| Title: | Summer Promise | Author First Name: | Robin Jones | Author Last Name: | Gunn | Co-Author First Name: | | Co-Author Last Name: | | Series: | Christy Miller Series | Series #: | 1 | Publisher: | Focus on the Family | ISBN: | 0929608135 | Genre: | Realistic | Sub Genre: | None | Target Gender: | Females | Target Age: | 13-15 | Issue: Death: | None | Issue: Lifestyle: | None | Issue: Physical: | None | Issue: Relationships: | Dating/Courtships | Issue: Religion: | Salvation | Issue: Self Image: | None | Issue: Spiritual: | | Summary: | Meet Christy Miller, a young girl with a summer full of promise ahead of her. She'll be staying with a wealthy aunt & uncle. Her aunt desires to see that Christy gets the best of everything: new clothes, new hair style, friends, anything she wants. What what does she want? Can her new friends help her figure that out? There's the boy with the screaming silver-blue eyes, there's the beautiful girl who seems so experienced with guys, there's the surfer only too ready to accept what girls offer, there's the quieter girl who seems interested in the same guy as Christy. Who does she listen to? And where does God fit into all of this? | Extra Notes: | Summer Promise is the first of a whole bunch of books connected to Christy. It begins with the 12 book Christy Miller series. Then Robin Jones Gunn wrote a series about a friend of Christy's. There's there's the 3 book college years series about Christy, then the 3 book college years series about another of her friends. Even her Glenbrooke series is based off of characters and places connected to Christy. Christy's story isn't rushed, Robin Jones Gunn takes her through the years facing everything from friendships to boyfriends, to college choices, to career decisions. Also note that the most recent release of the series combines books into a few volumes. Due to this, they can still be found on the shelves of the bookstores despite the age of the original publications. | Reviewer: | | Recommendation Scale: | 4 |
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