I have spent the last month or so reading
The Miracle Girls
book series by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt, and have greatly enjoyed it. I was able to relate, cry, laugh, and grow while reading these teen novels. I am a high school student and all my other peers know that we girls do not have much time on our hands for reading, but the authors who wrote the this series knew this and made it really easy for me to fit the reading into my day. I even wanted to make extra time for these books, I enjoyed them so much. There were many good lessons on these pages, but you do have to be careful when it comes to relationships. This book supports dating as a teen, and not much 'saving your first kiss for you wedding day' is applied. If you are going to read these books, you must be mature in where you stand when it comes to those things, and if you are not sure where you are, just be careful. There is a much bigger percentage when it comes to being hurt through dating, and an even higher risk when we start dating at our age. Other than this, this book series is great. There are four books in the series, each book takes place during a school year. Since it's high school, book one takes place during the Freshman year, book two takes place during the Sophomore year, etc.
book one: "The Miracle Girls: A Novel" is about Ana, a freshman who has just moved and is having to adjust to many life changes. I could relate a lot to Ana, and that is what made the book for me. It is a slower read since we are being introduced to the Miracle Girls, a group of four high school students, who are all what you would call 'miracle babies'. You must read this book to fully enjoy the other three.
book two: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: A Miracle Girls Novel" is about Christine, one of the Miracle Girls. Her mother died in a crash about a year ago, and now her dad is engaged. This book was my favorite because it made me cry the hardest, and personally I thought it was the deepest story line. Needless to say it didn't take me long at all to read this book.
book three: "A Little Help from My Friends: A Miracle Girls Novel" is a book about Zoe, a red head who has a perfect home-life...or did. At the end of this book, shy Zoe has a backbone, and she is seeing love in her life again.
book four: "Love Will Keep Us Together: A Miracle Girls Novel" (CAME OUT THIS MONTH!) This book is about Riley. The fourth member of this group. It's senior year, and she is clueless. She has the brain to do whatever she wants, but that's just it, everyone around her seem to have a different dream for her and because of it she is blinded to what her dream is. She takes the tough road to finding herself, but she gets there with some good life lessons under her belt.
Thank you Miriam for contacting me, and Faith Words for allowing me to feature these awesome reads!
