Product Description

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:

Reality Check: Clearwater Crossing #2

Now that we have gotten to know the teens at Clearwater Crossing High, things are getting complicated!  Leah and Miguel have kept their budding relationship a secret, but Jenna is heartbroken when she finds out.  On top of that, Jenna's 13-year-old sister is acting like a complete pest and driving her crazy!  Peter's got a crush too--on Jenna!  Will telling her the truth ruin the special friendship they have?  And Nicole is fed up with guys.  She thinks that winning a national model search would be the perfect payback to Jesse after he humiliated her at school.  But she doesn't really feel right about getting revenge, or does she?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1173135 in Books
• Published on: 1998-03-09
• Released on: 1998-03-09
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .63" h x 4.16" w x 7.08" l, .24 pounds
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 224 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10-Set in Missouri, this story has all of the typical two-dimensional characters (the cheerleader, the anorexic, the good girl, the jerk football player) and all of the unrequited love that usually goes on in series fiction. The plot focuses around Eight Prime, a small club formed by eight teens, and their community service. Leah and Miguel try to keep their budding relationship a secret because of religious differences. Peter tries to decide how to tell Jenna that he's in love with her and worries about losing her friendship if she doesn't feel the same way. Jenna struggles with sharing a bedroom with her younger sister. Rejected by Jesse, Nicole thinks about entering a model search and worries about getting thinner. There is some mention of God, prayers said, the golden rule, and a discussion about God and science, but the characters' religion is not essential to the story. The dialogue is much like a TV drama ("How could you leave your disgusting filthy underwear in the middle of the floor?...You're not the only person who has to live in this room, you know"). The different subplots involving the eight characters become confusing, especially regarding those who are "in love" with someone else, but will not be a problem for teens used to reading series romances. An additional purchase.
Karen Hoth, Marathon Middle/High School, FL
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Ingram
Fall has arrived and there's a Saturday morning car wash to help needy kids. But soap suds aren't the only thing in the autumn air. Leah and Miguel have kept their couple status a secret. But a brokenhearted Jenna finds out. And if Jenna's over-before-it-began romance isn't bad enough, her 13-year-old sister is driving her crazy. Peter's got a crush--on Jenna! He doesn't want to ruin their friendship. Should he tell her the truth? And Nicole's fed up with guys, and determined to win a national model search for spite. But payback doesn't quite fit with her resolution to be a better person. Does it?.

From the Publisher
Get to know eight teens as they celebrate friendship and explore their faith. Clearwater Crossing, where life is full of new beginnings. . . .

Praise for Clearwater Crossing:

"Clearwater Crossing breaks the last taboo in young adult literature--the search for God. In these savvy, contemporary stories, kids struggle to make sense of their lives and to figure out what faith might or might not have to do with it. That a mainstream publisher should acknowledge the obvious presence of the religious dimension in American life is a major breakthrough."
--Patty Campbell, critic; editor; The Horn Book Magazine consultant