Hold On Tight/Closer Than Ever/Take My Hand
Robin Jones Gunn
Hardcover
(Multnomah Publishers, Aug. 15, 2006)
College on the Horizon Sheâs the bold, free-spirited type. Sheâs young, sheâs fun, and sheâs following God. Sheâs Sierra JensenâChristy Millerâs good friendâin her senior year of high school with college fast approaching! In this fourth volume of the popular Sierra Jensen series, Sierraâs life becomes a roller coaster of decisions as she strives to Hold on Tight through choices about friendship, honesty, and college. Then, with high school graduation Closer Than Ever , she eagerly plans for Paulâs visit and canât wait to know where everyone will be going to college. Finally, in Take My Hand , a misunderstanding with Paul means Sierra must start college hurt and confused. Is the damage to their relationship as final as it feels? Christy Miller knows a good friend when she meets her, and so will youâ Sierra Jensen is better than ever! Hold On Tight Decisions, decisions. Thatâs all Sierraâs life is lately. Eager to escape the stress, she canât wait to join her brother and a few friends on a road trip as they visit a university in Southern California and tack on a day at an amusement park. Itâll be great! But right from the start, things go wrong. And suddenly Sierraâs trip is full of more twists and turns than any roller coaster. Thereâs only one way to handle a wild ride like this: hold on tight, trust God to keep her safeâand scream for all sheâs worth. Closer Than Ever Paul is coming home! Whatâs more, heâs coming to Sierraâs graduation party. She spends every spare moment planningâafter all, his visit has to be perfect. Then, more good news! Sierra and Randy are accepted into Rancho Corona University . Sierra couldnât be happierâuntil she hears Vicki hasnât received an acceptance letter. Does that mean Sierra and her friends wonât be in college together? But the worst news of all comes on graduation night. Thereâs been a terrible accident. With limited information, Sierra fears the worst. Can she let go and trust her dreams to God? Take My Hand What a year! Not only is Sierra starting college, but her older sister, Tawni, is engagedâto Paulâs older brother, Jeremy! As the two families prepare for the wedding, Sierraâs excitement grows. At last, she and Paul will be togetherâface-to-face! But their longed-for reunion is marred by a costly misunderstanding that turns Paul away and sends Sierra off to college hurt and confused. Only the gentle wisdom of Sierraâs good friend, Christy Miller, helps her face a difficult decision. But is it too late for Sierra and Paul? Story Behind the BookâAfter writing the twelve-book Christy Miller series for teens, a new teen character showed up on the pages of the final novel. Her name was Sierra Jensen, and she was such a compelling character that readers began asking for a series about Sierra in order to hear more about her life choices. Our family had just moved to Portland at the time, and I found it easy to picture a sixteen-year-old like Sierra shopping at the local vintage clothing stores, hanging out with friends at a garage band concert, and serving at the homeless shelter on weekends.â âRobin Jones Gunn