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The Secret Journal of Brett Colton

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Kathy Colton can t stand her brother, Brett. Her family talks as if he were perfect! All Kathy knows for sure is that Brett is dead. He died of leukemia when he was sixteen and she was only two. But when Kathy turns sixteen, she discovers her brother s hidden journal - a journal written especially for her - and learns about the brother she never knew. At the same time, Kat...more

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Dec 26, 2008 Sanora rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Mar 04, 2009 Madeline rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This is my favorite book of all time!!! It is about this girl named Kathy Colton. Her brother died at age 17 of Leukemia. Kathy was about 2 when he died, so she has no memory of him. Her older siblings Alex and Sam are always at her house with their families. They always get into a conversation about Brett. The brother she never knew. Kathy has never found any vieos of her as a baby. Nobody knows what her first words were, or even when she took her first steps. They were always focused on Brett...more

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May 13, 2012 05LizabethJ rated it 5 of 5 stars

How can you get to know someone, when that person is not even alive. Kathy is able to get to know her brother when she can’t even remember him. I usually think that every book that I read is the best book, but The Secret Journal of Brett Colton is seriously the best book I have ever read.

Kathy Colton’s brother Brett died from leukemia when she was only two. Her family is always talking about how great Brett was. Every time they get together they always talk about how great was, how he was perf...more
How can you get to know someone, when that person is not even alive. Kathy is able to get to know her brother when she can’t even remember him. I usually think that every book that I read is the best book, but The Secret Journal of Brett Colton is seriously the best book I have ever read.

Kathy Colton’s brother Brett died from leukemia when she was only two. Her family is always talking about how great Brett was. Every time they get together they always talk about how great was, how he was perfect. Kathy can’t remember anything because there was such a big gap in the kids. Her two brothers and sister were so close and she grew up with no one. It seems like every time they get together as a family, it always ends in a fight.

When school starts, Kathy’s first day doesn’t go as well as she had hoped. During lunch a food fight starts and the football star threw ketchup at her and ruined her cashmere sweater. This is not the end of her ending up face to face with Jason West the only sophomore on the Varsity football team and who is the star who may take them to state. He also has been referred to as the next Brett Colton. Kathy’s brother who was amazing at football. Even worse when students sign up for a tutor in a subject, Jason chooses Kathy for his tutor for Honors English during study hour. She tries to talk to Miss Goforth if there was any way she could get a new study partner, but she told her she either had to do it or she would fail.
During study hours Jason always talks to Kathy about his religion. This really gets on her nerves, she really doesn’t care about his stupid religion and that he is Mormon. One day they joke around and he asks Kathy to the prom. So of course she goes and gets a beautiful dress. It would be perfect, especially because it would be on her birthday. Then later on finds out that he was just joking around. Now this really sets her off, but she goes anyway. After she gets home her mom gives her a envelope and tells her that it was from her brother Brett and that he had told her to give it to her on her 16th birthday. When she opened it there was a key and a letter. When she goes and opens the box she finds a journal written just for her.

During a football game Jason gets hurt and blew out his knee. So Kathy starts having to go over to Jason’s house to study. She really grows close to him and his little sister Emily. One day while driving to his house she sees ambulances in front of it. Emily was riding her bike and got hit by the car. When Jason goes and talks to the young man who hit his daughter he does not yell, instead he just hugs the boy. Emily after a while gets better and wakes up from her coma.

Kathy learns so much from reading her brother. She doesn’t think of him as a guy who her family won’t move on from. She learns that he was special and that he loved her. She learns that she was his happiness and was who kept him going through all of his struggles. He watched her grow and learn. He taught her how he wanted to learn about the church, but couldn’t because of their parents. In the end Kathy decides to take lessons from the missionaries.

