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Holly's Heart #6
Second-Best Friend
Holly's best friend has a pen pal visiting from Austria. And to make things worse, she has to give up her precious cat. Holly needs a lesson in overcoming jealousy--before she ruins all her friendships!
149 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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Beverly Lewis
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Beverly Lewis, raised in Pennsylvania Amish country and both a schoolteacher and an accomplished musician, has been an award-winning author for over a dozen years. Her acclaimed novel, The Preacher's Daughter, was a 2006 Quill Book Award finalist in the romance category. Her books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including USA Today and The New York Times. She and her husband, David, live in Colorado."
Beverly Lewis, raised in Pennsylvania Amish country and both a schoolteacher and an accomplished musician, has been an award-winning author for over a dozen years. Her acclaimed novel, The Preacher's Daughter, was a 2006 Quill Book Award finalist in the romance category. Her books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including USA Today and The New York Times. She and her husband, David, live in Colorado."
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June 13, 2022
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“Holly's best friend has a pen pal visiting from Austria. And to make things worse, she has to give up her precious cat. Holly needs a lesson in overcoming jealousy--before she ruins all her friendships!”
Series: Book #6 in the “Holly’s Heart” series. Reviews of Book #1 Here! Book #2 Here! #3 Here, #4 Here, and #5 Here!
Spiritual Content- A Scripture is read; Prayers & Blessings over food; Talks about God & praying; Some ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Church going, youth group, & a message/sermon; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying, answered prayers, & blessings over food; Mentions of churches, church going, services, a hymnal, & church offerings; Mentions of missionaries, sponsor kids, & giving to them (Holly struggles with buying expensive ski gear when there’s starving children in the world); Mentions of a (fictional) Christian pop singer; A couple mentions of Heaven; A couple mentions of a Bible study; A mention of a devotional; A mention of an interesting Christian attitude (Stan says that Holly has one after calling another girl “pathetic”); A mention of getting the impression that someone isn’t a Christian (*Spoiler* ).
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘shoot’; Holly is sarcastic & snaps at her mom, sister, and a couple others (she calls her sister a brat and another girl pathetic); Holly has to give away her cat because of her stepfather’s allergies & is upset about it (when he gets sick and needs a home, she’s concerned that she’ll have to put him down and gets very mad and ugly towards someone involved in making him sick); Holly says a few white lies & eavesdrops (including her and Andie making fun of another girl and say they’re not when asked by a mother); Mentions of jealousy (Holly is very jealous of her best friend’s new friend and also a pair of twins who are “so perfect looking and rich it made [Holly] sick”; Holly knows she’s jealous but doesn’t care; *Spoiler* ); Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of pranks (Holly is the recipient of a couple, including someone stealing her clothes in the locker room which causes her to have a nightmare about being naked in front of everyone); A few mentions of Holly’s father leaving and her parents’ divorce;
*Note: Mentions of movies & actors (Deep Space Invasion, 102 Dalmatians, and John Wayne); A few mentions of brand names (Colgate, Coke, Barbie, & Goodyear); A few mentions of aliens.
Sexual Content- A hand squeeze from a boy; Blushes & Winks; Mentions of a girl being “after” Holly’s guy friend & Holly not liking her (he has assured Holly that the girl isn’t his type, but she still doesn’t trust her and calls her “as flaky as a Barbie doll” though she does know she was rude to her and feels guilty); Mentions of who-likes-who & crushes; Mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of Holly’s father telling her to “develop lots of friendships with guys” and that there’s “plenty of time for romance later” (when Holly shares this with Andie, she doesn’t see the big deal about “a little mushy stuff” but Holly thinks that Andie’s parents aren’t as strict as her’s); A couple mentions of dating; A mention of a newly married couple kissing & snuggling; A mention of a cute boy; A mention of a girl looking like a flirt with a lot of make-up on;
*Note: A mention of Holly thinking that she doesn’t fill out another girl’s clothing like she does.
-Holly Meredith, age 13-14
1st P.O.V. of Holly
149 pages
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Pre Teens- Two Star
New Teens- Three Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Two Stars
{Add a full star for girls in Public or Private school.}
The last chapter was good! I hope it will continue the rest of the way through the series, as Holly has really been frustrating me so far. Especially in this book. I can’t say that she’s a great role model for young girls, though, so it might be best for a parent or trusted adult to read this series with or before the girl.
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.
“Holly's best friend has a pen pal visiting from Austria. And to make things worse, she has to give up her precious cat. Holly needs a lesson in overcoming jealousy--before she ruins all her friendships!”
