Purple Moon
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Selena's life isn't turning out to be the fairy tale she imagined as a kid. That hope seemed to vanish long ago when her dad kicked her and her mom out of the house. This summer might finally hold the chance of a new beginning for Selena ... but having to live with her snobby cousin in Lake Lure, NC while waiting for her mom to get out of rehab wasn't how Selena was planning on spending her summer. She soon begins to wonder why she committed to give up her "bad habits" for this. Things don't seem too bad, though. Especially when Selena gains the attention of the cute neighbor next door. But when her best friend back home in Brooklyn desperately needs her, a secret that's been hidden from Selena for years is revealed, and when she becomes a target for one of her cousin's nasty pranks, she finds herself having to face the scars from her past and the memories that come along with them. Will she follow her mom's example in running away, or trust that God still has a fairy tale life written just for her?
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Purple Moon is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Tessa Emily Hall.
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“...without the dark, we'd never see the stars. There also would be no use for the moon if there was never night.” –Purple Moon
In Purple Moon, we read about Selena as she deals with very real struggles in her family, with her friends, and of course, with herself. She combats these problems head on, but when her efforts fail, she questions why she should even fight them if she'll never succeed. And when Christianity is presented to her, she gawks at it because her problems are too real to be handled with a false hope. But her Christian friends seem to be have genuine happiness no matter what they're going through, and as much as she doesn't want to admit it, she wants that.
I absolutely love this book! It came alive to me in such a realistic way and I could relate to it so much! Not Selena in particular, but the youth group she attends was similar to my own growing up, the camping trips brought back memories, and even some of the characters reminded me of my own childhood friends. It's just a “real” book with a real purpose, and its message was so powerful.
There are some topics at hand such as smoking, drinking,”making out”, a mention of porn, and some mentions of cutting/suicidal thoughts, however they are presented so that teens can know how to deal with these issues with God's grace. However there was no cursing and no sexual content.
I could probably go on and on about how much I love this book, so I'll just stop and say “5 stars!” and recommend it to all my teen friends 😉
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