Choice Summer (Nikki Sheridan Series #1) [Paperback]

Shirley Brinkerhoff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998 | Age Level: 9 and up

Life for Nikki Sheridan has always been the same no surprises, no scrapes, no crises, no escapes. This summer will change all that.

"Sure enough, honey-"

Her hollow words reverberated off the cold, antiseptic walls of the examination room, and inside my head. I stopped listening.

How could this have happened to me?

More accurately, how will I ever forget? Especially now that there's this little reminder to think about. What am I going to do?

Telling my parents-I don't even want to think about that! And Grandma and Grandpa would be so disappointed. No. It's just like the nurse at the clinic said I can have it taken care of, and then my life can just go back to normal.

But I have to do it right away, before anyone finds out, before I start gaining weight-

Her worst fears confirmed, Nikki's plans come to a screeching halt when she realizes that, for the first time in her life, the choice is hers to make. What will she decide? And can she follow through with it?

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About the Author

Shirley Brinkerhoff is the author of THE NIKKI SHERIDAN SERIES as well as Missionary at Home. She holds a master's degree from Western Michigan University, a bachelor's from Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, and received the Alpha Award at the 1994 Sandy Cove Writer's Conference. She has three...children and lives in Maryland.

size : 5.2 x 7.4

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Focus on the Family Publishing (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561794848
• ISBN-13: 978-1561794843
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,724,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tears, August 31, 2002

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Lillian Patterson "Post-Postmodern Angster" (Big Rapids, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Choice Summer (Nikki Sheridan Series #1) (Paperback)

Knowing that this book was endorsed by "Focus on the Family," I was apprehensive about reading it, fearing that it would give pat, spiritual, band-aid answers to real problems. But it doesn't. Thios book doesn't say, "Jesus is the answer, I'll pray for you, now go away." It follows the life of a young girl as she struggles with the decision of whether or not to get an abortion. For once, people are honest about the yelling and screaming coming from both sides of this issue. What I mean is, it's not just the "evil pro choice baby killers" who are preaching here, it's also the "backward pro lifers" who preach at Nikki. She's caught in the middle of these two opposing viewpoints, unsure of what to do. Meanwhile, her grandparents and her friend Jeff, some of the kindest, gentlest Christians, pray for Nikki, listen to her, and show her Christ's love through their actions. In the end, it's not yelling or preaching that will convince Nikki (or anyone) that abortion is wrong. It's hearing an unborn baby's heartbeat, and finding that it really is a PERSON, another life, growing inside a woman. Not just "pregnancy tissue" or a "fetus" that can be removed, but a real human being, created in the image of God. And this book shows that without being preachy. Halleleujah! I found myself crying at the end of this book, glad that I'd read it and eager to read the rest of the series! And the other books in the series are just as good. Overall, I highly reccomend these books.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for girls aged 14+, July 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Choice Summer (Nikki Sheridan Series #1) (Paperback)

This book is an excellent book and I would recommend it to ant girl who is finding it hard to come to terms with the fact that this world we live in isn't as easy as it used to be. SUMMERY: Nikki Sheridan is young who has just found out that she is pregnant and is finding it really hard to figure out what to do. She eventually turns to God and her Grandparents to help her with what happend that one she decided to go all the way.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner from Focus on the Family, May 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Choice Summer (Nikki Sheridan Series #1) (Paperback)

"Choice Summer" was a captivating story of one girl's incredibly hard experience when she becomes pregnant at only 16. This book kept me interested and revealed the facts about abortion, as well as the right choice to make. I look forward to reading the other books in this series! If you haven't yet read this book, I highly recommend it. Also try the Sierra Jensen series and Chrisy Miller, other stories of teen girls from Focus on the Family.