Series: Book #6 in the “Holly’s Heart” series. Reviews of Book #1 Here! Book #2 Here! #3 Here, #4 Here, and #5 Here!
Spiritual Content- A Scripture is read; Prayers & Blessings over food; Talks about God & praying; Some ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Church going, youth group, & a message/sermon; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying, answered prayers, & blessings over food; Mentions of churches, church going, services, a hymnal, & church offerings; Mentions of missionaries, sponsor kids, & giving to them (Holly struggles with buying expensive ski gear when there’s starving children in the world); Mentions of a (fictional) Christian pop singer; A couple mentions of Heaven; A couple mentions of a Bible study; A mention of a devotional; A mention of an interesting Christian attitude (Stan says that Holly has one after calling another girl “pathetic”); A mention of getting the impression that someone isn’t a Christian (*Spoiler* ).
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘shoot’; Holly is sarcastic & snaps at her mom, sister, and a couple others (she calls her sister a brat and another girl pathetic); Holly has to give away her cat because of her stepfather’s allergies & is upset about it (when he gets sick and needs a home, she’s concerned that she’ll have to put him down and gets very mad and ugly towards someone involved in making him sick); Holly says a few white lies & eavesdrops (including her and Andie making fun of another girl and say they’re not when asked by a mother); Mentions of jealousy (Holly is very jealous of her best friend’s new friend and also a pair of twins who are “so perfect looking and rich it made [Holly] sick”; Holly knows she’s jealous but doesn’t care; *Spoiler* ); Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of pranks (Holly is the recipient of a couple, including someone stealing her clothes in the locker room which causes her to have a nightmare about being naked in front of everyone); A few mentions of Holly’s father leaving and her parents’ divorce;
*Note: Mentions of movies & actors (Deep Space Invasion, 102 Dalmatians, and John Wayne); A few mentions of brand names (Colgate, Coke, Barbie, & Goodyear); A few mentions of aliens.
Sexual Content- A hand squeeze from a boy; Blushes & Winks; Mentions of a girl being “after” Holly’s guy friend & Holly not liking her (he has assured Holly that the girl isn’t his type, but she still doesn’t trust her and calls her “as flaky as a Barbie doll” though she does know she was rude to her and feels guilty); Mentions of who-likes-who & crushes; Mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of Holly’s father telling her to “develop lots of friendships with guys” and that there’s “plenty of time for romance later” (when Holly shares this with Andie, she doesn’t see the big deal about “a little mushy stuff” but Holly thinks that Andie’s parents aren’t as strict as her’s); A couple mentions of dating; A mention of a newly married couple kissing & snuggling; A mention of a cute boy; A mention of a girl looking like a flirt with a lot of make-up on;
*Note: A mention of Holly thinking that she doesn’t fill out another girl’s clothing like she does.
-Holly Meredith, age 13-14
1st P.O.V. of Holly
149 pages
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- Two Star
New Teens- Three Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Two Stars
{Add a full star for girls in Public or Private school.}
The last chapter was good! I hope it will continue the rest of the way through the series, as Holly has really been frustrating me so far. Especially in this book. I can’t say that she’s a great role model for young girls, though, so it might be best for a parent or trusted adult to read this series with or before the girl.
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.
September 22, 2025
It wasn't as good as I anticipated it to be, but it definitely didn't disappoint! I'll be reading the next book too!
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July 3, 2021Nice book
March 29, 2013
A Quickie Review
Holly Meredith's sixth literary outing has her in competition with a visitor from a foreign country to be Andie's best friend. Though the story and writing are as good as usual, Holly's attitude, as expressed through her first-person narration, is a bit troublesome. Though she does learn her lesson by the book's end--come on, is that really a spoiler?--the opening felt like I was reading a Gossip Girl or Pretty Little Liars novel instead. Also, the ending was a bit too pat; can such a solution really happen? For those reasons, I feel that, although not terrible, Second-Best Friend was Holly-Heart's worst so far.
Score: 2.5/5
Holly Meredith's sixth literary outing has her in competition with a visitor from a foreign country to be Andie's best friend. Though the story and writing are as good as usual, Holly's attitude, as expressed through her first-person narration, is a bit troublesome. Though she does learn her lesson by the book's end--come on, is that really a spoiler?--the opening felt like I was reading a Gossip Girl or Pretty Little Liars novel instead. Also, the ending was a bit too pat; can such a solution really happen? For those reasons, I feel that, although not terrible, Second-Best Friend was Holly-Heart's worst so far.
Score: 2.5/5
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April 6, 2009SUPER GOOD BOOK;A MUST READ FOR TEENAGE GIRLS:)
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April 5, 2010F LEW hh bk.6
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