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Searching for Normal by C. J. Darlington

Searching for Normal

C. J. Darlington, Lissa Halls Johnson

Focus on the Family · Paperback · April 6, 2021

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Christian YA, Bullying for Teens, Christian Relationships YA
Published
Focus on the Family, April 6, 2021

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About this book

Searching for Normal is the second book in a series that travels alongside four friends as they deal with teen life in Riverbend, Indiana. The novel inspires girls and young women to deepen their relationships with God and solve their problems in God-honoring ways. Six months ago Shay Mitchell’s life changed forever. Now she’s just trying to survive school bullies, drama class, and living with her Aunt Laura above the bookstore.

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No one, not even her new friends, knows her real story or the reason she’s living with her aunt in the first place. When Shay learns the truth about her biological father, she jumps at the chance to meet him. This could be her chance! Maybe she’ll finally find the normal life she’s longed for?a life where she feels loved and wanted?you know, part of a real family.

Quietly Compelling

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  • Christian YA with social friction
  • Contemplative, relationship-centered reading

Expect

  • Teen-focused emotional stakes
  • An earnest, reflective tone

Where it sits

Christian YA65%
Bullying for Teens42%
Christian Relationships YA33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Christian Social Issues YA
  • Bullying for Teens
  • Faith & Belief
Authors
C. J. Darlington, Lissa Halls Johnson
Publisher
Focus on the Family
Published
April 6, 2021
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Christian Social Issues YA