Welcome and Introductions

[Catherine (semi active)]

Welcome Shiloh, glad you're back! :D

[Jaralee]

Hello everyone! My name is Jaralee I’m just about 16! I love reading, spending time with family, and eating Filipino food 🫶🏽.

[Ellie Ann]

Welcome Jaralee!! We're super excited to have you!!

[Jaralee]

I had a question, does anyone do buddy reads?

[Mary]

Welcome Jaralee! So glad you joined!

[Mary]

Mary wrote: "Welcome Jaralee! So glad you joined!"

We have not opened up a program for that yet, but if enough people are interested that would totally be something I would like to do for December :D If your interested let me know in the chat ;)

[Sydney Smile]

Hi everyone! I'm Sydney. I'm a 15 year old Christian girl, and I love reading, drawing, singing, and going on walks.
Here are my favorite books!

Favorite Christian books:
The Ilyon Chronicles by Jaye L. Knight (I've read up to book 3)
Escape to Lichtenstien by Ed Dunlop
Blood of Kings trilogy by Jill Williamson

Favorite non-Christian (but still clean) books:
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Ascendence Series by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

Favorite Manga: Spy x Family
Other series I love (cartoon, anime, tv etc): Princess Tutu, Death Note, OHSHC, Over the Garden Wall, Monk, Hawaii Five-0

Some other fun facts about me are my favorite color is green, my favorite food is cheesecake. My family has a lil homestead with cows and chickens and goats and pigs, and I LOVE the cows sm. My favorite animal tho is cats. I'm homeschooled but me and my cousin do a homeschool group called Classical Conversations and we love it. Speaking of my cousins, I live with two of my cousins and my aunt and uncle and my sister and parents (obviously haha) and my cousins and sister are my best friends. My most unique hobbies are watching and learning about ballet, listening to classical music, and reading Shakespeare.

So glad to be here! Tysm to Bella for inviting me! <3

[Jaralee]

Sydney, what are your thoughts on the ascendance series by Jennifer Nielson?

[Ellie Ann]

Welcome Sydney! Super excited to have you! I've started the Ascendance series but have yet to finish it, and actually haven't read any of the other books you listed. XD Some of them I've seen and am interested in, though. That's really cool that you live with some extended family. And I've heard of CC- there's several campuses in our area and like half my dance team does it. XD(I can count on one hand the girls who aren't some form of homeschooled) Anyway, super excited to have you!

[Sydney Smile]

Jaralee wrote: "Sydney, what are your thoughts on the ascendance series by Jennifer Nielson?"

It's a really amazing series! It's a middle grade fantasy series, but definitely reads more like a YA fantasy. The characters are all amazingly written and the plot twist was well done. The narrator is also really funny. I have reviews on all the books if you want to check them out!

[Shekinah]

Hi, I'm Shekinah and I LOVE Christian fantasy, especially YA :)
I'm currently working on my own novel in that genre.
Besides fantasy, I like mystery and anything hilarious that's clean.

Some of my favorite series are:
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Ascendance Series
The Wingfeather Saga
Framed! (James Ponti)

My favorite stand-alone list would look something like:
The Guild of Thieves (Jaiden Phillips)
The Tale of Desperaux
The War that Saved My Life
Ella Enchanted

I also read some nonfiction. My favorites are Charles Swindoll's Moses, Joseph, and David, as well as Gail Levine's Writer to Writer.

[Jaralee]

I love the tale of desperaux!

[Ellie Ann]

Welcome Shekinah!! Oh my goodness, I love Christian fantasy too!! I’m also a writer… I generally write Christian fantasy but am primarily working on a Christian contemporary rn😁 the Wingfeather Saga is one of my all time favorite series! And you’ve read the guild of thieves?! I really enjoyed that book and have only “met” a few other people who’ve read it. Anyway, welcome to the group!!!

[Catherine (semi active)]

Welcome everyone!!

[Sydney Smile]

Ellie Ann wrote: "Welcome Sydney! Super excited to have you! I've started the Ascendance series but have yet to finish it, and actually haven't read any of the other books you listed. XD Some of them I've seen and a..."

sorry I didn't see this earlier haha XD
thank you for the welcome! I love that series, it's def worth reading. That's cool, I love being in CC!

[Mary]

Welcome everyone!! Ellie and I are so happy to have you guys!

