&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; First she &amp;ldquo;kissed dating goodbye.&amp;rdquo; Now, several years later,  Caitlin O&amp;rsquo;Conner is getting married&amp;ndash;to the guy she&amp;rsquo;s loved all along, Josh Miller!  It&amp;rsquo;s her senior year of college, and she has seven months to plan her wedding...but  according to Josh&amp;rsquo;s mom, that&amp;rsquo;s not enough time.  &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Meanwhile, Caitlin&amp;rsquo;s roommate,  Liz, has ditched her to move in with a boyfriend. Her new roommate and old friend,  Jenny, is toying with anorexia again, and just when Caitlin needs her most, Beanie  heads off to a New York City design school. On top of all this,&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;an issue from Josh&amp;rsquo; s past rocks Caitlin&amp;rsquo;s emotions. Can she handle it all?  &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; True to form, Caitlin  is more concerned with following God than having the perfect wedding. But it &lt;i&gt;is&lt;/i&gt; her  big day. Can Caitlin have a lovely ceremony without spending a small fortune? Will  she remember it&amp;rsquo;s the marriage&amp;ndash;and not the wedding&amp;ndash;that lasts forever?  &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Story Behind  the Book&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;My teenage years remain vivid in my mind. It was a turbulent time full  of sharp contrasts&amp;ndash; love and hate, pain and pleasure, trust and doubt. Then, just  as I reached my peak of questioning, rebelling, and seeking, I found God. And I found  Him in a really big way! My life turned completely around and has, thankfully, never  turned back. Hopefully this story will touch and change hearts&amp;ndash;speaking to teen girls  right where they live, reminding readers that God is alive and well and ready to  be intimately involved in their lives right now! Caitlin provides a very positive  role model for girls. And her wedding is a great way to teach them about the things  that really matter in life&amp;ndash;their relationship with God and their willingness to be  used by Him.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2009-02-04T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>It's My Life by Melody Carlson</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564849" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564849&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307564849&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564849&quot;&gt;It's My Life&lt;/a&gt; Diary Number 2&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 256 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Emotions &amp; Feelings; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Values &amp; Virtues | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-56484-9 (0-307-56484-3)&lt;p&gt;In this emotional sequel to Diary of a Teenage Girl, Caitlin O'Conner faces new trials as she grows in her faith and strives to maintain the recent commitments she's made to God. As a new believer, Caitlin begins her summer job and makes preparations for a Mexico mission trip with her church youth group. Torn between new spiritual directions and loyalty to Beanie, her best friend (now pregnant), Caitlin searches out her personal values on friendship, romance, dating, life goals, and key relationships with God and family. Tough choices threaten her progress, and her year climaxes in her realization that maturity sometimes means life-impacting decisions must be made ... by faith alone.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2009-02-04T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>On My Own by Melody Carlson</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564856&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307564856&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564856&quot;&gt;On My Own&lt;/a&gt; Diary Number 4&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 272 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Social Issues; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Values &amp; Virtues | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-56485-6 (0-307-56485-1)&lt;p&gt;University life isn't what Caitlin expected. Her roommate Liz is hostile to her faith -- tormenting her with raunchy music and sleazy boyfriends. Worst of all, suddenly Caitlin doesn't understand herself anymore. Why has she regressed to being the shy, insecure girl she was in junior high? She doesn't even fit in with her new Christian fellowship group! Caitlin tries not to envy Josh and her friends at Christian colleges, but suddenly all she has are questions and few answers. In the story of Caitlin O'Conner's soul, this frustrating year is the most significant one yet, as the homesick freshman eventually remembers there is one companion she can always trust.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2009-02-04T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Who I Am by Melody Carlson</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564979" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564979&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307564979&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307564979&quot;&gt;Who I Am&lt;/a&gt; Diary Number 3&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 256 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Social Issues; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Prejudice &amp; Racism | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-56497-9 (0-307-56497-5)&lt;p&gt;It's challenging enough to be a normal high school senior -- but Caitlin O'Conner has a host of new difficulties to deal with in the third book of Melody Carlson's widely popular and fascinating teen series. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Time is critical to help the orphans in Mexico, missions-minded Caitlin believes, but Mom and Dad are set on her attending college. Meanwhile, her relationship with Josh takes on a serious tone via e-mail -- threatening her commitment to &amp;quot;kiss dating goodbye.&amp;quot; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When Beanie begins dating an African-American, Caitlin's concern over dating seems to be misread as racism. One thing is obvious: God is at work through this dynamic girl in very real but puzzling ways. A soul-stretching time of racial reconciliation at school and within her church helps her discover God's will as never before.