Can we overcome our past?
Katie Parker is about to get a new life—whether she wants one or
not. With her mom in prison, and her father AWOL, Katie is sent to live
with a squeaky-clean family who could have their own sitcom. She
launches a full-scale plan to get sent back to the girls’ home when she
finds herself in over her head…and heart. When Katie and her new
“wrong crowd” get into significant trouble at school, she finds her
punishment is restoring a historic theater with a crazy grandma who goes
by the name of Mad Maxine. In the midst of her punishment, Katie
uncovers family secrets that run deep, and realizes she’s not the only
one with a pain-filled past. Katie must decide if she’ll continue her
own family’s messed up legacy or embrace a new beginning in this place
called In Between.
Originally published in 2007.
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
Overall I really enjoyed this YA novel! Katie Parker is someone I'd like to know. I love all the self talk that Ms. Jones utilized to help her readers get inside Katie's head, which allowed me to relate to Katie and love her quickly. The story line had many dimensions to it, keeping me interested and unable to put the book down. Each character had something valuable to add to the plot and something valuable to grow Katie. Besides Katie, I think my favorite character is probably her foster grandma,
Maxine. She's a funny kind of crazy! I like that this is a Christian novel, yet not inyourface so that you want to skip over sections at a time. A couple of themes that
stood out for me were that we have choices to make in life that define us good or bad, our choices define us. Another theme is that God has a purpose and plan for our lives. I am glad that I finally got to read a Jenny B. Jones novel. There are two more in this series that I can't wait to read!