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Jill Williamson wrote this review Thursday, June 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
In honor of Earth Day, I thought I’d post the second book in the new Maya, Diary of a Teenage Girl series, since Maya is way into all things green.
Maya Stark is finally beginning to feel like a normal teenager. She’s enjoying summer vacation with her uncle and cousin and getting involved in the community. One of her new projects is to paint a mural on the wall of a kids center. Maya organizes a bunch of volunteers, but is frustrated with the way the Christian girls are treating the non Christian kids. Maya isn’t positive, but aren’t Christians supposed to love everyone? If so, then what’s up with these girls?
One of the troublemakers falls from a ladder. Maya is really concerned, but the girl gets up and says she’s fine. A few days later, however, Maya hears about the lawsuit. The girl’s family is suing the kid’s center and Maya. Maya just can’t figure out why a Christian would do something like this. She feels bad that the girl got hurt, but she was goofing around and not listening. She brought this on herself.
Maya gets a job at a clothing store, starts dating a really great guy, gets her own car, and starts writing a green column for her uncle’s newspaper. But all this great stuff is diffused by the lawsuit. Can Maya learn how to forgive a girl she hates?
Maya is a wonderful character. I love her. She is totally into everything green and earth friendly. She is a new Christian, and is asking a lot of great questions about the behavior she sees in other Christians. She has some struggles, but because she is smart and knows what she wants out of life, she finds the right answers. This book was fun and entertaining and really made me want to recycle. Highly recommended.”
“WOW this is about the BEBST BOOK IVE EVER READ!! you should definately read it if your a gurrrrll”
lauren b wrote this review Monday, June 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Maya is offered a column in the newspaper to write about recycling and “going green.” Written in a diary format; part of the Diary of a Teenage Girl series – Maya book # 2. YA Christian Fiction. Published in 2009.”
Kelly S wrote this review Tuesday, April 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Although I got in on this series in book two, I still found it to be enjoyable. There was a little background I would have liked, but the main points were filled in for me.
Kelly B wrote this review Sunday, March 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Maya is a teenage girl who longs for a "normal" life. I imagine it would be odd to think that anyone would want a normal life rather than be the daughter of a music idol, but when that part of your life also had you attached to an addict mother...normal might sound pretty good.
Maya is a new Christian and is fortunate to have a mentor named Caitlin who Maya can turn to with her questions. I loved this for many reasons. I think all new Christians should have a mentor for those questions that pop up. Weekly meetings with someone who can kind of direct you to the right scriptures and just be an ear to your struggles rocks. I wish I had that as a teen. Caitlin's advise seems to be very spot on.
The only thing that felt wrong to me was when Maya discussed Amanda and Brooke, two Christian girls who helped out doing a mural project. There were things that the girls said that offended Maya. Caitlin at one point told her that "Sometimes it seems that the Christians with the smallest faith have the biggest mouths." I objected to this in my mind as an adult. Because although I knew girls who talked a lot like Amanda and Brooke when I was a teen, I also know that they did have great faith, they just did not have the social skills to know how and when to discuss their faith. They were children who just plain did not have the skills to share. I had a neighbor who was a wonderful and giving Christian, but she had no tact whatsoever. Even though the statement said "it seems," it came across to me as very blanket. I do know that there is truth in that statement as well...it just left me conflicted when thinking of a teen who could read this and get a message that they couldn't fully understand.
Enough of that, really it was a small thing. It was nice seeing Maya develop in her faith. She also had a relationship that she was coming to terms with, and I am really glad that we got to see her conflict with getting too physical with Dominic. Melody Carlson really seemed to depict a lot of the confusion that goes on. It feels great at first, but afterward you are filled with questions and often awkward silence.
There are so many wonderful parts to this story, and one of the last I'll touch on was Maya's green tips. They were great! We are very environmentally conscious at my home, and I think it is awesome to have a book that can support that to a reader!
All in all, I really quite liked this book! I cannot wait to read more about Maya and get into the other books in the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. ”
“Written in the form of a diary, this Christian teen novel will delight teenage girls. The protagonist, Maya, is a modern day Cinderella. Her alcoholic mother is in prison for possession, while her famous father is touring Europe with his band. She lives with her Uncle Allen and cousin Kim, who are still grieving over the loss of Kim's mother. Although it sounds grim, it's not; rather, it's upbeat and written in a flippant style.
SmilingSally wrote this review Sunday, March 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Maya wrestles with some interesting life questions. When the reader first meets her, she's a vegan and an environmentalist. In addition, she tackles dating, forgiveness, premarital sex, and the theme question: Since Christians are told to "love one another," is it okay for one Christian to not like another Christian? Caitlin, one of the youth leaders at church, acts as Maya's mentor and serves as her sounding board.
Because she's deep into recycling, every chapter ends with Maya's Green Tip for the Day. A Readers Group Guide is included. This one is a thumbs up for any teenage girl you know.”
“Better then A Not so Simple Life, but not as good as some of my favorite books in the series. Overall, I feel like this book was an improvment on A Not So Simple Life, but I still didn't enjoy it as much as the Chloe books; though Maya does kind of remind me of Chloe, personality-wise.
Allison wrote this review Monday, October 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
In this book, it starts out with Maya, and her friend Marissa painting a wall(I know that sounds super-boring, but let me finish!). This one girl falls off a ladder and sues Maya, even though it wasn't Maya's fault. So then Maya goes though this struggle to forgive the girl. I also liked Caitlin's mentoring Maya. I wish I had someone like that I could talk to.
Anyway, good book. The ending had a bit of a cliffhanger, though.”
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