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About this book:
“Holly Meredith has the perfect summer
planned. Her dad has asked her to stay with him in California for a few weeks,
and Holly is super excited. She's looking forward to getting to know her dad
better, and she knows this is the perfect opportunity to witness to him about
God's love. Besides, this will be a great way to try to forget about Jared, her
two-timing first crush. The problem is that no one wants Holly to go-not her
mom or her younger sister or her best friend, Andie. Holly's summer dreams seem
to be disappearing, and she's really bummed that she'll be stuck in boring
Dressel Hills for another summer, putting up with her mom's bossy new boyfriend
and his constantly sick kid. But when a family emergency sends Holly's mom to
Denver, Holly feels worse than ever. What will become of the summer now?”
Series: Book #2 in the “Holly’s Heart” series. (review of
Book #1 Here!)
Spiritual Content- A few Scriptures are read, mentioned, quoted, & prayed; Talks
about God & talking to Him; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Prayers
(Holly does what she calls “selfish prayers” but sees that’s wrong and starts
praying for those who need it); Mentions of God, Jesus, & forgiveness; Mentions
of prayers, praying, & blessings over food; Mentions
of churches, church going, Sunday school, youth group, a church choir, hymns, &
pastors; Mentions of Christians & someone not being one; Mentions of witnessing
to others; A few mentions of God’s creation; A couple mentions of reading
devotionals; A mention of a blessing.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘stupid’ and two ‘dumb’s; Some eye rolling & sass; Holly has rude
& mean thoughts about a young child who’s sick because of who his dad is (*Spoiler*
but is very ashamed of herself when she finds out he has cancer *End of
Spoiler*); Many mentions of Holly’s parents’ divorce & Holly now getting to
re-know her dad after he left (barely-above-not-detailed); Holly talks back to
her mom & can be sass to her; Mentions of throwing up due to a medicine (*Spoiler*
cancer *End of Spoiler*); A couple mentions of someone dying from cancer; A couple
mentions of a man that could have been a serial killer or a bank robber (he is
neither); A couple mentions of eavesdropping; A mention of blackmail;
*Note: Mentions of going to Disneyland & characters; A few
mentions of brand names (Stove Top, CorningWare, & Nike); A couple mentions
of McDonald’s; A mention of a car brand.
Sexual Content- When her fingers touch a boy’s, Holly gets a
strange, giddy feeling; Butterflies & Blushes; Holly is a bit boy crazy; Holly’s
mom has started dating and Holly is uncomfortable with it; Mentions of dates,
dating, break-ups, & boyfriends/girlfriends; Mentions of a boy from the first book that almost ruined Holly & Andie’s friendship (they haven’t
forgiven him and are pretty rude to him); Mentions of Holly & Andie not
being allowed to date; Mentions of boys, cute boys, & crushes; Mentions of a
two-timer & flirting; A few mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of blushes;
A couple mentions of kisses & kissing;
*Note: Holly
says that no boy showed interested in her before Jared (she figured it was
because she is “as flat as Kansas and skinnier than the Oklahoma panhandle”);
Holly & Andie discuss that Holly is developing/blossoming & that it
could happen soon (becoming a woman); A few mentions of curves & other
girls’ figures.
-Holly Meredith, age 13
1st person P.O.V. of Holly
144 pages
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Pre Teens- 
New Teens- 
Early High School Teens- 
Older High School Teens- 
My personal Rating- 
{Add a full star for girls in Public
or Private school.}
While I found this book to be more enjoyable than the first book in this series, this book still deals with boys and Holly’s attitude. I’m
not satisfied by the ending, really, because of her attitude and how things
were dealt with, but hopefully there will be better character develop in the
next book.
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this
author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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