This book is the cutest book I think there ever has been. It brought tears to my eyes and I could not put it down. It taught me that I need to take gratitude of more things. I would encourage anyone to read this book. It has actually changed my life and how I look at things.
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Feb 25, 2009 Hollie Robb rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I'd must admit that I didn't want to read this book. But I'm glad that I had. It is not as a sad book as the synopsis describes it. I was sad when it ended. It was a good ending but I wanted to read more.

It was very well done. I think that this book is a must read. It is emotional; so must be prepared for that.

It is a great story on having faith. One of the best that I have ever read.

Kathy Colton can't stand her brother Brett. Her family talks as if he were perfect! All Kathy knows for sure is...more

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Nov 08, 2007 Rachel Wagner rated it 1 of 5 stars

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Some books are just not meant to be read by me. This is one of them. It is just not my style. It kind of reminded me of an episode of 90210 but with Mormon kids. The nerdy girl agrees to tutor the stud athlete who of course has a softer side- a religious side in fact. What is this strange faith of his? Hummmm. I think we are about to find out. In addition, she is naturally from a troubled home (because anyone non-Mormon is screwed up in these boooks). She finds the journal of her brother that di...more

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May 10, 2009 Amy rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I truly enjoyed this read today and it did even bring some tears (not sure how much pregnancy hormones are to blame for that..). Then why only 3 stars? The writing is mediocre...the story line predictable and "sweet". When a friend dropped it off so I could quickly gobble it down for book club, I looked at the back cover and sighed..."oh, it's an LDS book". Which is fine, but I have to admit to having read very few LDS books that fit my criteria for good literature. That said, this is a fast, "f...more

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Dec 02, 2008 Kierstan rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone who is LDS. and if not... hopefully they have nothing against the LDS

this book is so amazing! aaahhh I loved it so much!!! It's so sad, it makes you want to cry at parts and then other parts you suddenly get interested in recording your life (I even bought a cam corder that I'll be using. it's on layaway right now) :) Not only is it such a great book but you also learn a little about the LDS religion. It's so amazing! aaahhh I love it! It makes me feel very good. :)

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Mar 21, 2013 Arlene Szalay rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This a LDS fiction book dealing with many teen issues: popularity, sports, male/female, teenage female/clique dyamics, peer pressure, relationships, and family dynamics.
Kathy was two years old when her teenage brother and football start died of leukemia. She feels like her family doesn't see her, and that all conversations end up in conversations about Brett, her deceased brother.
She is assigned to be a peer English tutor for Jason, the current star of the football team.
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Feb 20, 2013 Brenna rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is so sweet it makes me cry. My copy of this book looks ragged I have read it so many times.

I love this book and how a relationship between a deceased brother and living sister grow through the journal he wrote her while he was being treated for leukemia.

Kathy is starting high school and everything that comes with it. Kathy was a surprise baby and believes that her childhood was overshadowed by her older brother, Brett's, illness. When Bret was 16 he found out that he had leukemia. K...more

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May 23, 2012 08aubric rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I absolutely loved this book! It was so good, and impossible to put down once you start it. It takes place in a small town in Utah. The main problem is that Kathy has been living in her brother's shadow her whole life, and she doesn't even remember him. Kathy is a freshman in high school and she is smart, quiet, and loves writing. Jason West is a popular jock who is a mormon.

Kathy's brother Brett died when he was in high school due to lukemia. He was the star quarterback and helped get the scho...more I absolutely loved this book! It was so good, and impossible to put down once you start it. It takes place in a small town in Utah. The main problem is that Kathy has been living in her brother's shadow her whole life, and she doesn't even remember him. Kathy is a freshman in high school and she is smart, quiet, and loves writing. Jason West is a popular jock who is a mormon.

