Born again

By Kelly A. Kerney

Subjects: Christian life, fiction, Family problems, Dysfunctional families, Fiction, general, Religious life, Teenage girls, Evolution, Evolution (Biology), Christian life, Indiana, fiction, Fiction, Fundamentalism, Christianity, Juvenile fiction, Schools

Description: While surreptitiously reading Darwin's "Origin of the Species," hoping to prove it wrong, fourteen-year-old Mel, a "Jesus freak," uncovers a family secret that makes her fear that inheritance will prevent her from keeping her vow of chastity and serving God in a significant way.