Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of over two hundred books, several of them Christmas novellas from Revell, including her much-loved and bestselling book, The Christmas Bus.
She also writes many teen books, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series.
Melody was nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her books, including the Notes from a Spinning Planet series and Finding Alice, which is in production as a Lifetime Television movie. She and her husband serve on the Young Life adult committee in central Oregon.
I whizzed through these while I was laid up with the flu and my daughter was sleeping -- not half bad. I wouldn't mind reading the others. The girls are varied, with interesting personalities and the friendships are thrown together quirkily. It is refreshing that they live in a trailer park -- not every story need take place in Manhattan or LA (yes, I know, my personal bugaboo).
A fun book! I liked reading how the girls work together and how they hold each other accountable, even at ages 11-13!
This is a book I'd want my daughter to read, and I would have loved reading it when I was in elementary school. Reminds me of Babysitter's Club Little Sister. Karen, anyone?
I gave this book a five star because it is amazing! There is alot of drama in this book but its a good book about 4 girls who run into some problems but at the end they solve all of their problems. This book changed my life and it might change yours.