Then in a calm but firm voice, I say, “This is my life and I intend to
live it however I feel is right. So you better get used to it.” Now I’m
thinking perhaps that last line was uncalled for. But, sheesh, isn’t it the
truth?
Book: Diary of a Teenage Girl Series, Caitlin #2: It's My Life by Melody Carlson, Multnomah Publishers, 2001
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Target Audience: Girls 13-19
Subjects: Dating
Relationships, Sex, Family Relationships, Salvation, Friendship, Teen
Pregnancy, Anorexia
Summary: Does
being a Christian mean you just roll over and do what anyone else wants you do?
Does it mean you shouldn’t have any fun anymore? I mean, just because her best
friend is pregnant doesn’t mean Caitlin should sit around and be miserable with
her instead of going to the lake for the weekend or the mall for the afternoon.
And just because Josh is aroused by her appearance doesn’t mean she shouldn’t
be able to wear the brand new pink bikini she just bought. And just because her
parents think college is oh-so-great doesn’t mean she has to do that when she’s
thinking of doing missions right out of high school instead. Why can’t anyone
just let her live her life the way she wants to?
Notes: Becoming
me is the second in the Diary Of A Teenage Girl – Caitlin series. There are 4
separate series in the Diary Of A Teenage Girl sets. This one tells the story
of a girl growing up in a semi-Christian, at least religious, home. It starts
her story right in the middle of high school and leads her through quite a few
challenging situations. Through the course of the first book Caitlin finds out
more about Jesus Christ and is able to put her trust in Him for salvation. She
also makes some decisions about not having sex before marriage and not dating.
In this book Caitlin is now a senior in high school and ready to start making a
lot more independent decisions while there seem to be more and more demands on
her life. The biggest demand seems to be God Himself. So many times she is
tempted to let go of the promises she made to follow Him, abstain from sex
until marriage and not date. She’s not the only one facing trials though. One
friend is anorexic, one friend is pregnant, one friend has a dad that just
assumes his daughter will cook and clean for him leaving him to take no
responsibility for himself, two friends have mothers so bad it’s just not
healthy for them to live at home anymore, a classmate she is parenting with on
a school project is declaring himself an atheist. Caitlin has to learn how to
help and show God’s love without taking on responsibility for their problems
herself. Most of all it just shows an ordinary teenage girl facing things that
many many many other teenage girls face and shows how she learns to turn to
Christ to figure out how to deal with them. I highly recommend the five books
in the Caitlin set of the series.
Spiritual Content Recommendation Scale: 5/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
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