The Case of the Teenage Terminator

The Nicki Holland Mysteries #3

by Angela Elwell Hunt, Doron Ben-Ami (Illustrator)

Christine's friends help her investigate the cause of her older brother's increasingly violent behavior after witnessing his frightening outbursts.

Genres: Middle Grade, Christian Fiction

120 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1991

About the author

Christy-Award winner Angela Hunt writes for readers who have learned to expect the unexpected in novels from this versatile author. With nearly six million copies of her books sold worldwide, she is the best-selling author of more than 165 works ranging from picture books (The Tale of Three Trees) to novels.

Now that her two children are grown, Angie and her husband live in Florida with Very Big Dogs (a direct result of watching Turner and Hooch and Sandlot too many times). This affinity for mastiffs has not been without its rewards--one of their dogs was featured on Live with Regis and Kelly as the second-largest canine in America. Their dog received this dubious honor after an all-expenses-paid trip to Manhattan for the dog and the Hunts, complete with VIP air travel and a stretch limo in which they toured New York City.

Afterward, the dog gave out pawtographs at the airport.

Angela admits to being fascinated by animals, medicine, psychology, unexplained phenomena, and “just about everything” except sports. Books, she says, have always shaped her life— in the fifth grade she learned how to flirt from reading Gone with the Wind.

Her books have won the coveted Christy Award, several Angel Awards from Excellence in Media, and the Gold and Silver Medallions from Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award. In 2007, her novel The Note was featured as a Christmas movie on the Hallmark channel. Romantic Times Book Club presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006, and American Christian Fiction Writers bestowed the same award in 2019.

In 2006, Angela completed her Master of Biblical Studies in Theology degree and completed her second doctorate in 2015. When she’s not home reading or writing, Angie often travels to teach writing workshops at schools and writers’ conferences. And to talk about her dogs, of course.

Reviews

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book was sound morally with a slight faith message underlying the story, and I would have no problem with any of my children or grandchildren reading it. It also complex issues often for adolescents deal with such as acceptance, being a minority, steroids, crushes, sports and pressure. I thought the message conveyed was a good one, showing how these different issues could be dealt with and/or resolved in a positive manner. I read this to preview it (as I usually try to do) for my kids/grandkids.

[Monica M · Rating 3 out of 5]

a little too religious for my taste but overall it's okay.

[Mary Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was pretty good with a good message. But the spelling on all of these books is terrible. It needs to be proofread and corrected. I was quite surprised because usually Angela Hunt books are written more carefully than this.