First Love: What Would You Give Up To Keep Yours?

by Yolanda Callegari Brooks

Amani Shephard is saved, seventeen, and the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter. However, this special position in the family comes with built-in pressures, especially since her sisters each strayed from their Christian upbringing. Her mother Olivia sees Amani as her last hope. Finally, she will have a daughter who "saves" herself for marriage. Then Amani meets Marley "Miracle Man" Jamison, a star college basketball player, who is also a Christian. As Amani falls deeper into the arena of young love, she spins a new world with Marley that threatens to overtake her until nothing else matters. When a family secret is revealed, her convictions are shaken and Amani is forced to uncover what she really believes. Unfortunately, her search for truth begins at a time when Marley is experiencing a shift in his views on abstinence. Amani must make the toughest decision of her Save it for marriage or just do it?

373 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2002

Reviews

[Sherrie]

This is a great book for teens. I really enjoy this book.