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Nicole O'Dell, Choose NOW Ministries
...battling peer pressure by tackling the tough issues

Youth-culture expert, Nicole O’Dell, resides in Paxton, Illinois, with her husband and six children—the youngest of which are toddler triplets. She’s the founder of Choose NOW Ministries, dedicated to battling peer pressure and guiding teens through tough issues while helping parents encourage good decisions, and host of Choose NOW Radio: Parent Talk and Teen Talk, where “It's all about choices!” On air, O’Dell covers peer pressure, dating, purity, drugs, alcohol, modesty, popularity, and anything else that comes up along the way. Nicole writes and speaks to preteens, teenagers, and parents about how to prepare for life's tough choices.



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514 On Parent Talk Radio: Lysa TerKeurst and Cheri KeaggyFirst up on Parent Talk, 6/1, is Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter CheriKeaggy who is set to unveil her most vulnerable album to date,So I Can Tell, on July 10. The first CD since her independent 2007 release,Because He First Loved Us,Keaggy draws on the encouragement of Scripture and her utter reliance on the comforting power of God to create an honest, engaging recording that is reflective...

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Published on May 31, 2012 00:57
Average rating: 4.25 · 246 ratings · 112 reviews · 15 distinct works
The Wishing Pearl (Diamond ...
4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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SCENARIOS 5 & 6--Swept Away...
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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Scenarios 3:  Magna
4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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SCENARIOS 3 & 4--Risky Busi...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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The Embittered Ruby
4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012
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SCENARIOS 1 & 2--Dare to Be...
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Scenarios 1:  Truth or Dare
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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Scenarios 2:  All That Glit...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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Girl Talk: 180 Q&A
4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012
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Scenarios 4:  Making Waves
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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Nicole O'Dell Nicole O'Dell said: "I loved this book! It's a sweet story laced with sadness, loss, hope, and strength. I love how, in life, a person's own strength is often evidenced in the exact opposite way than she expected--this story is no exception. This well-written story will...more "
 

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The Embittered Ruby by Nicole O'Dell
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As soon as I finished The Wishing Pearl I knew I wanted to read The Embittered Ruby.

Nicole O'Dell has a real talent for opening up the heart of a troubled teen girl with serious issues...and helping the reader sympathize with her.

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The Embittered Ruby by Nicole O'Dell
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Carmen Castillo’s live is falling apart. Her parents have gotten a divorce, which meant she had to move to s new school in New Jersey, far away from her boyfriend in New York, the country club where she plays tennis, and h... "
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Starring Me by Krista McGee
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The Wishing Pearl by Nicole O'Dell
" Last month I reviewed The Embittered Ruby, which is book 2 in the Diamond Estates series, if you recall I was really taken with it so I had to go back and read book 1. Quite honestly I am glad I hadn't found this before because it would have made... "
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Michelle Nicole wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Hi, Nicole. Aren't you an author, too?"

Yep. I just recently started plugging in to Goodreads and my author account was just approved today. I write Christian YA.

Love your books!"


That's cool that you read them (I am assuming my two YA titles.) I don't have any of your books. Oh, wait. I think I got Love Me if You Must free on Kindle. Will have to check it out. :)


Nicole O'Dell You betcha. :)


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David Housholder Thanks for the add, Nicole.

The Blackberry Bush

YA literary fiction.


Nicole O'Dell Michelle wrote: "Hi, Nicole. Aren't you an author, too?"

Yep. I just recently started plugging in to Goodreads and my author account was just approved today. I write Christian YA.

Love your books!


Michelle Hi, Nicole. Aren't you an author, too?


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