Circle of Friends series
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Seventeen-year-old Glen Sauten is a small-town boy who has led a low-key life until the day Charlie Thornton moves in across the street. Charlie takes everyone in the small town by storm, except for two people—Glen’s former best friend, Phil Trent, and the local pastor’s daughter, Nicole Grant. As Glen gets caught in the middle of Phil and Charlie’s rivalry and Charlie’s obsession to date Nicole, he opens himself up to major problems—some life-threatening, some life-changing. Read for Life pick Read the first three chaptersReviews |
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Glen thought being Charlie Thornton’s friend was difficult. Now he discovers how it feels to be Charlie’s enemy. As for the people in his life—especially Phil, Nicole, and Marta—Glen sometimes wonders if he really has a friend in the world. Things are changing at home, too. His parents assume he will be going to college next year and are preparing for life without him. As everything goes topsy-turvy again, Glen has to work hard to understand his friends, his parents, and most of all himself. But in the process, he grows in self-awareness and learns that a real friend is someone who sticks around and helps out even when it hurts. Read for Life pick Reviews |
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Glen has found his life getting increasingly difficult. Now it spins out of control. While trying to complete his senior year at school, he also has to figure out how to treat his ex-girlfriend, who is now dating a former friend; encourage his best friend, who has become paralyzed from the waist down; find a way to avoid an annoying girl who just won’t go away; survive an unexpected relationship with his ex-girlfriend’s best friend; and protect himself from a series of disturbing events, including a form of hate-mail. In the midst of this tangle of relationships and frustrations, Glen learns that a hero is just an ordinary person who does what has to be done to help a friend in need. Read for Life pick Reviews |
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Glen finds himself juggling various relationships: he does his best to help Phil cope with his new way of life; encourages Marta to deal with her past; struggles to maintain a viable relationship with Charlie; and takes the next steps in his friendship with Nicole. As Glen clings to God and his cell group for help, he finds himself taking a bold public stand in defense of his beliefs. He also discovers, to his surprise, that he knows what he wants to do in the future. Winner of The Word Guild 2005 Awards for Best Young Adult Novel and Best Independently Published Fiction. Read for Life pick Reviews |
