What if Paul did
get a good look at the reality that was and would always be “Sierra Jensen”?
What is she walked into that living room and this guy, who had captured her
heart through his words written in bold, black letters on 100 sheets of
onionskin paper, decided to walk away? Time seemed to freeze. “There’s only one
way to find out,” Sierra finally told her reflection. “It’s now or never.”
Book:Take My Hand (The Sierra Jensen Series #12)
by Robin Jones Gunn, Bethany House Publishers, 1999
by Robin Jones Gunn, Bethany House Publishers, 1999
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Target Audience: Girls 14-19
Subjects: Friendships, Relationships
with family, Dating relationships, Growing up
Summary: This is it. This is the day
Sierra has dreamed of for two years. But now that it’s here, everything seems
to go wrong. First her little brother accidentally smacks her in the face with
a can of root beer. Then her older sister gives her a full make over in an
attempt to hide the black eye. Then Granna Mae starts getting confused and sort
of hijacks Paul. And if that isn’t bad enough, when she finally does get some
time alone with Paul and those sweet dreams start coming true, he suddenly
pulls away leaving Sierra baffled and jumping to conclusions. Her response
leaves him jumping to conclusions. Soon the sweet dreams are more like a
nightmare. This growing up stuff isn’t all it’s cut out to be!
Notes: Sierra Jensen was introduced
in the last book of the Christy Miller series and this is the one of twelve
books about her story. Last in the Sierra Jensen series, Take My Hand has
Sierra’s family driving to California to take Sierra to college and celebrate
her sister’s engagement. Sierra thinks she’s ready for all the independence
coming her way. But when her visit with Paul suddenly turns negative she’s not
so sure she likes this after all. It’s a new step for Sierra, entering into a
real dating relationship. Her relationships with Drake and Randy were so short
and they didn’t hold her heart the way Paul does, there’s just no comparison.
Sierra’s tendency to rush into things without thinking them through gets her
into trouble again when she jumps to conclusions about Paul instead of
listening to what he has to say and letting him explain. She’s so eager to have
dreams come true that she doesn’t even give him a chance to explain himself.
However, the fun part about this book is that after 11 books of hoping Sierra
and Paul would finally get together, the author does give us a couple of
romantic moments between them and hope for their future relationship.
Spiritual Content
Recommendation Scale: 5/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
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