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Girls of 622 Harbor View #1-2
Girl Power
Written by bestselling author Melody Carlson.
Meet Morgan, Amy, Carlie, and Emily. They all live in the trailer park at 622 Harbor View in tiny Boscoe Bay, Oregon. Proximity made them friends, but a desire to make the world a better place---and a willingness to work at
it---keeps them together.
In the first book of this new series, Project: Girl Power,bullies knock Emily from her bike on her way home from school, so the girls start walking together because there's safety in numbers. With help from other people in the park,
they set out to beautify Harbor View.
In book two, Project: Mystery Bus, the girls begin summer by working to clean and restore their bus to use as a clubhouse. And thus begins the Rainbow Club.
In book three, Project: Rescue Chelsea, Carlie makes a new friend. Chelsea Landers lives in a mansion and isn't always very kind. Carlie would like a best friend, but will Chelsea fit in with her other friends?
In book four, Project: Take Charge, the girls decide to take action when they find out their town's only city park has been vandalized and may soon be turned into a parking lot.
MELODY CARLSON In sixth grade, Melody Carlson helped start a school newspaper called The BuccaNews (her school's mascot was a Buccaneer---argh!). As editor of this paper, she wrote most of the material herself, creating goofy phony bylines to hide the fact that the school newspaper was mostly a one-'man' show. She lives in Sisters, OR. Visit her at www.MelodyCarlson.com
Meet Morgan, Amy, Carlie, and Emily. They all live in the trailer park at 622 Harbor View in tiny Boscoe Bay, Oregon. Proximity made them friends, but a desire to make the world a better place---and a willingness to work at
it---keeps them together.
In the first book of this new series, Project: Girl Power,bullies knock Emily from her bike on her way home from school, so the girls start walking together because there's safety in numbers. With help from other people in the park,
they set out to beautify Harbor View.
In book two, Project: Mystery Bus, the girls begin summer by working to clean and restore their bus to use as a clubhouse. And thus begins the Rainbow Club.
In book three, Project: Rescue Chelsea, Carlie makes a new friend. Chelsea Landers lives in a mansion and isn't always very kind. Carlie would like a best friend, but will Chelsea fit in with her other friends?
In book four, Project: Take Charge, the girls decide to take action when they find out their town's only city park has been vandalized and may soon be turned into a parking lot.
MELODY CARLSON In sixth grade, Melody Carlson helped start a school newspaper called The BuccaNews (her school's mascot was a Buccaneer---argh!). As editor of this paper, she wrote most of the material herself, creating goofy phony bylines to hide the fact that the school newspaper was mostly a one-'man' show. She lives in Sisters, OR. Visit her at www.MelodyCarlson.com
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273 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 16, 2012
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About the author
Melody Carlson
418 books3,250 followersMelody 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.
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.
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October 4, 2017
About this book:
“Harbor View Was No Place for a Girl … Until Now
Meet Morgan, Amy, Carlie, and Emily, unlikely friends brought together when they come to live in the Harbor View Trailer Park. Discover what happens with these four friends join forces to make their world a better place.
Girl Power: When local bullies begin tormenting the girls, they decide to work together to transform and rejuvenate the trailer park—only to have their work destroyed. Together, the girls must find the courage and means to transform their lives.
Mystery Bus: The girls’ trailer park renovations are rewarded when the landlord gives them an old, abandoned bus to fix up and use as a clubhouse. It seems like a simple project, until the girls uncover long-hidden mysteries involving old records, dusty books, and a private journal filled with secrets that someone at Harbor View does not want revealed.”
Series: A collection novel of the first two books in the “Girls of 622 Harbor View” series.
Spiritual Content- 2 Corinthians 4:18 at the beginning; A Scripture is mentioned & talked about; A few Prayers; Church going, sermons, & skits about those from the Bible; Talks about God, praying, churches, & church going; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Christians; Mentions of inviting Jesus into your heart; Mentions of Bibles & Bible reading; Mentions of churches, church going, going to Mass, sermons, & pastors; Mentions of blessings; A few mentions of church denominations; A couple mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of the Christian group, the Newsboys;
*Note: A few mentions of when Emily’s dad would call her a jinx & bad luck (she wonders if it’s true); A couple mentions of atheists & other religions; A mention of a ghost.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘duh’, a ‘moron’, three ‘dumb’s, three ‘idiot’s, four forms of ‘crud’, and sixteen ‘stupid’s; Some sass, sarcasm, & eye rolling; Some friendship bickering; Dealing with bullies/gangs and their rude/mean comments, threats, & actions (up to semi-detailed); Accusing & Jumping to conclusions; Mentions of one of the girl’s abusive (and alcoholic) father who would hit her mother & running away from him (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of injuries & blood/bleeding (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of bullies/thugs, gangs, threats, & their mean/rude comments and actions; Mentions of wars, fighting, & deaths; Mentions of murdering someone (but not really); Mentions of a possibly death; Mentions of drinking & an alcoholic/drunk; Mentions of vandalism, vandals, & graffiti; Mentions of tattling; A few mentions of stealing & burglars; A few mentions of foul-play; A couple mentions of an ax-murder; A couple mentions of violence; A couple mentions of lies & lying; A couple mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of nightmares; A mention of a felon; A mention of a wife leaving her family; A mention of profanity;
*Note: Mentions of celebrities (Elton John and Oprah); Mentions of SpongeBob SquarePants; A few mentions of TV shows (The Addams Family and Antiques Road Show); A couple mentions of car brands; A mention of a werewolf.
