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Real TV #1
Changing Faces
Dive into Wendy Lawton's newest teen fiction series based on the reality television craze called Real TV - Real Transformations . In Changing Fa ces, Olivia O'Donnell wins a total fashion makeover on the hot, new reality TV show of the same name. After her whirlwind trip to Hollywood, she comes home sporting a polished, uptown look. As she deals with her over-committed schedule and the changed attitude of those around her, she has to face the fact that her polish is only skin deep.
- GenresTeenYoung Adult
224 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2004
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About the author
Wendy Lawton
24 books28 followersWendy Lawton, award-winning writer, sculptor, and doll designer, founded the Lawton Doll Company in 1979.
Lawton is a long-time lover of classic Christian literature. She has written eight books in her young adult Daughters of the Faith series. These books were followed by a series of four teen books and a nonfiction adult book. She won the 1999 Writer of the Year Award at the Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference. She also won the famous Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for the intentional worst first line of a novel in the Children’s Literature category.
Lawton received an honorary Doctor of Arts and Letters degree on January 18, 2004, from Wilmington College, located in New Castle, Delaware.
She and Keith, her husband of 30 years, are the parents of three. They reside in Hilmar, California, where they farm 30 acres of almonds and care for two dogs, an aged goose, and five elderly cats.
Lawton is the Vice President of Books and Such Literary Management. See their website here.
Lawton is a long-time lover of classic Christian literature. She has written eight books in her young adult Daughters of the Faith series. These books were followed by a series of four teen books and a nonfiction adult book. She won the 1999 Writer of the Year Award at the Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference. She also won the famous Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for the intentional worst first line of a novel in the Children’s Literature category.
Lawton received an honorary Doctor of Arts and Letters degree on January 18, 2004, from Wilmington College, located in New Castle, Delaware.
She and Keith, her husband of 30 years, are the parents of three. They reside in Hilmar, California, where they farm 30 acres of almonds and care for two dogs, an aged goose, and five elderly cats.
Lawton is the Vice President of Books and Such Literary Management. See their website here.
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September 7, 2015
About this book:
“Senior year = one word: STRESS.
Stressed to the max in her senior year, Olivia O’Donnell fills every spare moment of her week with frenetic activity. Aiming to be valedictorian, homework is top on her priority list, but she always manages to find time to watch Changing Faces with her best friend since kindergarten, Jane Broga—at least it used to be always. Lately, Olivia is so consumed by her day planner checklists that the most important people in her life are somehow getting inched out of her harried schedule. To make matters worse, Jane strikes up a friendship with Olivia’s longtime archenemy, Aubrey Ainsley. Will Olivia hit a breaking point when she unexpectedly starts volunteering at a homeless shelter in order to clinch the valedictorian spot? Can she learn to have compassion for others who don’t seem to try as hard as she does? And when Changing Faces comes into her life, will it drive a wedge between Olivia and Jane or draw them close again?”
Series: Book #1 (of four) in the “Real TV” series.
Spiritual Content- Many Prayers; Quite a few Scriptures are quoted, mentioned & discussed; Talks about God & gifts; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Many talks about having a quiet time with the Lord; Youth group & mentions of sermons/talks; Mentions of Church going.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘crud’, a ‘drat’, two ‘dumb’s, two ‘idiot’s, three ‘sheesh’s, seven ‘stupid’s; Many mentions of cancer (semi-detailed); Mentions of abusive situations; Mentions of illegal dealings.
Sexual Content- two forms of ‘hot’ when referring to how someone looks; Mentions of crushes & crushing; Aubrey flirts & is a boy magnet.
*Note: Mention of skintight clothing & curves.
-Olivia O’Donnell, age 17
P.O.V. of Olivia
219 pages
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Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- Two Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Four Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
These past couple of days, I re-read this series as my first reviews (dating back to two years ago this month!) were on the old rating system. My opinion of the series didn’t really change; but I think I enjoyed this one a bit more because I totally get the stressing thing now. ;) I do wish it was a bit longer and didn’t end so quick.
Link to review:
http://booksforchristiangirls.blogspo...
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
“Senior year = one word: STRESS.
Stressed to the max in her senior year, Olivia O’Donnell fills every spare moment of her week with frenetic activity. Aiming to be valedictorian, homework is top on her priority list, but she always manages to find time to watch Changing Faces with her best friend since kindergarten, Jane Broga—at least it used to be always. Lately, Olivia is so consumed by her day planner checklists that the most important people in her life are somehow getting inched out of her harried schedule. To make matters worse, Jane strikes up a friendship with Olivia’s longtime archenemy, Aubrey Ainsley. Will Olivia hit a breaking point when she unexpectedly starts volunteering at a homeless shelter in order to clinch the valedictorian spot? Can she learn to have compassion for others who don’t seem to try as hard as she does? And when Changing Faces comes into her life, will it drive a wedge between Olivia and Jane or draw them close again?”
Series: Book #1 (of four) in the “Real TV” series.
Spiritual Content- Many Prayers; Quite a few Scriptures are quoted, mentioned & discussed; Talks about God & gifts; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Many talks about having a quiet time with the Lord; Youth group & mentions of sermons/talks; Mentions of Church going.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘crud’, a ‘drat’, two ‘dumb’s, two ‘idiot’s, three ‘sheesh’s, seven ‘stupid’s; Many mentions of cancer (semi-detailed); Mentions of abusive situations; Mentions of illegal dealings.
Sexual Content- two forms of ‘hot’ when referring to how someone looks; Mentions of crushes & crushing; Aubrey flirts & is a boy magnet.
*Note: Mention of skintight clothing & curves.
-Olivia O’Donnell, age 17
P.O.V. of Olivia
219 pages
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- Two Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Four Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
These past couple of days, I re-read this series as my first reviews (dating back to two years ago this month!) were on the old rating system. My opinion of the series didn’t really change; but I think I enjoyed this one a bit more because I totally get the stressing thing now. ;) I do wish it was a bit longer and didn’t end so quick.
Link to review:
http://booksforchristiangirls.blogspo...
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
July 26, 2011
Christian fiction involving a type A teen overly caught up in her day planner and with her sights set on valedictorian. She volunteers for a shelter, needing this for her transcript, but also gets caught up in a popular reality TV show specializing in makeovers. Not bad. The writing is a bit awkward in spots, and it has the usual predictability found in teen Christian fiction.
June 6, 2009
Changing Faces is a adventures book about when times get hard and what you can do to settle them...........Also, it is about friendship and how it will always last in life:)
March 5, 2012
Couldn't get into it. Stopped about 80 pgs in.
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