| Title: | New Girl In Town | Author First Name: | Nancy | Author Last Name: | Rue | Co-Author First Name: | | Co-Author Last Name: | | Series: | 'Nama Beach High | Series #: | 1 | Publisher: | Zondervan | ISBN: | 0310243998 | Genre: | Realistic | Sub Genre: | None | Target Gender: | Females | Target Age: | 14 and up | Issue: Death: | None | Issue: Lifestyle: | None | Issue: Physical: | None | Issue: Relationships: | Immediate Family | Issue: Religion: | Christianity | Issue: Self Image: | Depression | Issue: Spiritual: | Identity in Christ | Summary: | Laura Duffy will not survive. It's just not going to happen. She has lost control. She has been plopped out of her life and moved somewhere else. Her sister's health problems are getting worse. Laura is responsible to watch her all the time. She can't find any friends, can't get involved in any groups, can't do anything in this new place. And God? He stayed back in Missouri. He's not there, not listening, not helping. When Laura begiins meeting with the school counselor and joins a group of other girls struggling with various issues, she thinks things may turn around. But it just gets worse. Laura isn't strong enough to handle all this. | Extra Notes: | 'Nama Beach High is a series about a young girl in high school who goes from being a control freak to a Jesus freak. She learns to let go and surrender control to God. A mysterious secret admirder leaves notes and gifts in her locker pointing her towards what God wants her to do. She's always in the midst of some situation that is way out of her control, but when she gains faith in Christ, she does her best to surrender to Him. As with so many of Nancy Rue's other books, the 'Nama Beach High series targets big issues for teen girls and does so in a very realistic, yet encouraging manner. | Reviewer: | J:-)mi | Recommendation Scale: | 5 |
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