Kathy's brother Brett died when he was in high school due to lukemia. He was the star quarterback and helped get the school to finals. He was quarterback on the varsity team as a freshman. Jason West is Kathys age, and he is alot like Brett. He is also the freshman on the varsity team. Kathy has been living in Brett's shadow her entire life. She was too young when he died to even remember him. Jason needs help in english, and asks Kathy to tutor him. She can't stand him, because she thinks he is just another popular jock. On her 16th birthday, she receives a letter written for her from Brett. It has a key to his box in the basement. She finds a journal that he kept during his treatments that was written just for her. She finds out how close they used to be. While reading his journal, she finds a close bond with him she never knew existed. His journal mentions his friend alot, and about how he has been learning about the mormon church. She remembers that Jason is also a mormon. When Jason is injured in a football game, she ends up going to his house after school everyday to tutor him. With the help of Jason and Brett's journal, she opens up her heart to the LDS church, and helps her family realize what they have been missing.

I really liked this book because Kathy is around the same age as me, so I can really relate to hre. I would reccommend this book to any one who has lost a family member to cancer because this book helps you really understand the whole process alot better. I liked how this book had bits and pieces of his journal entries. I would say one of the themes of this book is that sometimes the best people go through trials, but you can't let that stop you. I really loved this book and I reccommend it to everyone!!(less)

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Jan 08, 2012 06Jamieb rated it 5 of 5 stars

Summary: This is a story about a teenage girl who is constantly listening to stories told of her older brother who died of cancer, her name is Kathy Colton. Her family never stops talking about the memories they have of Kathy's older brother, Brett. Kathy wouldn't mind as much if she could only remember him, but he died when she was only two years old. On Kathy's sixteenth birthday she is surprised to find a note and a secret journal Brett wrote just for her. She soon finds out how much she trul...more

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Jan 13, 2011 Rachel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Fred bought me this for Christmas and presented it to me with an apple and a pack of reading glasses:)It was the sweetest gesture. He purchased it from Deseret Book, with guidance from a sales rep., knowing that I'm not a "Mormon Lit." fan, but thinking it was the safest way to find a clean read.

It was a clean read, and easy to spend those relaxing Christmas vacation days with my nose in it because I could relate to the mother. It was also a very stereotypical, predictable, teenage "Mormon" rea...more

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May 01, 2010 Hannah Nelson rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: EVERYONE!! Especially members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Recommended to Hannah by: My Cousin Kate

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This was such a great book!! It dealt with so many issues in this young girl's life, Kathy Colton. Kathy is a 15 year old girl in a family that she cant stand. The thing she cant stand the most is when her family goes off on their nightly tangent of never ending stories of a long passed away brother, Brett. Kathy was two years old when Brett died and doesn't remember him at all and feels left out, unimportant, and annoyed when her family starts talking about him and all the amazing things he did...more This was such a great book!! It dealt with so many issues in this young girl's life, Kathy Colton. Kathy is a 15 year old girl in a family that she cant stand. The thing she cant stand the most is when her family goes off on their nightly tangent of never ending stories of a long passed away brother, Brett. Kathy was two years old when Brett died and doesn't remember him at all and feels left out, unimportant, and annoyed when her family starts talking about him and all the amazing things he did. The only thing about Brett for Kathy is this weird connection she feels somewhere inside her when she looks at his pictures. She cant figure it out. Kathy starts High school and is forced to start tutoring the oh-so-popular-and-handsome Jason West. Jason is a lot like Brett in that Brett and Jason both are some of the youngest QB of the Central High football team. Jason has grown up hearing stories of Brett. Brett even has a plague and picture and trophy in the trophy case at school that Kathy is constantly drawn towards. As Kathy gets to know Jason better, he becomes less and less repulsive to her. Jason struggles with his "cool" image and with just being who he really is. Kathy finds out Jason is a Mormon, and he loves to integrate religious stories into their tutoring sessions as much as he can. On Kathy's sixteenth birthday she receives a very special, unexpected gift from someone she thought she would never, ever know - her big brother Brett. Brett had died of Leukemia 14 years earlier and had written this journal to Kathy so that somehow she could remember him. He had adored her. Brett had also had a Mormon friend who loved to share his religion with him. Throughout Brett's journal and as he gets closer to the impending death that awaits him, he starts to study the religion and read the Book of Mormon and to feel that it is true. He tells of dreams he has about Kathy when she is older and she begins to dream of him too. Brett, Jason, and Kelly (Brett's High school friend) help Kathy to find herself, her family, and God. Now that she understands and knows the person that Brett was and that she will see him again someday, she helps her family through the pain that they are still suffering with. She helps Jason also in being brave enough to stand up to his friends, and reunites Kelly with her family and with Brett by letting him and her family read the journal too. This is a very sweet and inspiring story of Family, love, Faith, and growing up. I absolutely loved it, it meant a lot to me! This book has 334 pages.
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Oct 24, 2009 Sherry rated it 4 of 5 stars

