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Peculiar Treasures (The Katie Weldon Series #1) | 
| Author: Robin Jones Gunn
Publisher: Zondervan
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 140383
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 1
ISBN: 031027656X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780310276562
ASIN: 031027656X
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
The first book in the Katie Weldon Series, Peculiar Treasures follows Katie as she struggles to believe that God can love her, faults and all. Katie turns to the women in her life as she tries to figure out her relationship with her boyfriend, but even their advice can’t postpone the decision that will define the woman she’s becoming.
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Daughter Loved it! October 9, 2008
Bought this book for my 19 yr old daughter. She gobbled it up in a night. Now it's making its way around the college dorm. My wife wants to read it, too! I'm buying the entire series as it comes out. Sorry I couldn't give actual details about the author/story, but, I think this series is a winner based upon my daughter's response.
Another great book by RJG July 28, 2008
This series begins at Christy's wedding, where the Christy Miller series leaves off, now from best friend Katie Weldon's perspective. Katie is just finishing her junior year at a Bible college. She is overwhelmed by her busy life and the big decisions she needs to make soon, such as whether to take a resident advisor position her senior year, and what to do about her undeclared major. Not the least important, she also is trying to understand her relationship with Rick Doyle, her "almost boyfriend," with whom she has a complicated past.
I found the characters in this book multi-dimensional and easy to relate with. The religious tones are not preachy, and rather refreshing: Katie wasn't raised in a Christian home, and therefore has her own set of Christian truisms that are unique and thought-provoking. Although Katie can be a bit over-dramatic (and maybe over-sensitive) at times, she is a charming character and enjoyable to read. The blending of purity and romance is what makes this novel both beneficial for young readers, and satisfying for all ages. I laughed several times, and cried several times! That is rare for me in reading fictional stories. I highly recommend this book.
 Loveable characters of Christian fiction July 24, 2008
As Katie Weldon attends her best friend Christy Miller's wedding, she can't help but think about her own love life. In PECULIAR TREASURES, the first book in Robin Jones Gunn's new Katie Weldon series, Katie works hard to catch the wedding bouquet in hopes that her slow-moving, undefined relationship with Rick Doyle might begin to speed up. However, Katie quickly notices that Rick seems less than enthusiastic about the bouquet attempt.
Romance isn't the only thing on Katie's mind. At the ceremony, she is approached about the possibility of a job as a resident assistant at her university. While everyone thinks she'd be perfect for the job, Katie begins to wonder if she's really ready to give up her social life for the year. Not to mention that it would mean having to quit her job at the Dove's Nest, where she conveniently gets to spend her days with gorgeous Rick.
After Katie decides to take the position as an RA, her life becomes more complicated than she ever imagined. She's had a big crush on Rick since high school, and now that he's finally her "almost-boyfriend," she thought she was ready to solidify their complicated relationship. But now they appear to be drifting farther apart than ever. With the RA job taking up her days and nights, it looks like a relationship is the last thing she has time for. And when they do manage to spend any time with each other, it seems to always end in disaster.
Luckily, Christy soon returns home from her honeymoon and is able to give Katie some wise advice from a married woman. And it looks like Katie will need it, too. Rick is faced with a promising business opportunity, which might be taking him far away from her. And he seems to have been getting quite a bit of attention from an unrelenting female. Between trying to figure out her relationship with Rick, fulfilling her duties as an RA and hoping to graduate on time, Katie's senior year will be anything but relaxing!
PECULIAR TREASURES is the first book in the latest (and third) spinoff series of Robin Jones Gunn's original Christy Miller series. Fans of the earlier series will no doubt be excited to catch up with the familiar characters. The book picks up right where the last series, Christy and Todd: The College Years, left off, and gives the reader glimpses into unresolved storylines, such as Christy and Todd's marriage, and Doug and Tracy's baby. Newcomers might find themselves confused or uninterested in the sometimes complicated and, by this point, very developed characters. However, that is certainly not to say that the book can't stand on its own.
All in all, PECULIAR TREASURES is a very enjoyable read and continues a story that fans will be glad has returned.
--- Reviewed by Jennifer Crosby
Good Start! June 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was exactly what was needed to continue the Christy Miller Series! But there are still ALOt of unanswered questions from her series that needs to be answered! But I Believe this series will answer alot of those questions. Any Christy fans will love this book as i did and Katie will attract new fans with her positive out look on life!
Great Read!!! May 2, 2008
I read all the Christy Miller books when I was in high school and when I heard Robin Jones Gunn was writing another book I had to get it. It was such a great book. Robin Jones Gunn does a phenomenal job of making the characters become real. I would highly recommend this book and all other Robin Jones Gunn books.
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