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Becoming Me (Diary of a Teenage Girl: Caitlin, Book 1)

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I wanted something to read one day, and my daughter had this book (and the others in the series)laying around....so I read them all. This is a WONDERFUL series! The books seem to be "light" reading. My daughter doesn't read a whole lot..but she did read this series and enjoyed each book. The subject matter is just about everything a teenager (or their friends)will experience. Caitlin and her friends don't always make the right choices and there isn't always happy endings. (I don't want to give away any story lines or endings!) My daughter felt the story lines were fairly true to real life...and gave her an "insight" how to deal with different circumstances. As a mother, it gave me the insight as to what a teenager is thinking, feeling, and possibly experiencing.

At least, it was for me. Last summer (2002), I became a CHristan. Not just going to church every SUnday kind of Christian. I mean, a full out want to know all I can Christian. I had never felt like that before. And I owe it all to this book. I read this book that life-altering summer and couldn't put it down. I spent the whole day reading it. Cailin's struggles were like mine -- I could relate to the character, which compelled me even more. The way the book touched me is indescribable. But I thank Melody Carlson for writing such a memorable, life-touching novel for teenagers. It changed my life, my way of thinking.

dairy of a teenage girl by melody carlson is based on a teenager trying to get through the obstacles and issues which many teens face. she will do anthing to fit into her high school community and be popular. what i liked esspecailly about this book was how it dealt with many of the things teenagers go through such as wanting to fit in, choosing from right and wrong, parental problems; to more extreme things like teen pregnance. i liked how this book was about a normal teenager instead of some perfct person who was nothing wrong in their life. i didnt like how a lot of it was about God and her praying. i found there was no need to end each chapter by her praying and whenever something went wrong she would say something to god like "God help me to get through this"on page 53.

i believe the message that the author is trying to get across is that sometimes when you make mistakes some are permenant; and you just wan to be careful of what you do. something not as severe that happened was when caitlin meet the most popular girl in the school and a popular guy started to liked her and she just forgot all beanie her best friend but beanie forgave her.

i would recomend Diary of a Teenage Girl to spiritual people. this book is a lot about religous beliefs. there are a lot of insitful thoughts shared in this story about an average girl trying to make it through her hectec teenage life.

One of my friends gave me this book telling me to read it. After I finished I had to buy all the others in the series. Caitlin was my role-model and she will be yours too when you read this amazing book. Her faith in Christ helps her in any situation. A great book for any teenage girl.

Caitlin O' Conner was a regular girl not popular and not unpopular. She had one best friend and all she needed was one. She didn't see why you had to alot of friends when all you needed was one true friend. Her best friends name was Beanie. She had one religion, as a Christian, her family got along with each other fine, no relationships, one crush.

Along with Caitlin's normal life she was turning 16 and along with that came troubles. on her 16th birthday she had started to become apart of the popular crowd, and from ten on things went wrong, her friendship with Beanie, her religion, her family life, and BIG problems with boys, girls were getting pregnant, and she didn't know if she was going to have sex or not she was scared that it would effect her religion, friends and family.

The diary of a teenage girl was the absolute best book that I have ever read. This book had a huge impact on how I see the world, or at least the part I see everyday.

The book changed my thoughts because I saw things a little bit different. Maybe it was because I am a teenager myself, and I can understand some of the problems she had.

I would highly recomend this book and especially if you are a teenager. I guarantee you will see thingd in your enviroment differently. Like I said I am a teenager and it made a huge impact on me.

I am a Christian teen, and usually I don't expect much out of Christian books. The few that are out there seem to be by authors who are obviously in a dream world and don't really understand anything we go through, though they try to act like they do- while forcing their beliefs on us. Not very trustworthy. But this book is different. It's like she really knows what we go through... Now I don't have the exact same problems as Caitlin, but I have a lot that are just as serious, just as heartwrenching, and just as life-ruining. (I realize that sounds like a soap opera.) And while I read the book, I kind of felt that I was growing spiritually with Caitlin. I'm definitely still struggling as hard as I was, but now I feel a little bit more trusting to God, knowing that pretty much all teens have problems as bad as mine- and God didn't just give me the short end of the stick!

Even if you hate reading, I am sure you will enjoy the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. Caitlin is so realistic, it's scary! Most of my friends despise reading; yet they adored these books. I highly recommend this to any teenage girl who's a Christian, or even if you're not.

This book is a must read for any teenage girl. After reading it in less than a day I was thoroughly encouraged in my faith. I can really relate to many situations in this book as can many teenage girls. It pulls you in and helps you to remember what's most important in life. My relationship with God was definitely enriched after reading this book!

Caitlin O'Conner is a 16 year old teenage girl much like any teenage girl you'd see walking down the street. You'll follow her from New Years day all the way to the end of summer. She's a great example of what a teenage girl goes through everyday. She'll explore dating, sports, and growing closer to God. She'll also find out that being 16 isn't as much as a joy ride as she thought it would be. Her biggest problem is her friends. She has to choose between one crowd of new friends and another crowd of old friends. I guarentee that you'll be much closer to god than you were before you read the book.

I loved this book and couldn't put it down. The characters seemed so real! I loved the situations that the author put Caitlin and her friends in. I loved how she had to choose between her best friend Beanie, A new christian, and her knew friend Jenni. But when she finally gets noticed by her secret crush, Josh, a girl magnet, everything surrounding her changes. She loses a friend, but also gains one in the end. But, nothing hurts worse then family problems. When Caitlin's dad starts working longer then usual, she gets a little suspicious. So find out all about this book bye reading it and I guarentee that you'll love it too.

Becoming Me is a dairy written by Melody Carlson from a teenager's point of view. The teenager's name is Caitlin O'Conner. She wonders what it would be like to hang out with the popular kids. And pretty soon she is hanging out with the popular kids, but it is different then she thought it would be. She starts running into a lot of problems. Her parent's relationship starts falling apart, and she gets pushed into things she doesn't want to do, like parties and drinking. She goes through many tough situations and in some of them she ends up learning her lesson the hard way. With all these tough situations going on she has no where to turn except God, who leads her through all the hardships of her life. It wasn't always easy. Sometimes she wondered if God was really there. But in the end she realized God worked in mysterious ways and works everything out in some way.
I thought this was a really good book! I think the author Melody Carlson did a great job using the right word choice, and describing the emotions a teenage girl might have. It was very encouraging to me reading how a teen just like me handled everyday problems with the help of God. And it wasn't easy for her all the time. It was a very realistic book, and I'm sure many teens could relate to Caitlin. It is almost like you know Caitlin as you read through her dairy. This book is a page turner and hard to put down. I think a lot of teen girls would enjoy this book. Also girls who want to know more about God should read this. I think overall it is a great book that many teen girls would enjoy and be able to relate to and learn from.