[Mary]

Shekinah wrote: "Hi, I'm Shekinah and I LOVE Christian fantasy, especially YA :)
I'm currently working on my own novel in that genre.
Besides fantasy, I like mystery and anything hilarious that's clean.

Some of m..."

I love all of those! You have a very similar book taste to me :D

[[deleted user]]

Heyyy y'all it's Peter!!😁👋🏿
My favorite Christian book is The Rocking Chair Prophet, as well as Confessions of a Mega Church Pastor.
Uhm I'll save you the details (check out my bio!) but I'm in 10th grade, I'm super extroverted, love hanging out with friends and biking, and I'm an avid musician!! Hope to make some new friends here and get some good recs!! Talk to y'all laterrr

[Jaralee]

Welcome Peter! I’m also in 10th and super extroverted lol

[Mary]

Welcome Peter!! I love that you're a musician! What do you play?

[Ellie Ann]

Welcome Peter! Super happy to have you! I second what Mary said- what instruments do you play? (She and I are both musicians as well)

[Catherine (semi active)]

Welcome Peter!

[Mary]

Welcome Stephanie!! I’ve seen Love Stories of the Bible, but haven’t actually read it… I’ll check it out now 😉 can’t wait to learn more about you!

[Ellie Ann]

Welcome Stephanie! That's great that you've been growing in God! So excited to have you!!

[Catherine (semi active)]

Welcome all!

[Zannah]

Hey! my name is Hosannah but you can call me Zannah if you want I’m Shiloh’s little sister. I love the Wingfeather Saga, the Ranger’s Apprentice series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Keeper of the Lost Cities. My favorite bible verse is Psalm 46:10❤️

[Ellie Ann]

Welcome Zannah! Super excited to have you! I love Wingfeather and KotLC as well. Oh, that’s cool that you’re Shiloh’s sister! And I love that verse too🫶🏻 Welcome to the group!

[Catherine (semi active)]

Welcome Zannah! I love PJO too:) Beautiful Bible verse!!

[Mary]

Welcome to the group Zannah! I LOVE Kotlc and am a fan of the Wingfeather Saga too. Hope you enjoy the group and make some new friends.

[Ariana]

Hello! My name is Ariana. I love playing the piano and baking! I'm 14 and some of my favorite Christian books are by C.S. Lewis and Frank Peretti. The Screwtape Letters is a great one! The Oath by Frank Peretti is also amazing. I also recommend The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges.

So glad to be here! :)

[Jaralee]

Good to have you! ☺️

[Ellie Ann]

Welcome Ariana! So glad to have you!

[Mary]

Welcome Ariana!

[Catherine (semi active)]

Welcome Ariana! I love Screwtape Letters too:)

[Ellie Ann]

Welcome Victoria! If you need recs then Mary and I have plenty :-) Snorkeling? That's sooooo cool!! So excited to have you!

[urtyte]

Hi everyone! I’m Urte and I’m 21, I’m from the UK and I’ve been a Christian for over a year now (best year of my life who’s surprised!) I’m struggling to find good Christian fiction so this group seemed like a great place to start!

[Ellie Ann]

Welcome Urte! That's so amazing that you accepted Jesus- best decision you'll ever make<333 Yes, we'll hopefully be jumping back into some Christian fiction with a February BotM so you joined just in time! So glad to have you!

[Mary]

Welcome Urte!! So glad to have you and congratulations on your decision!

[Catherine (semi active)]

Welcome Urte! Nice to meet you!

[Elijah]

Hi I’m Elijah

[Ellie Ann]

Welcome to the group Elijah! So glad to have you!

[Mary]

Welcome Elijah!!

[Elijah]

Thanks

[Syd]

Hi my name is Sydney. I’m 15 years old and I’m super excited to be here! I’m glad I found a Christian teen group to get some book recommendations and talk with my fellow Christians. It’s nice to meet you all!

[Mary]

Welcome Sydney! I’m glad your here!

[Ben]

Welcome Sydney! This is a great group 👍

[Catherine (semi active)]

Welcome Sydney! Nice to meet you :)

[[deleted user]]

Hi! I’m Noah, 15, a Christian rap artist who loves reading, writing, and music. I’m into Christian stories, YA books, poetry, and anything that inspires or makes you think. I’m excited to meet fellow readers, share book recommendations, and connect with creative people who love stories and ideas as much as I do!

[Mary]

Welcome Noah! It's great to meet you! Hope you love our little club :)