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One of the Christian girl teen series about Peggy. Directed toward teenage girls who face the typical teen problems, done from a Christian perspective.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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June 9, 2024
Number of pages: 127
Genre: Fiction
Series: Peggy books #8
Age recommendation: 12-16
Summary: Peggy’s last year of high school is almost over! Graduation is just around the corner and Peggy has to start getting ready for life in the “real world.” She’d really like to go to college, but since her parents can’t afford to send her, she has to depend on her good grades to earn a scholarship.
My thoughts: I really enjoyed this book, although I started getting a little annoyed with John. He portrays himself as the perfect Christian, thinking he’s better than everyone else, but he makes so many mistakes (although he often has good reasons). Still, for all he calls Dan conceited, I find him to be conceited in thinking he’s a better Christian than others.
Bill is a much better character because he might do similar things to John, but he does them in a way that shows how much he cares for other people so I can appreciate him. He doesn’t get angry or try to explain why he knows better; he just shares the truth. The only thing that’s annoying is that he’s too perfect and no one will ever live up to him. However, when you want to see his annoying side, you just have to read what Peggy says about his trumpet… okay maybe that’s from a couple books ago!
I love Alice in this book. She’s so changed from the first books where she’d cheat or lie or do anything to get her way. She’s so sweet now and I love how concerned she is for Dan. That was one thing that frustrated me about John and Peggy and the rest of them; they saw Dan had a problem and either judged him and didn’t try to help, or else tried to justify his actions. Alice didn’t really know what to do for him, but at least she was concerned and tried to do something about it even when she later realized she hadn’t used the best judgement. I also like Phyllis in this book. She is a new believer who just wants to know more about the God she serves, and it’s so nice to read about.
I liked the Christian messages in this book. The main one was about judging others: when we think there’s a problem with one of our Christian friends we should discuss it/try to help them not say they’re a lost cause who doesn’t want God. It doesn’t matter what they’re doing – if they need help it is our responsibility to support them. The other message was about being in the world but, not of the world. For example, it’s not that going to prom is wicked, but as Christians we should stand out from others at our school. We should be the influence for good, not pulled into the sin of others. To be clear, this is not to say that we can never talk to anyone who’s not a Christian or go to events that are not church related, but we have to be careful to keep Jesus as the focus of our life.
I really like this series and can’t wait for the next book!
My personal rating: 4/5 stars.
Link to blog: https://karinaschristianreads.wordpre...
Genre: Fiction
Series: Peggy books #8
Age recommendation: 12-16
Summary: Peggy’s last year of high school is almost over! Graduation is just around the corner and Peggy has to start getting ready for life in the “real world.” She’d really like to go to college, but since her parents can’t afford to send her, she has to depend on her good grades to earn a scholarship.
My thoughts: I really enjoyed this book, although I started getting a little annoyed with John. He portrays himself as the perfect Christian, thinking he’s better than everyone else, but he makes so many mistakes (although he often has good reasons). Still, for all he calls Dan conceited, I find him to be conceited in thinking he’s a better Christian than others.
Bill is a much better character because he might do similar things to John, but he does them in a way that shows how much he cares for other people so I can appreciate him. He doesn’t get angry or try to explain why he knows better; he just shares the truth. The only thing that’s annoying is that he’s too perfect and no one will ever live up to him. However, when you want to see his annoying side, you just have to read what Peggy says about his trumpet… okay maybe that’s from a couple books ago!
I love Alice in this book. She’s so changed from the first books where she’d cheat or lie or do anything to get her way. She’s so sweet now and I love how concerned she is for Dan. That was one thing that frustrated me about John and Peggy and the rest of them; they saw Dan had a problem and either judged him and didn’t try to help, or else tried to justify his actions. Alice didn’t really know what to do for him, but at least she was concerned and tried to do something about it even when she later realized she hadn’t used the best judgement. I also like Phyllis in this book. She is a new believer who just wants to know more about the God she serves, and it’s so nice to read about.
I liked the Christian messages in this book. The main one was about judging others: when we think there’s a problem with one of our Christian friends we should discuss it/try to help them not say they’re a lost cause who doesn’t want God. It doesn’t matter what they’re doing – if they need help it is our responsibility to support them. The other message was about being in the world but, not of the world. For example, it’s not that going to prom is wicked, but as Christians we should stand out from others at our school. We should be the influence for good, not pulled into the sin of others. To be clear, this is not to say that we can never talk to anyone who’s not a Christian or go to events that are not church related, but we have to be careful to keep Jesus as the focus of our life.
I really like this series and can’t wait for the next book!
My personal rating: 4/5 stars.
Link to blog: https://karinaschristianreads.wordpre...
December 30, 2022
Great emphasis on Christian living and growth, faith, and all the good stuff.
April 21, 2010
aack. i wrote out a long review and lost it.
Peggy is a young girl who has been saved by her savior. i was going through my books for an upcoming garage sale and found this in my stack of vintage paperbacks. needing a break and amused by the name of the publisher, i decided to give it a read. listed as a Moody Youth Library publication i discovered that this is one book in a series of a young Christian girl hoping to lead her friends and family to her path of salvation. it was published in 1963 so the context of the language and situations are interesting and yes, amusing. when it comes down to it all, i'm more impressed with Trixie Belden and friends as they are good kids who do good straight from the heart. Peggy is a little judgmental and struggles with allowing people in her life who are not Christian. so yeah, gimme th Bobwhites any day but then again, i do have a leetle chip on my shoulder...;)
Peggy is a young girl who has been saved by her savior. i was going through my books for an upcoming garage sale and found this in my stack of vintage paperbacks. needing a break and amused by the name of the publisher, i decided to give it a read. listed as a Moody Youth Library publication i discovered that this is one book in a series of a young Christian girl hoping to lead her friends and family to her path of salvation. it was published in 1963 so the context of the language and situations are interesting and yes, amusing. when it comes down to it all, i'm more impressed with Trixie Belden and friends as they are good kids who do good straight from the heart. Peggy is a little judgmental and struggles with allowing people in her life who are not Christian. so yeah, gimme th Bobwhites any day but then again, i do have a leetle chip on my shoulder...;)
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