Get a Life

(Clearwater Crossing, #1)

By Roberts, Laura N. Robinson

Publishers Summary:
Jenna Conrad, Peter Altmann, Melanie Andrews, Jesse Jones, Nicole Brewster, Miguel del Rios, Leah Rosenthal, and Ben Pipkin form a very close group when they are brought together by tragedy. But they couldn't be more different from each other! Two devout Christians, a cheerleader, a dark, brooding type, a football player, and a nerd, not to mention the others, make up this diverse group. Join them as they grow together in friendship and in faith. Readers will delight in the first two titles in this inspirational new series:Get a Life: Clearwater Crossing #1Kurt Englbehrt, a linebacker on the Clearwater Crossing High football team, has been diagnosed with leukemia. To help raise money for medical bills, the students at CCHS are putting on a carnival. Jenna Conrad and her best friend, Peter Altmann, form an unexpectedly tight group with the other volunteers and the carnival is a wonderful success. But just when everything seems to be going so well, Kurt dies. The tragedy devastates Jenna, Peter, and their friends, and they struggle with the question of why the Lord must take away.

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ISBN
978-0-55357-118-9
Publisher
Bantam Books for Young Readers


REVIEWS

School Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 1998

Gr 7-Up While there may not be much plot here, there's a lot of character development. A group of teenagers meet when they volunteer to work at a high-school carnival in order to raise money for Kurt, a fellow student suffering from cancer. Beautiful Melanie is sought after by the rather egotistical Jesse. Melanie's secret is that her mother died in a car crash and her grief-stricken father has become ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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