Moon White: Color Me Enchanted with Bonus Content [Kindle Edition]

Melody Carlson (Author)

Book Description

Heather's curiosity in Wicca brings new confidence and reassurance but alienates her from others. Even so, this enchanting path seems harmless, even helpful. But when terrifying things begin to happen that Heather can't explain, it becomes clear that she has less control over her world than ever before.

The eleventh book in the teen fiction series TrueColors, this book discusses spiritual warfare, tragedy, anger, and more.

Includes bonus content taken from Dark Blue by Melody Carlson.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

When new girl Liz moves in on Heather Sinclair's boyfriend and her coveted lead in the ballet, Heather's life goes haywire. Searching for ways to bring her problems under control, she explores the traditions of Wicca. All spirituality is good, right? Heather's curiosity brings new confidence and reassurance but alienates her from others, including her best friend, who writes her off as a witch. Even so, this enchanting path seems harmless, even helpful. But when terrifying things begin to happen that Heather can't explain, it becomes clear that she has less control over her world than ever before. Tugged between fear and hope, Heather puts herself in unexpected danger that leads her to the lowest point of her life. There, however, she uncovers an unknown secret about her deceased mother and meets a compassionate stranger who leads her on a quest she never could have imagined.

About the Author

Melody Carlson is the best-selling author of more than one hundred books, including the TRUECOLORS series. She has two grown sons and enjoys an active lifestyle of hiking, skiing, and biking. Melody lives in the beautiful Oregon Cascade Mountains with her husband and Labrador retriever.

Product Details

• File Size: 596 KB
• Print Length: 221 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1576839516
• Publisher: Navpress (March 1, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007FSXSFE
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #261,198 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Moon White December 26, 2011

By Kent Stuart

Format:Paperback

This book tells the story of a girl named Heather who turns to Wicca, a witchcraft life-style, when her life goes haywire. Her christian friend, Lucy, stops hanging out with her because she is involved with evil. So, Heather finds a new friend who is new to school and is in her ballet class. Then something happens with that friendship as well. Her new "friend",Liz, moves in on Heathers boyfriend, steals her friends, and takes the lead spot in ballet. And that's not even the worst of her problems, her step mother is cheating on her father and lies to him about it. Then her father takes Augustine, the stepmother's side. In the mits of all this Heather decides to leave her house, school, and dance for good.

Heather starts hearing these voices saying give up Heather give up. "Over and over I get this feeling that I should plunge into the lake and simply be done with it. 'Give up. Give up. Give up.'"

Because Heather is the kind of person who gets hurt and is quick to anger, she didn't know what to do with herself after such hard situations. After all, her mother died, she lost her best friend, Lucy, she found a friend who took over the rest of her "good" life, and her stepmother who she trusted cheated on her gulable father.

The story begins in the Cafeteria when Lucy is bashing Heather about being evil. Her other friends don't seem to notice a problem with Heather studying Wicca, and they don't realize that soon this, seems to just be a hobby, Wicca, isn't as unharmful as they thought.

Although it may not sound like it, Moon White is a christian fiction book. It is wrote by a christian author and has christian features throughout the book.

This book contains flashbacks of Heather's passed mother and a hopeful ending.

The major conflict is Heather battling evil spirits she does not know exists. During a weekend she spends at a seminar, she battles evil spirits that haunt her roomates dreams. She learns that there are good and evil spirits and the good aren't found in witchcraft.

This book is not based off a true story, but it deffinitely has alot of real content in it like her suicidal thoughts and attempts. It also has lots up ups and downs in every charater's different situations.

I think the people who would like this Christian fiction the most would probably be teenage girls who like drama and fueds, that sort of thing. There is alot of drama between friends and family members.

Moon White is part of the True Colors series by Melody Carlson. All of the books are seporate stories about different people.

This book is different because Melody Carlson uses this story of a teen looking for an answer to her problems to act just like us. If you read the coments on the back of the book you will see that teen magazines agree. She also writes like a teenage girl and her characters are normal people just like us who act alot like we do. She doesn't add random unimportante information to paragraphs or anything like that. She puts herself in our situation and thinks about what is needed and what is not.

I am not a reader at all. If I read a book it is because I have to. But something about this book was very interesting. I really liked it and that is saying alot about this book coming from me. Also I read it quite quickly for me as well. It was done wayyyyy before due date.

So, in all, I really liked this book, and you might too.--Gloriana D

5.0 out of 5 stars book January 2, 2013

By Betty J. Mayer

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Very good book. Carlson does a great job of writing for young adult gals. I bought the whole series and can't keep it on the shelf.

4.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed by Sarah Heath October 30, 2012

By The Wordsmith Journal Magazine

Format:Paperback

Heather Sinclair's father remarried after the death of her mother. His new wife is vastly different from her mom; Augustine does what she wants when she wants and influences Heather to do the same. So when Heather shows interest in witchcraft, known as Wicca, it seems innocent enough, or so she thinks. After all, she's only reading a few books to help her get in touch with her inner strength and abilities. When she starts using her "knowledge" to get her own way and bring harm to other's lives, Heather realizes that instead of making her life more "centered", Wicca only makes her more off kilter. When things start happening that she can't seem to control through spells or charms, she discovers there might something, or someone, much bigger than herself out there.

Heather's friends have varied responses to her interest in Wicca, some are intrigued as well, and others cut her out of their lives. Unfortunately, the reactions of Heather's friend Lucy are pretty typical of most Christians. Instead of loving Heather anyway, and helping her to understand that Wicca is not the way to live, she stops speaking with her. After her potential boyfriend and a lead role in the ballet The Nutcracker are threatened by a new student, Liz, Heather takes matters in her own hands, trusting in a special charm to bring bad luck to the girl. Instead of bad things happening to Liz, she only seems be getting happier, while Heather slips further into her funk.

Melody Carlson points out that though witchcraft is popular with experimenting, curious teens, it doesn't make it any less harmful. Not all things that claim to be "spiritual" are the same; in fact, there is a very dark side to Wicca. At a Wiccan retreat, Heather finds out just how scary and dangerous it can be. Heather learns that charms and spells do not work, and only cause her slip into depression. It's only when she trusts in God to bring her peace that she can truly find the balance that her life so desperately needs.

(The Wordsmith Journal strives to guide readers to books of personal interest, with the understanding and respect that what appeals to some may not appeal to others. Therefore we attempt to keep our reviews focused on content, genre and style. The rating is necessary to make use of Goodreads and Amazon. It reflects the reviewer's own level of enjoyment, but the review is intended to be informative for the benefit of all readers.)

More About the Author

Melody Carlson has written around 200 books for teens, women and children. That's a lot of books, but mostly she considers herself a "storyteller." Her books range from serious issues like schizophrenia (Finding Alice) to lighter topics like house-flipping (A Mile in My Flip-Flops) but most of the inspiration behind her fiction comes right out of real life. Her young adult novels (Diary of a Teenage Girl, TrueColors etc.) appeal to teenage girls around the world. Her annual Christmas novellas become more popular each year. She's won a number of awards (including the Rita and Gold Medallion) and some of her books have been optioned for film/TV. Carlson has two grown sons and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and yellow Lab dog. To find out more about Melody Carlson, visit her website at http://www.melodycarlson.com/