Praise Petals

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Gold Mom’s Choice Award
Silver Medal Readers’ Favorite
New York Book Festival Honorable Mention Best Young Adult Fiction
Paris Book Festival Honorable Mention Best Young Adult Fiction
A Church of Go Novel – teen novel about friendship, bullying, and how joining her church all-girl praise team changes her relationships.
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Gold Mom's Choice Award
Silver Medal Readers' Favorite - Young Adult Religious Theme
New York Book Festival Honorable Mention Best Young Adult Fiction
Paris Book Festival Honorable Mention Best Young Adult Fiction
Zoom Into Books Author

High School sophomore, Rose Hicks, tolerates her limited social life as long as her sidekick, Jay Allen, is by her side, but when Jay receives the best news of his life Rose is forced to survive the rest of the school year at the mercy of school bully GODZILLY JENKINS. When she is recruited as a member of an all-girl praise team, Rose realizes that even the most popular girls have problems and that mean girls need love too.

Author

Lisa A. McCombs
Cover

Paperback
ISBN

9781951556297
Pages

144
Size

6 x 9
Year Published

2020

1 review for Praise Petals

  1. Donna Parrey for Readers’ Favorite –

    Praise Petals is one of the novels in the Church of Go series, a Young Adult book with a light Christian air about it. Author Lisa A. McCombs introduces readers to a number of young people, each hiding behind their own insecurities. As the book progresses, we meet Rose, obsessed by her unibrow; Lilly, a shoo-in for a part in a Mean Girls remake; and a host of other high school girls with their own issues and backstories. Rose’s long-time best friend, the cross-eyed Jay Allen, is out of town for eye surgery, which has her feeling lost. McCombs tells Rose’s story in 35 chapters, each short enough to lure readers in and convince them to stay for one more chapter over and over again.

    Readers, especially fans of Young Adult literature, will enjoy getting to know Rose and the group of girls that author Lisa A. McCombs introduces in Praise Petals. These young ladies are cast together by Pastor Larry at the Church of Go to form a singing group. The girls voices may harmonize well, but their differing personalities may not mesh quite so nicely. McCombs sets readers up to boo-hiss Lilly Godzilly Jenkins from the get-go. We play along with Rose s coping strategy of finding new words, alphabetically, to describe her nemesis. Nevertheless, the time these young women spend together gradually reveals the social angst, family situations, and circumstances that influence their various outlooks and allows them to learn how to support one another. Readers of Praise Petals will find themselves grateful for the Pastor Larry in their lives.

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About the Author

Award-winning Lisa McCombs writes middle grade and young adult fiction that celebrates courage, compassion, and the quiet strength found in everyday people. She believes young readers are capable of wrestling with life’s biggest questions when they are met with honesty and hope.

Living with multiple sclerosis has given Lisa a unique perspective on invisible challenges and the resilience required to face them. That perspective naturally finds its way into her stories, where characters navigate grief, trauma, disability, family, friendship, and the healing power of kindness. Her novels encourage meaningful conversations while reminding readers that they are never alone.

Whether exploring the aftermath of tragedy, the discovery of unexpected family, or the unlikely friendships that change lives, Lisa writes stories that linger long after the final page—stories that help young readers see themselves, understand others, and believe that hope can bloom in even the most difficult seasons.

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