Split Ends (Divine and Friends) [Paperback]

Jacquelin Thomas (Author)

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Divine AND FRIENDS
These girlfriends get through bad hair days together --
and anything else that life in L.A. throws at them!

Kylie Sanderson isn't looking for a handout or anyone's charity -- what she needs, as she summons up her courage outside the Crowning Glory Hair Salon, is a job. Tired of moving, currently homeless, she's learned to depend on herself, not her hard-partying and irresponsible mother, which is why she's quit school and is desperate to work. Now, thanks to the salon's owner, Kylie is the shampoo girl at Crowning Glory, and almost overnight her life turns around: she has a place to call home, a future as a stylist, and a dream of one day going to college. And when she meets diva sensation Kara Matthews and spends a luxurious weekend with the superstar's faithful and welcoming family -- including her styling daughter, Divine -- Kylie truly feels like someone should pinch her, because she must be dreaming! Then out of the blue, Kylie's mother turns up with plans to make a fresh start...but is Kylie ready to trust her and forgive the past?

About the Author

Jacquelin Thomas is the national bestselling and award-winning author whose many adult novels include Defining Moments, Saved in the City, Soul Journey, A Change Is Gonna Come, The Prodigal Husband, and Singsation. Her short fiction is featured in the Pocket Books anthology Have a Little Faith. A driving force in the world of Christian fiction, she is the founder and producer of the annual Faith-Based Arts Conference, an event showcasing authors in the field.

Visit her website at www.jacquelinthomas.com.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Pocket; Original edition (March 9, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416598790
• ISBN-13: 978-1416598794
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #41,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

  #75 in	Books > Children's Books > Religions > Fiction
  #62 in	Books > Children's Books > Religions > Christianity > Christian
  #33 in	Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Multicultural Stories > African-American

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4.0 out of 5 stars Emancipation?, April 4, 2010

By	Angelia Menchan "acvermen.blogspot.com" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Split Ends (Divine and Friends) (Paperback)

Kylie Sanderson is homeless at sixteen. She is sick and tired of watching her mom go from man to man using her looks to provide for them. She has also had enough of how those men are starting to stare at her. One day she simply leaves home and ends up living on the streets. Her main dreams are getting emancipated, completing high school and getting a job at the upscale hair salon, Crowning Glory, which she peers into the window of each day. Split Ends by Jacquelin Thomas tells Kylie's story in a straightforward, engaging way that will have the reader `seeing' the characters.

Through a series of incidents Kylies meets, Miss Lucy, a homeless Gulf-War veteran who offers her protection against the predators on the streets and Rhyann, who gives her money for food and introduces her to Ms. Marilee, who owns the salon and who eventually hires her. Through what seems like divine intervention the teen is soon working and living an emancipated life with Miss Lucy as her unofficial guardian. However, there is one problem, she has lied about her mother's existence and when her mother comes to claim her, her life is once again turned upside. Kylie really loves her mother and would like to trust her again, but, their history is very shaky. Will the mother have changed and will Kylie be able to forgive and trust her mother again?

Ms. Thomas does a wonderful job telling the story of Kylie and how homelessness and lack of family support are affecting our communities. At the same time, she allows the story to be fun, spiritually uplifting and entertaining. I recommend Split Ends to teens and all readers who enjoy reading about realistic adventures of today's youth and the people who support them.

Split Ends was provided by the publisher for review purposes.

Angelia Menchan
APOOO BookClub