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Ana, Christine, Riley, and Zoe have grown closer than ever over the past few months, but summer is over and it's time to put their friendship to the test. It's been a little over a year since Christine Lee's mom passed away in a tragic car accident. Now her dad is engaged to Candace--"The Bimbo"--and Christine couldn't be less thrilled. When her attitude starts to take a toll on her schoolwork, the administration forces her to attend counseling sessions. At least she gets to skip gym class! But with her father's wedding inching closer, Christine is growing even more bitter. To make matters worse, the Miracle Girls are beginning to drift apart. Christine's anger and the pressures of high school threaten to break the girls up when they need each other the most. Will they find a way to join together to help Christine come to terms with her mother's death . . . and her father's remarriage?… (more)
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If you didn’t happen to catch my review of The Miracle Girls, the first book in this wonderful YA Christian series… you may want to check that out first and then read about this AWESOME book!
I have just so much enjoyed reading both The Miracle Girls and Breaking Up Is Hard to Do. Both
The Bimbo isn’t quite as dumb as she looks. She is clever and really does try to blend her family with her fiance’s. Candace has a daughter, Emma, who is in the 7th grade. Emma really looks up to Christine and is falling in love with being her little sister. Speaking of which, this is the only part of the book that I couldn’t fully release my imagination to. I’ll explain why… I’ve got two of those 12 year old 7th graders. They are much more mature than how Emma was portrayed. And, it’s not just my 2… I know a lot of those 12-year-old-7th graders. I just truly feel that Emma’s character behaved more like a 10 year old than a 12 year old. But… that is the only issue that I had with the book and, again, it’s just because I’m surrounded by them. Besides that, I really loved the story and felt it was just as strong of a book as The Miracle Girls.
So… guess what’s coming up next? Miracle Girls #3: A Little Help From My Friends!!!! Oh, Yes-O-Ree! I’m excited.
On Sher’s “Out of Ten Scale:”
I loved the fact that Christine has to learn to open up about her great hurts, learn about relationships with boys, and find her way to rely on God more in this book. She’s got real issues that teenagers face and I think that this novel shows that there is a way to navigate through these hardships and trials in life. Parents are tough when you’re a teenager… you need them and yet they just suck! Your younger siblings are little pains in your tushie. And, boys will make those cheeks burn and your head spin. Despite all of these things, God will deliver you through safely and surround you with friends to protect you.
Anne and May get my applause, again, on a job well done. Like the first in the series, this book gets a my rating, genre: Fiction:YA/Christian, a 9 OUT OF 10. I would NOT HESITATE to share this series with tweens & teens alike. My twins both read The Miracle Girls in 1 day and loved it. They can’t wait to read and share this one!