Best Selling Books by Terry Brown

Meet Maya

RU4 Real: Maya pushes the perfect appearance . . . until it perfectly pushes her to the edge. She's trying to organize a fashion show. She bought the dresses, and they can't be exchanged. Now, she can't believe her friends are going to the lake house without her. They only have a week to squeeze into their designer dresses-and she knows they're all gonna just pig out the whole time. She'll be the only one left with a waistline.

Meet Jamie

Budding artist Jamie has trouble scrapping up enough money for art camp, so she tries to create a quick portrait for an online art contest. But between long hours working at the teen hangout (the Gnosh Pit) and self-inflicted stress over the contest deadline, Jamie's creativity wanes. When a mysterious e-mailer offers encouragement, something happens, but it's not what Jamie expects in The Portrait.

Amber Thomas is a perfectionist. But she finds herself spread too thin when she tries out for the soccer team and becomes the school Webmaster at the same time. Pleasing people, succeeding, and accomplishing projects aren't firm bases for a healthy self-image or for a solid relationship with God. And utlimately Amber realizes that she must accept herself, and her limitations, because God has proven His love for her no matter what she does or doesn't do. It's grace.

The TodaysGirls plan a Mother's Day singing performance, but what Alex Diaz doesn't know-what everyone hides from her-is that she can't carry a tune in a clear vinyl backpack. Even her backup musician tactfully encourages her to learn how to play an instrument. Events spiral to prevent Alex from discovering the truth about her voice, misunderstandings lead her to believe that her friends and her Mom actually can't stand her. It takes the patient love of her Christian friends for Alex to realize that only through understanding can forgiveness come-forgiveness of her friends, for her mom, and even for herself.

Meet Bren

Bren Mickler has fallen in love at first sight! Bren tries everything to catch her dream date - right down to starting an electronic dating service for her friends. She plugs everyone's vital stats into a program she pulled off the Web, and the trouble begins.

One disasterous and often hilarious match leads to another, and Bren finds that her attempts to win love actually keep her from finding it.

Just when Bren thinks she's ruined everything, the timeless message of I Corinthians 13 envelops her heart. And the verses had been there- literally right in front of her face on the TodaysGirls Web site - the whole time! Bren learns the gifts of Godly love and friendship, discovering that "the greatest of these is love."