Prayed Up

Perry Skky Jr. #4

by Stephanie Perry Moore

Prayed Up Book 4 Like many teenagers, Perry Skky Jr. has made some mistakes. Good thing God is always on his side. . . Now that he's taken his relationship with Savoy to the next level, Perry is having some major regrets--and all this anxiety is starting to affect his game. When he drops a pass during the season opener, the press has a field day and Perry is distraught. Quickly, things are put into perspective when, on the flight home, their plane has to make an emergency landing. Suddenly, Perry starts seeing things clearly. Admitting that he's let God and his team down, he makes a solemn vow to stay pure and give his all to the game. Unfortunately, it might already be too late. Savoy gives him dreadfully, unexpected news--and even if it all pans out, he doesn't see how things can ever be the same between them. Perry wishes he could rely on the wisdom of his friends, but they all seem to be caught up in some kind of trouble, too. Now he has only one choice if he wants to find peace and keep his unraveling world stay connected to God. Can he?

Genres: Christian Fiction, Christian, Sports

320 pages, Library Binding

First published March 1, 2008

About the author

STEPHANIE PERRY MOORE is the author of many Young Adult Christian fiction titles, including the Payton Skky series, the Laurel Shadrach series, the Perry Skky Jr. series, the Faith Thomas Novelzine series, the Carmen Browne series, and the Beta Gamma Pi series. She is also the co-editor for the impactful BibleZine, REAL. Mrs. Moore speaks with young people across the country, showing them how they can live life fully and do it God's way. Stephanie currently lives in the greater Atlanta area with her husband, Derrick, a former NFL player and author, and their three children. Visit her website at www.stephanieperrymoore.com.

Reviews

[Katrina Burchett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now that he's settling in at Georgia Tech Perry Skky Jr. wants to forget his past issues and do right. When it comes to football it's a good thing that he has a coach who believes in God, reminding him that he has help during the tough times. But when he isn't in game mode, there are too many distractions and he just can't seem to keep his eyes on Jesus. His renewed relationship with his girlfriend, Savoy, is solid one day and on shaky ground the next. As a star athlete he has alot of pressure to perform on the field and the academics aren't that easy either. And serious issues arise with his peers. With all of the drama in his life it's very important that he stays Prayed Up.
I have read Books 1-4 in this series and it seems each story talks quite a bit about how great Perry Skky Jr is. How everybody knows who he is because he was a football star in high school. How people see him as a guy who has it goin' on and can do no wrong as if he's perfect. If he wasn't setting them straight, letting them know that he has faults like everyone else, that his life isn't as great as everyone thinks, I probably wouldn't have read past Book 2 because, honestly, the whole "perfect" thing would have gotten on my nerves. But Stephanie Perry Moore did not create an unbelievably, perfect character. Perry is a kind-hearted, prayerful young man who wants to please God. He doesn't want people to always put him up on a pedestal and he even doubts his own abilities every now and then. And, yes, he does mess up. Like that committment to abstinence he made in Book 1, for instance. He seems to be having a bit of a problem sticking to that.
Like many Christians, Perry Skky Jr makes bad choices then goes to God telling the heavenly Father how he messed up and he seeks forgiveness, asking God to help him to do better - because he really does want to strengthen his relationship with the Lord - and then he messes up again. He's real, I like him and I enjoyed reading this book. I really want to know what's going to happen next in Perry's life, so I do plan to read Book 5.

[Funmbi]

This book was interesting. i connected with it because it was written in a language i understood. Perry is the star football player in highschool. with this comes all the perks, including the girls. this is a big strugggle for him because he is a christian and does not want to have sex yet. with all the temptations that come it is hard to resist. after th death of his friends and the breakup of him and his girlfriend he goes to college. when he comes back from college, because he and his ex are both mourning the succumb to temptation. he then meets a new gorl sayoy who he falls in love with. it turns out they are at the same school so now he has to deal with the pressure ofhaving a girl friend and being a freshman on the football team. when he survives a plane crash he starts to put everything in perspective and prays to the lord to help him find who he really is.

[Lance Joseph]

This story was ok it started off to slow for me though.I would have liked it to have more drama.But it had enough drama to hold my attention.

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[Toby · Rating 5 out of 5]

i like it because it shows the trials a young athlete must go threw. also how hard he fought to get recruited. also why he loves the game and that rerlates to me the most

[Keyondra · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was an ok book