Usually I stay far away from LDS fiction. It doesn't interest me and offers only an LDS perspective. I prefer Mormon-free fiction. But when one of my friends/YW suggested this book and told me the plot, I was intrigued. I would give 1 to 2 chapters and if it didn't hold my interest, I could always take it back to the library.

What a surprise! I loved it! I was completely drawn into Kathy's story about her older brother, Brett who'd died when she was 2. She's angry because there are no childhood p...more

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May 09, 2012 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I really liked this book, particularly Brett's journal, the plot and the characters. This book was a good kind of sad--the main character's brother, Brett (who I loved) has been dead for fifteen years and the book basically centers around Kathy reading his journal and getting to know him and herself in the process--and I wholeheartedly enjoyed it. One of the great things about e-books is that no matter where you live (more or less) you can access books that would normally not come across your pa...more

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Mar 07, 2012 01audreys rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Secret Journal of Brett Colton was written by Kay Lynn Mangum. This book takes place in a small town in the present. Throughout the book, Kathy feels like she was neglected all of her life, thanks to her brother Brett, that she can never add up to. Meanwhile, she is starting high school and isn't looking forward to it. She isn't very popular, but she is really smart. Brett is Kathy’s older brother that died from leukemia when he was only 17 years old and Kathy was 2. Brett was super popular,...more The Secret Journal of Brett Colton was written by Kay Lynn Mangum. This book takes place in a small town in the present. Throughout the book, Kathy feels like she was neglected all of her life, thanks to her brother Brett, that she can never add up to. Meanwhile, she is starting high school and isn't looking forward to it. She isn't very popular, but she is really smart. Brett is Kathy’s older brother that died from leukemia when he was only 17 years old and Kathy was 2. Brett was super popular, smart, a great actor, and the quarterback on the varsity football team. Jason is also starting his first year of high school. Like Brett, he is the quarterback on the varsity football team.

Kathy always felt like she couldn’t be as good a as her siblings at anything, especially when it came to her brother, Brett. Brett died from cancer leukemia when she was two years old. Her family constantly talks about all of the amazing things that he did, and she always felt left out, because she never knew him. She felt like she was neglected during her childhood, because her family was too busy worring about Brett to pay attention to her.

She starts high school, which she was nervous about, and the first day was just as terrible as she imagined it would be. Her first class was English honors, which she was excited about, until she saw the football jock, Jason walk in. her next class was study hall, which wasn’t too bad, but she found out that she would have to tutor someone. Then she went to lunch, where Jason accidently squirted ketchup all over her new shirt, when she threw her lunch away. Her other classes went okay, until she went to theatre. She really didn’t want to take that class, but her sister made her sign up for it. After a few weeks of school, Kathy is forced to tutor Jason in English honors. They eventually become good friends.

Then, during a football game, Jason blows his knee out and has to have surgery on it, which ended his football career. He couldn’t go back to school for a while, so Kathy started tutoring him at his house. She was jealous that his family got along so well, unlike hers. Jason has a little sister, Emily. Kathy thought that Emily was so cute and sweet and they became good friends.

