Reviewed by Marta Morrison for TeensReadToo.com
Cheri just moved from a small town in Nebraska to the big city. Her mother died from cancer two years ago and Cheri is at loose ends. She misses her friends and isn't getting along with her dad all too well.
There is a girl at school who has found out that Cheri is a virgin and is trying to get her hooked up. Cheri doesn't know what to believe.
Then in walks her neighbor, a wonderful grandmotherly-type person who leads Cheri to God. Cheri's world changes, and even though there are still times of trouble, life makes a dramatic turn for the better.
I enjoyed the story a lot but had a hard time with some of the beliefs the author had, even though I am a practicing Christian. It is heavy on fundamental faith values. Some of the dialogue is not very realistic, but the struggles that the characters are dealing with are very real - whether you are a Christian or not.
I got caught up with the story and even if you don't believe all that the characters do, you can come away with a good story and start deciding on what you believe about sex, dealing with death, rape, and teenage pregnancy.
Cheri just moved from a small town in Nebraska to the big city. Her mother died from cancer two years ago and Cheri is at loose ends. She misses her friends and isn't getting along with her dad all too well.
There is a girl at school who has found out that Cheri is a virgin and is trying to get her hooked up. Cheri doesn't know what to believe.
Then in walks her neighbor, a wonderful grandmotherly-type person who leads Cheri to God. Cheri's world changes, and even though there are still times of trouble, life makes a dramatic turn for the better.
I enjoyed the story a lot but had a hard time with some of the beliefs the author had, even though I am a practicing Christian. It is heavy on fundamental faith values. Some of the dialogue is not very realistic, but the struggles that the characters are dealing with are very real - whether you are a Christian or not.
I got caught up with the story and even if you don't believe all that the characters do, you can come away with a good story and start deciding on what you believe about sex, dealing with death, rape, and teenage pregnancy.
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