Unplugged

Chosen Girls #3

by Cheryl Crouch

The band lands a fantastic opportunity to travel to Russia, but the 'international tour' as they dub it, brings out Trinity's take-charge personality. Almost too confidently, she tries to control fundraising efforts and the tour to avoid another mess by Harmony. But cultural challenges, band member clashes, the intense touring schedule, and some messes of her own convince Trinity she's not really in charge after all. God is. And his plan includes changed lives, deepened faith, and improved relationships with her mom and friends.

144 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2009

About the author

Cheryl loves spending time with her husband and four children at their home, which is tucked into a patch of oak woods near Dallas, Texas.

Reviews

[Ynya · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t know, this book wasn’t that great. I felt like the Russian characters in this book were portrayed as one way, then acted another (stereotypical can’t speak fluent English, then all of a sudden perfect English at the end of the book). I just thought that was weird and poorly represented people who speak a different native language, and their able to speak English. Can we get rid of this in children’s and tween literature?

The main character was SOOOOO annoying and the second friends were more likable (Lamont, Mellow, Sasha) than the main character. She refused to listen to Sasha and got her behind embarrassed at a children’s choir concert. I think she deserved it, lol. There were subtle hints at Christianity throughout the book, so I thought that was fine. And the ending was nice.

But as a religious book aimed at 9-12 year olds, with the added elements of traveling to a foreign country, and main characters love for rock music, I STILL wouldn’t recommend this book. I thought I loved this book when I got it around 10 years old, but it just doesn’t hold up. I’m going to be 20 soon for context.