Lessons Learned at Summer Camp

by Colleen Wait

"Lessons Learned" is the story of a girls' Bible camp counselor who decides to tell her secret life story to a group of high schoolers. She feels God pressing on her to take off the mask, reveal the events that have haunted her since her youth, and to show the girls they are not alone in the problems they are faced with daily.

134 pages, Paperback

First published February 27, 2010

About the author

Colleen Wait is married with 4 children.Colleen grew up in Houston, Texas where she graduated from The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She has been very involved in her church's youth activities including children's musical, Daughter's of the King, SonQuest and various other youth events. She recently was involved in a local mission trip with her church's youth group. She is an avid reader, especially the classics and began writing short stories in elementary school. To date, Colleen has written and published 10 books available as e-book and paperback. Colleen also works as an editor and proofreader, and now publisher of 'Assurance, Stories of Faith' magazine.

Reviews

[Intoxicated by Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

First of all I want to thank Colleen Wait for asking me to review this book. I most likely never would have picked it up on my own and I am certainly glad I read it. I have a daughter who will be 9 in February and you can bet your bottom that I will be either making her read this story in 3-4 years or I will be reading it to her! I think that this is a great story for teenage girls to read. It could help to open their eyes and help them realize that their actions as teenagers will always affect them. Too many young girls now days think the way the girls in the beginning of this book thought...that they could do whatever they want and not have any consequences because they are just kids. That is not true by any means and I think that Colleen Wait did a wonderful job giving an example to show that you actions always have consequences no matter your age. The choices you make as a teen could very well haunt you as an adult.

[Lynxie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book felt like someone was preaching to me about God. That is really all there is to it. The story of Angel the main character is quite excessive, all negative things in her life seem to go too far and became unbelievable.

This might be a book you would give a religious young woman (13-15yrs) if you wanted to suggest she doesn't repeat Angel's mistakes.

All in all it was a bit of a let down for me and was too unbelievable.

Some things I noticed:
17% - 'If mother wasn't looking me (we) made out.'
20% - '...or lay on the cough (couch)...'
22% - '...full of unbelief (disbelief?)
23% - '...so I could spent (spend)
51% - '...I would do (go) out on...'
67% - 'I've got it al (all)...'
67% - 'His friends al (all) thought...'

NOTE: I receieved a copy of this book from the author in return for an honest review