On her sixteenth birthday, her brother gave Kathy a letter. When Kathy read it, she discovered that it was from her brother, and that he had a journal that he hid for her. As she reads the journal, she realizes that she wasn’t neglected at all. Brett tells her a lot of stories of the fun things they did together, her first word, how smart she was, and all of the cute things she did. Then he goes on to tell her that she was the reason that he lived for two more years after being diagnosed. In his journal, Brett gave Kathy lots of advice about high school, how important family and friends are, and just the true purpose of life. Kathy starts to see how much she truly was loved.

Then, Kathy and Jason went to the Christmas dance together and had a great time, but things can’t go well for too long. Then next day, Kathy realized that she still had Jason’s tie from the tuxedo in her pocket, so she decides to return it to him. As she gets closer to his house, she hears sirens and sees police cars and an ambulance. She slams on the breaks as realizes that they are all in front of his house. As she looks around, she sees Emily’s bike smashed in the middle of the road. She parked her car and sat in shock. Then she noticed Jason sitting in the grass bawling his eyes out so she ran over to him. He tries to tell her what happened and thinks that it was his fault for not making her wear a helmet. Kathy tries to reassure Jason that it wasn’t his fault and that she will be okay. Emily was in a comma for two weeks. As Kathy reads the journal she learns things from Brett that help Jason get through it and tells him that he needs to have faith that she will make it. On Christmas day, Emily wakes up. The doctors tell everyone that after lots of physical therapy, Emily will be back to normal.

I liked how much Brett loved his little sister, Kathy, and all of the advice that he gave her. “I’ve got a picture of us together in a frame by my bed that has helped me get through the craziness and gives me something awesome to look forward to when I get the heck out of here!” (pg. 232) “I’d thought my world would turn dull and gray once I became sick, but you brought life, hope, color and laughter back into it. With all of my love, your brother, Brett.” (Pg.287)
The main theme from this book is that people usually hold back their true feelings, because they are afraid of what people may think, but when they are told, it can bless others’ lives. I recommend this book to anyone that would like to read a cute story about a great relationship between a brother and sister, and the true meaning of life. I think this story is unique, because most teenage boys wouldn’t spend their time to write a journal about how much he loves his sister and give a lot of advice to her. It also shows how important family and friends are.
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Sep 25, 2009 Tiffany rated it 5 of 5 stars

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There is some kind of excitement I feel holding a new book that I haven’t read yet. The anticipation of what the story might bring. The thrill of not knowing if you will like the journey it will take you on. There is also a sense of nervousness that it will disappoint you.
Reading the brief description about what this book was about I would say it wouldn’t be a book I would go out of my way to read. I try to avoid sad stories. Life is too hard to read sad stories. But my parents bought me this bo...more

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Mar 09, 2012 04mckenna rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Secret Journal or Brett Colton.
Kathy Colton for her 16th birthday get a secret journal from her brother who died when she was two years old because of cancer he was the star player on the high school football team. she is also touting a star football player Jason West who starts to like her and she likes him. the journal changed her life in a lot of ways.

This is my favorite book EVER I though it was really ,really good, really cute. I liked it because it was a really easy book to read and i...more

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Feb 12, 2011 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this story. It is a book of growth and change. I loved how the author shows the changes of the main character. You feel with her and change with her. I don't know if it is because I knew the fact that her brother was already dead therefore knew the ending to his journal or if I was just so caught up in hope for the main character and her life but I was not sad when I read the final entry of the journal. The author splits the entries up so your not reading the whole journal from the broth...more

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Mar 09, 2012 Katie rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was simply beautiful and was a wonderful story on how Kathy found her way to the LDS (Mormons) and found her true place in life :) The strong relationship between a brother and sister was simply breathtaking as Kathy worked to uncover the mysteries of her dead brother Brett Colton. The writing was well thought out and climatic, and I loved reading about Kathy and how she continued to find herself throughout the novel.
The romance in this book is sweet, as you might call it. Nothing abou...more

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Jan 12, 2010 Megan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: lds, romance, young-adult, superb

One of the best LDS Fiction books I have ever read. (Actually, the only other LDS fiction book that I thought was worth my time was On The Road to Heaven.... and I guess Charly made me cry like a baby... but that is all beside the point).