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2009-02-04T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Falling Up by Melody Carlson</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307562999" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307562999&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307562999&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307562999&quot;&gt;Falling Up&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 272 pages | Multnomah Books | Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Dating &amp; Sex; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Pregnancy; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-56299-9 (0-307-56299-9)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Answer Girl Has a Zillion Questions. And Zero Answers &lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kim Peterson, the Just Ask Jamie &amp;ldquo;answer girl&amp;rdquo; is about plum out of them. As if losing her mother to cancer wasn&amp;rsquo;t enough, the hits just keep coming. Now living with Kim and her father, her aunt and cousin bicker nonstop. Dating Matthew is about as unpredictable as can be. Her dad&amp;rsquo;s out of a job. Her prayers go unanswered. And her best friend Natalie loses her virginity to Benjamin O&amp;rsquo;Conner, Caitlin&amp;rsquo;s brother! And&amp;mdash;p.s.&amp;mdash;now she&amp;rsquo;s pregnant! When the world turns upside down, and Kim is about to fall apart, can she perhaps fall up? Straight into the arms of the One who loves her through the madness of life? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Friday, June 7  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I&amp;rsquo;m having a serious meltdown here. It&amp;rsquo;s like I&amp;rsquo;m unable to reason, I can&amp;rsquo;t think straight, and I can&amp;rsquo;t get my feelings under control. Even my prayers are pathetic, just hopeless cries for help, with no faith involved. I&amp;rsquo;m a mess.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How much stress can a girl take? Kim Peterson&amp;rsquo;s mom has just died. Her visiting relatives bicker constantly. Her dad is lost in a fog of grief. Her boyfriend, Matthew, can&amp;rsquo;t decide what to do after graduation. And Kim&amp;rsquo;s best friend Nat just can&amp;rsquo;t seem to get over being dumped by Ben O&amp;rsquo;Conner, Caitlin&amp;rsquo;s younger brother.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than anything, Kim wishes her mom were here to tell her everything&amp;rsquo;s going to be okay. But that&amp;rsquo;s not going to happen. When Kim reaches the breaking point, her dad sends her off to her grandmother&amp;rsquo;s house in small-town Florida, where she&amp;rsquo;s able to slow down, feed the gators, and realize that she&amp;rsquo;s not indispensable...only God is! And instead of falling apart, she can fall up...into His arms.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Reader&amp;rsquo;s guide included &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Story Behind the Book&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;ldquo;My teenage years remain vivid in my mind. It was a turbulent time full of sharp contrasts&amp;mdash;love and hate, pain and pleasure, trust and doubt. Then, just as I reached my peak of questioning, rebelling, and seeking, I found God. And I found Him in a really big way! My life turned completely around and has, thankfully, never turned back. Hopefully this story will touch and change hearts&amp;mdash;speaking to teen girls right where they live, reminding readers that God is alive and well and ready to be intimately involved in their lives right now!&amp;rdquo;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;mdash;Melody Carlson&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2009-01-16T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Notes from a Spinning Planet--Mexico by Melody Carlson</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307499295&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307499295&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307499295&quot;&gt;Notes from a Spinning Planet--Mexico&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=34956&quot;&gt;Melody Carlson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt; | WaterBrook Press | Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - People &amp; Places; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Friendship; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Christian - Relationships | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-49929-5 (0-307-49929-4)&lt;p&gt;Madison Chase&amp;#8217;s holiday break is drawing to a close and she&amp;#8217;s eager to leave the gray Washington winter and join her Aunt Sid on a warm vacation to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Maddie is pleasantly surprised when her good friend Ryan McIntire shows up to enjoy the trip with them, and she looks forward to spending time with him. But when Ryan runs into his high school crush, the beautiful Shelby Wagner, Maddie&amp;#8217;s jealousy threatens to spoil their sun-drenched days.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Unsure of her relationship with Ryan, Maddie distracts herself by befriending a local girl, Francesca Tarrago, who is both intelligent and hardworking but lives in deep poverty. As Maddie does what she can to help Francesca, she discovers a secret that Shelby has been keeping from all of them. Can Maddie put aside her conflicted feelings and love Shelby enough to help her? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This third book in the Notes from a Spinning Planet series invites young women to the romantic beaches of Mexico to explore a love deeper than simple affection and the meaning of true sacrifice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2009-01-16T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>Notes from a Spinning Planet--Papua New Guinea by Melody Carlson</title>
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      <updated>2008-12-24T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>A Not-So-Simple Life by Melody Carlson</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
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      <updated>2008-07-15T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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