Choice Summer NS#1

by Shirley Brinkerhoff

Book Overview

Life for Nikki Sheridan has always been the same no surprises, no scrapes, no crises, no escapes. This summer will change all that."Sure enough, honey-"Her hollow words reverberated off the cold,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561794848
• ISBN13: 9781561794843
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Tears

Knowing that this book was endorsed by "Focus on the Family," I was apprehensive about reading it, fearing that it would give pat, spiritual, band-aid answers to real problems. But it doesn't. Thios book doesn't say, "Jesus is the answer, I'll pray for you, now go away." It follows the life of a young girl as she struggles with the decision of whether or not to get an abortion. For once, people are honest about the yelling and screaming coming from both sides of this issue. What I mean is, it's not just the "evil pro choice baby killers" who are preaching here, it's also the "backward pro lifers" who preach at Nikki. She's caught in the middle of these two opposing viewpoints, unsure of what to do. Meanwhile, her grandparents and her friend Jeff, some of the kindest, gentlest Christians, pray for Nikki, listen to her, and show her Christ's love through their actions. In the end, it's not yelling or preaching that will convince Nikki (or anyone) that abortion is wrong. It's hearing an unborn baby's heartbeat, and finding that it really is a PERSON, another life, growing inside a woman. Not just "pregnancy tissue" or a "fetus" that can be removed, but a real human being, created in the image of God. And this book shows that without being preachy. Halleleujah! I found myself crying at the end of this book, glad that I'd read it and eager to read the rest of the series! And the other books in the series are just as good. Overall, I highly reccomend these books.

I loved this book

This book was sooo good!. It's about a 16 year old girl who finds out she's pregnet. While she's visting her grandparents, she can't decide what to do. Her Grandmother has a stroke and soon every one finds out. Nikki then turns to her Grandpa and God for help. This book showed what it's like for a teenager to be pregnet and how hard it can be make decisions. I enjoyed it very much!

Excellent Book for girls aged 14+

This book is an excellent book and I would recommend it to ant girl who is finding it hard to come to terms with the fact that this world we live in isn't as easy as it used to be. SUMMERY: Nikki Sheridan is young who has just found out that she is pregnant and is finding it really hard to figure out what to do. She eventually turns to God and her Grandparents to help her with what happend that one she decided to go all the way.

Another Winner from Focus on the Family

"Choice Summer" was a captivating story of one girl's incredibly hard experience when she becomes pregnant at only 16. This book kept me interested and revealed the facts about abortion, as well as the right choice to make. I look forward to reading the other books in this series! If you haven't yet read this book, I highly recommend it. Also try the Sierra Jensen series and Chrisy Miller, other stories of teen girls from Focus on the Family.

A wonderful book about real life issues

"Choice Summer" is a wonderful book about real life issues. When 16 year old Nikki Sheridan finds out she is pregnant, she faces one of the most important decisions of her life. This story tells of her emotional, spiritual, and physical "ups and downs"; and in the end, the outcome of her choice...giving birth to her baby or having an abortion. When reading about Nikki I too experienced happiness and heartache. I recommend this book to any teenager.