Sexual Content- three ‘hot’s; Mentions of a teen guy having a lot of female admirers; A mention of (not) doing an obscene sandcastle; A mention of a date;
*Note: A couple mentions of one of the girls wearing a two-piece bathing suit (but also that she has the figure of an 8 year old, so it doesn’t seem so risqué).
-Morgan, age 12-13 -Amy, age 11
-Emily, age 12 -Carlie, age 12
P.O.V. switches between them
261 pages
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Pre Teens- Two Stars (and a half)
New Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
{Add a ½ star for girls in Public School.}
In all honestly, I didn’t have high hopes for this book, but it turns out that I actually enjoyed it! I really love that the four main girls are diverse, but also very real in their backgrounds, thoughts, and actions. {For those wondering: Morgan is African-American, Emily is Caucasian, Amy is Vietnamese, and Carlie is Hispanic.} Since these books were originally published in 2007, a few parts did feel a bit dated, but it wasn’t noticeable enough to take away from the story.
I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series and am happy to know about another Christian Fiction series with diverse characters. :)
Link to review:
https://booksforchristiangirls.blogsp...
*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.
“Harbor View Was No Place for a Girl … Until Now
Meet Morgan, Amy, Carlie, and Emily, unlikely friends brought together when they come to live in the Harbor View Trailer Park. Discover what happens with these four friends join forces to make their world a better place.
Girl Power: When local bullies begin tormenting the girls, they decide to work together to transform and rejuvenate the trailer park—only to have their work destroyed. Together, the girls must find the courage and means to transform their lives.
Mystery Bus: The girls’ trailer park renovations are rewarded when the landlord gives them an old, abandoned bus to fix up and use as a clubhouse. It seems like a simple project, until the girls uncover long-hidden mysteries involving old records, dusty books, and a private journal filled with secrets that someone at Harbor View does not want revealed.”
Series: A collection novel of the first two books in the “Girls of 622 Harbor View” series.
Spiritual Content- 2 Corinthians 4:18 at the beginning; A Scripture is mentioned & talked about; A few Prayers; Church going, sermons, & skits about those from the Bible; Talks about God, praying, churches, & church going; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Christians; Mentions of inviting Jesus into your heart; Mentions of Bibles & Bible reading; Mentions of churches, church going, going to Mass, sermons, & pastors; Mentions of blessings; A few mentions of church denominations; A couple mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of the Christian group, the Newsboys;
*Note: A few mentions of when Emily’s dad would call her a jinx & bad luck (she wonders if it’s true); A couple mentions of atheists & other religions; A mention of a ghost.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘duh’, a ‘moron’, three ‘dumb’s, three ‘idiot’s, four forms of ‘crud’, and sixteen ‘stupid’s; Some sass, sarcasm, & eye rolling; Some friendship bickering; Dealing with bullies/gangs and their rude/mean comments, threats, & actions (up to semi-detailed); Accusing & Jumping to conclusions; Mentions of one of the girl’s abusive (and alcoholic) father who would hit her mother & running away from him (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of injuries & blood/bleeding (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of bullies/thugs, gangs, threats, & their mean/rude comments and actions; Mentions of wars, fighting, & deaths; Mentions of murdering someone (but not really); Mentions of a possibly death; Mentions of drinking & an alcoholic/drunk; Mentions of vandalism, vandals, & graffiti; Mentions of tattling; A few mentions of stealing & burglars; A few mentions of foul-play; A couple mentions of an ax-murder; A couple mentions of violence; A couple mentions of lies & lying; A couple mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of nightmares; A mention of a felon; A mention of a wife leaving her family; A mention of profanity;
*Note: Mentions of celebrities (Elton John and Oprah); Mentions of SpongeBob SquarePants; A few mentions of TV shows (The Addams Family and Antiques Road Show); A couple mentions of car brands; A mention of a werewolf.
Sexual Content- three ‘hot’s; Mentions of a teen guy having a lot of female admirers; A mention of (not) doing an obscene sandcastle; A mention of a date;
*Note: A couple mentions of one of the girls wearing a two-piece bathing suit (but also that she has the figure of an 8 year old, so it doesn’t seem so risqué).
-Morgan, age 12-13 -Amy, age 11
-Emily, age 12 -Carlie, age 12
P.O.V. switches between them
261 pages
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- Two Stars (and a half)
New Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
{Add a ½ star for girls in Public School.}
In all honestly, I didn’t have high hopes for this book, but it turns out that I actually enjoyed it! I really love that the four main girls are diverse, but also very real in their backgrounds, thoughts, and actions. {For those wondering: Morgan is African-American, Emily is Caucasian, Amy is Vietnamese, and Carlie is Hispanic.} Since these books were originally published in 2007, a few parts did feel a bit dated, but it wasn’t noticeable enough to take away from the story.
I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series and am happy to know about another Christian Fiction series with diverse characters. :)
Link to review:
https://booksforchristiangirls.blogsp...
*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.
February 15, 2024
As a Christian this book was both encouraging and helpful. I enjoyed reading how some of the girls came to faith. I also enjoyed the Power of friendship this book really tells us about. I think this book was very good and I highly recommend it.
July 16, 2012
This contains the first two books in the "Girls of Harbor View" series. I didn't know that when I picked this up at the library, I just saw new Melody Carlson books and grabbed them immediately. The library had four of these books with two books in each, so I have the whole series to read.
The two stories in this one were really cute. These are written for a younger audience than her usual books, but I thought they were sweet and fun.
The two stories in this one were really cute. These are written for a younger audience than her usual books, but I thought they were sweet and fun.
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