My Uncle gave me this book to read and at first I was a bit skeptical, my Uncle had never given me a book to read before and the first one he does give me is LDS Fiction, hm.... But I decided to read it anyways. I started and I couldn't put the book down!

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May 16, 2013 Megan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Kathy Colton, a sophomore at Central High School had some unexpected things her way. She had to tutor the quarter back of the football theam which she really didnt want to do. They later became close friends. She found her talent for acting. On her 16th birthday her mom gave her a letter from her brother Brett who died 15 years previous of Lukemia. She found his journal that was written specifically for her. As she read this journal she came to know and love Brett way more than before.
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Nov 04, 2012 Jessica rated it 3 of 5 stars

I picked this book up at the library because it was next to the other book I was coming for. The title caught my attention and reading the back it talked about a "Mormon boy" and I thought what the heck and checked it out.
I was pleasantly surprised that I liked it. It wasn't really great writing, but I did enjoy it.
it is about a girl named Kathy who just starts her sophomore year in HS. She is assigned to be a tutor for a "jock" and she isn't happy about it. The jock, Jason, is having an intern...more

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Aug 22, 2012 Kaeley Scruggs rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I really liked this book by Mangum; I loved the growth that I saw with Kathy above all. It was so subtle and that make it seem all the more realistic. I liked the fact that as she began to understand her brother and she read his journal, she realized that it must not have been all cookies and punch for him too. It was a nice touch that as she began to understand, she began to resentment a lot less. I loved reading about their relationship when she was young; I could feel the love radiating from...more

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Jan 13, 2009 Janet rated it 4 of 5 stars

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A friend passed this book along to me thinking I would like it. She was right. I really did like it.
I tend to not read much LDS fiction because it always seems too convenient, but I liked this book for the story of a sister and her much older brother. It was very reflective of my own experience, so I had a lump in my throat several times throughout the book.

One problem I had a hard time getting past was that Kathy's mother was so against her son's mormon friend. I kept waiting to find out the...more

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Jun 05, 2009 Dlora rated it 3 of 5 stars

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The book blurb says this is a dual story of a dying brother and a coming-of-age sister who both learn the importance of family, friends, and faith. Kay Lynn Mangum really did a good job of weaving these two stories together and lifting the book from a simple teen romantic conversion story to something with more depth. Kathy Colton is the baby of the family whose older brother died when she was two. She resents him a lot because it seems like her perfect brother is all her parents and sibs can ta...more

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Jan 15, 2009 Mackenzie rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book made me laugh and cry it was just so incredable. This has to be up their with one of my favorite books of all time!!
Kathy Colton is an adverage girl who finds herself through the book and becomes unique and stands out to everyone when her mood changes:At home her family is always talking about her brother brett who died of Lukimia when she was two. She feels mad at him for it seams like her family can't just move on. When Jason West runs in to her Honors English tardy for the first ti...more

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Aug 11, 2009 Cassie rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is an LDS teen fiction novel about Kathy who is starting high school. On her 16th birthday she receives a journal from her brother, Brett, who died at the age of 17 from leukemia. This journal helps Kathy to realize the love Brett had for her and nearing his death he had been reading The Book of Mormon. During high school Kathy tutors the next rising star for the football team Jason West in Honors English. He always related the weekly reading assignments to princilpes of the gospel and from...more

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Nov 28, 2007 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

I normally do not read LDS fiction. It's never really appealed to me. I only read this book because it was the book chosen for the book club. Although I found the romance part of the book to be a little cheesy and the plot somewhat predictable, I enjoyed the book overall.

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Mar 12, 2009 Emilyn rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone and everyone

Recommended to Emilyn by: Sadie

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It was completely amazing. I cried a little and laughed a little but mostly I was just thinking how cool it was through it all. I found some really good stuff in it and it was just really touching. I would read it billions of times and never get bored of it. ever.

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