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The Christy Miller Collection, Vol. 3: True Friends / Starry Night / Seventeen Wishes (Books 7-9)

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I agree with the other reviews of Ms. Gunn. I simply love her stuff. I'm writing this review because I am an author. It is difficult to find Christian books for teens that are both realistic and appropriate. She is the first YA writer I can admire and also love to read. Her books show the reader how the subtleties sneak in. Get your kids on these books around age 12. There are plenty of books to follow.

It is beautifully written with a wholesome approach to life and love. It is the story of a young girl's progression from early adolescence to young adulthood. The story chronicles her understanding of true love and at the same time shows her development as a christian and her increasing passion for her love of Jesus Christ I highly recommend it!

Christy Miller is the best series I have EVER read. it is about a teenaged Christian girl just like me and her character is completely realistic. i would ecommend all Robin Jones Gunn books. this series especially!

Both of my girls (middle school and high school)love this series they pass them around the school and all the girls just love it! I as a mom love it because it is a chrisitan series with a positive story line.

In a day and time when it is becoming increasingly difficult to find age appropriate reading for Christian Teens...Robin Jones Gunn has fit the bill with her Christy miller Series...My 14 year old is hooked, and I read them and loved them too. I bought all 12 books for our church library!

I love to read and I especially love the Christy Miller Series. Robin Jones Gunn has done a wonderful job as far as writing and her creation of Christy Miller. I've loved these books since I was a young girl and I still love them today. They are inspiring and I definitely recommend them!

This is a three-books-in-one volume that includes books 7, 8, and 9 of the Christy Miller series. I've given a review of each story below.

Book 7- True Friends
Christy's new assignment in class is to write an essay about what makes a true friend. This gets Christy thinking about how good of friend Katie is. She becomes determined to do something special with Katie to show her how much she cares. But Katie wants to go on a ski trip, and Christy is scared of skiing! Still, Christy goes, but some of the other girls on the trip will test Christy and Katie's friendship to the breaking point. Will it survive?

I love Christy. She is such a sweet, naive girl. Sometimes I feel bad for the way she gets treated, then sometimes I feel bad for the way she treats her friends. But that's human nature, I suppose. This is a great book for friends.

Book 8- Starry Night
Christy introduces Katie to her beach friends and has a hard time when Rick flirts with Katie. Christy wonders if Katie likes Rick, after all the times Katie told Christy that Rick was no good for her. Christy makes plans to attend the Rose Parade with her beach friends, but balancing her uncle's tough questions about God, Doug's attentions, and Rick and Katie's growing affection in making for a stressful holiday.

This book worried me. I wanted Christy to get her chance to talk things out with Rick, but things kept going wrong. And I just wanted Christy to get closure. And now I think that Rick is only interested in Katie to make Christy jealous, so I feel bad for Katie! Argh! Robin Jones Gunn does a great job at portraying realistic characters. And this book has a wonderful surprise ending for Christy!

Book 9- Seventeen Wishes
When Katie suggests that she and Christy attend a week of summer camp, Christy is really looking forward to it. Until she finds out that Katie can't go and that it's not a teen camp, but one for 5th graders. And Christy is going as a counselor. From the start Christy feels in over her head with the young girls. And when they start playing matchmaker for Christy and one of the boy's counselors, Christy doesn't know what to do.

This is a great story for anyone thinking about being a camp counselor. I totally related to Christy's feelings and experiences as a counselor...except for the guy thing. That part actually annoyed me a bit. That this guy would flirt with Christy in front of the campers. Any camp I worked at that was a no no. Counselors were there to set an example. Anyway... Christy is a smart girl, and she works it all out. This was a good one. They're all good!

As always, I highly recommend this series for girls ages 12 and up. I wish I would have read them as a teen! I would have inhaled them and learned a ton. There are three more Christy novels that I need to go boy, and of course, then I need Christy and Todd: the College Years. So I've still got more fun to look forward to. If you are looking for a fun long-=lasting series for teen girls and haven't looked into these book, you absolutely must. They are wonderful. Check out Robin Jones Gunn's author website to find more[...]

my daughter enjoyed this book very much. She did not put it down until she had it read.

Christy Miller is a wonderful series for teen girls today. Christy's character faces many of the same challenges teens do today & she stands strong in her Christian faith. She remains pure & is a great testimony!