Melody Carlson
1) First date
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Upperclassmen at Northwood Academy rarely date so Devon, a bored junior transfer student, persuades her friends Cassidy, Emma, Bryn, and Abby to form a club to help each other find dates for the Homecoming Dance.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When sixteen-year-old Chelsea Martin's future stepmother gives her a total makeover, she attracts all of the wrong boys and drives away many girls, but her friend Janelle keeps telling Chelsea to be true to herself, while helping her find a way to catch the eye of Nicholas, the one "non-jerk" at school.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
At the Carter boardinghouse for rich teenaged girls who are interested in fashion, the race for high school homecoming queen turns friends and roommates against one another, and as the votes roll in, some of the girls grow smarter and closer to God, while others seem to make the same mistakes over again.
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Mix six teenaged girls and one 60's fashion icon (retired, of course) in an old Victorian-era boarding home. Add guys and dating, a little high-school angst, and throw in a Kate Spade bag or two…and you've got The Carter House Girls, Melody Carlson's new chick lit series for young adults! Christmas is coming and Mrs. Carter treats the girls to a weekend trip to General Harding's luxurious Vermont ski lodge. Naturally, she has no idea that Taylor...
6) Mixed bags
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When her mom died, DJ had to move in with her grandmother, internationally famous '60s fashion model Katherine Carter. Now Mrs. Carter's opened a boarding home for young ladies, and DJ-who would rather wear her basketball team uniform than haute couture-is just sure they'll all be unbearable fashion snobs. One by one, the girls arrive and begin to figure out how to fit into this new family, getting to know each other and forming friendships. Sure,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Mix six teenage girls and one 60's fashion icon (retired, of course) in an old Victorian-era boarding-home. Add boys and dating, a little high-school angst, and throw in a Kate Spade bag or two…and you've got The Carter House Girls, Melody Carlson's new chick lit series for young adults! New York Debut. The New Year promises to be lively for the Carter House girls. No sooner does the calendar page turn and the girls are forced to confront a whole...
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
The Carter House girls are just getting to know one another when the subject of boys comes up. Rhiannon's dating Bradford, the most popular jock in school, Eliza's seeing Harry, and even DJ has dated Conner, although now he acts as if he doesn't like her. Boys aren't always easy to understand, but every girl in the house wants a boyfriend-and will do just about anything to get one. So when Taylor decides to put the moves on Bradford, Rhiannon is shocked...
Author
Series
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When high school junior Lishia Vance goes from being surrounded by her friends one day to a social outcast the next, without explanation, she discovers the treacherous world of friendship, loyalty, and choices.
10) The prom queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Life gets more and more complicated for a high school girl who decides to do whatever it takes to be elected as prom queen"--
11) Spring breakdown
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
The six Carter house girls plan to join Mrs. Carter in Florida for a "quiet" spring break, but quiet is impossible when Harry and his guy friends stay in a condo nearby. Focused on her newfound faith and sobriety, Taylor is trying to behave, but Eliza has no such intention. In an attempt to win Harry back, Eliza continues to push the envelope and her partying spins out of control. When Eliza goes missing, everyone is left worried and afraid for her...
12) Becoming me
Author
Publisher
Multnomah Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
13) Double date
Author
Series
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"The Dating Games club is ready to expand--but can they agree on who their new members will be?"--
15) Blind date
Author
Series
Dating games volume 2
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Five friends set up blind dates for each other--will their friendships survive the experience?"--
16) Prom date
Author
Series
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"The girls of the Dating Game are back this time focused on the biggest date of the year--the prom--but will they discover their friendship is more important than any one date?"--
Author
Publisher
Multnomah Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Maya keeps a journal the year following her aunt's death, in which she records her thoughts about her alcoholic and drug-addicted mother and her own feelings of depression, until she decides to give her heart to God.
Author
Publisher
Multnomah Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Maya writes in her journal about her new-found Christian faith as she struggles with relationship problems and her friend Marissa's partying and dangerous lifestyle. Each chapter ends with a "go green" tip.
20) Meant to be
Author
Publisher
Multnomah
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In spite of a newfound faith, sixteen-year-old Kim Peterson faces a dreary Christmas and New Year because her mother has been diagnosed with cancer.