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Becoming Me by Melody Carlson

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Becoming Me

A Novel

Melody Carlson

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · August 10, 2000

Reading lane: Christian Relationships YA

In the fictional Diary of a Teenage Girl, sixteen-year-old Caitlin O'Conner reveals the inner workings of a girl caught between childhood and womanhood ... an empty life without Christ and a meaningful one with Him.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Faith in the In-Between

A candid journal voice brings faith and familiar teen tensions into close view.

Come here for

  • Teen questions of loyalty, family conflict, belonging, and love
  • A coming-of-age story shaped by questions of faith

Expect

  • Caitlin’s journal entries and candid inner voice
  • Heartache alongside reflection on identity and belief

Book Details

Authors
Melody Carlson
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
August 10, 2000
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Christian Relationships YA · Christian YA
Reading lane
Christian Relationships YA

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Christian Relationships YA

  • Christian Social Issues YA

  • Peer Pressure for Teens

About This Book

In the fictional Diary of a Teenage Girl, sixteen-year-old Caitlin O'Conner reveals the inner workings of a girl caught between childhood and womanhood ... an empty life without Christ and a meaningful one with Him. Through Caitlin's candid journal entries we see her grapple with such universal teen issues as peer pressure, loyalty, conflict with parents, the longing for a boyfriend, and her own spirituality. Follow Caitlin O'Conner, a girl much like yourself, as she makes h...

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In the fictional Diary of a Teenage Girl, sixteen-year-old Caitlin O'Conner reveals the inner workings of a girl caught between childhood and womanhood ... an empty life without Christ and a meaningful one with Him. Through Caitlin's candid journal entries we see her grapple with such universal teen issues as peer pressure, loyalty, conflict with parents, the longing for a boyfriend, and her own spirituality. Follow Caitlin O'Conner, a girl much like yourself, as she makes her way from New Year's to the first day of summer -- surviving a challenging home life, changing friends, school pressures, an identity crisis, and the uncertainties of "true love." You'll cry with Caitlin as she experiences heartache, and cheer for her as she encounters a new reality in her life: God. See how rejection by one group can -- incredibly -- sometimes lead you to discover who you really are...

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