Their own life of adventure includes travelling, skiing, and scuba diving. She lives in colorado with her husband, three children and her adorable pets who she likes to include in her stories. Leslea wahls author biography and contact information. Its wellwritten, and includes simple but important faith messages that teens and adults often need to be reminded of. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint. The perfect blindside is the book i wish i had read as a young teenager. I already love all of leslea wahls books but this one may just be my new favorite. Thats why it is so satisfying to finish a book like the perfect blindside by leslea wahl. In fact, im a colorado native, even though my husband and i moved away for eight years our families were here, though, and we were happy to be able to. The perfect blindside kindle edition by leslea wahl. My book club was reading a young adult novel and i. What readers are saying about kimberleys devotional books. This is the sixth volume written by or contributed to by leslea wahl that i have read.
In case you werent aware, i have combined the characters from my awardwinning ya mysteries, the perfect blindside and an unexpected role, in several short stories. Extreme blindside, leslea wahls second book in the blindside series. This is the 2nd book of the perfect blindside and it continues on with the same characters but in a different adventure. She used to use her pets for some of the characters in her books. She has a total of 6, which includes 4 dogs and 2 cats. The perfect blindside has received a 2016 first place catholic press association book award and a 2016 illumination book awards silver medal.
Jake is an olympic snowboarder and hes also a silver medalist that moved into a town in colorado that is very small. The perfect blindside leslea wahl pauline books and media isbn 97808198602 eisbn 9780819860149 asin b012p92dj4 this book was my introduction to leslea wahls writings. She wondered why people didnt write the kind of books she was looking for fun adventures with good. Leslea wahl author of the perfect blindside, where you lead, and more. For as long as i can remember i have been a creator of stories with ideas swirling through my head. Comingofage, inspirational, and christian romance are genres blended perfectly in a tale of mystery in leslea wahls debut novel, the perfect blindside. Their own life of adventure includes traveling, skiing and scuba diving.
Told in their separate voices, jake, an olympic snowboarder whose fame has gone to his head, and sophie, a high school junior and big fan of jakes, connect at high school and soon find themselves working together to uncover who has framed him for. A perfectly normal, happy, and ambitious teen like sophie. I enjoyed experiencing snowboarding with main character jake. Shes a judgmental honors student with a flair for photography. The perfect blindside, by leslea wahl the catholic. And i eagerly awaited this novel that continues the story. Extreme blindside is well written and cunningly plotted. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Smart and savvy, sophie has spent the summer before her junior year of high school avidly following jake taylor in every article she can find, but now she sees the truth behind the story hes really just a jerk. The perfect blindside by leslea wahl, paperback barnes. The perfect blindside kindle edition by wahl, leslea. Book fair was a wonderful company to work with to provide our students, teachers and parents wonderfully wholesome books. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up.
The perfect blindside by leslea wahl books for christian girls. For many years i have been driven by a belief that our purpose in life is to use our gifts to glorify god and lead others to him. Over the years, i tried to conjure up more of the story, but other books demanded to be written first. The perfect blindside, by leslea wahl 2015, pauline books and media is a young adult novel featuring a touch of romance, a lot of adventure, and no shortage of angst. Buy a cheap copy of the perfect blindside book by leslea wahl. Leslea wahl is an awardwinning author of catholic teen adventurous mysteries. My book club was reading a young adult novel and i became interested in the idea of a story seen from two different points of view. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the perfect blindside.
Her website, where you can check out the writing on the wahl blog, download discussion questions and other resources, and get a snapshot of her work and mission. I wondered why no one was writing these kinds of books. While i wasnt a fan of all the minor cussing, i really enjoyed the perfect blindside. The perfect blindside is a wonderful book for youth, teens, and young adults. Leslea strives to write fiction that will inspire readers to use their own talents and gifts to glorify god. It has a contemporary appeal, likable characters, and a little suspense and romance too. Leslea wahl is a colorado native who loves to travel with her family. Lesleas writing career began when she was searching for young adult novels for her own children. The readers are brought to two teenagers sophie and jake. The perfect blindside, was the first book i read by wahl and after reading it i picked up all the others that were then available. The perfect blindside by leslea wahl about this book.
I enjoyed it so much that as i was approaching the end i purchased wahls other novel to added it to my to be read pile. Extreme blindside by leslea wahl is the sequel to her awardwinning young adult mystery novel, the perfect blindside. Ok, first of all i would just like to say this book is amazing and thank you ms. Honestly, i didnt realize how challenging a sequel would be to write. You can find more information on this second adventurous mystery here. But when my older children were preteens and began searching for ya books to read, i was having a really hard time finding books that they wanted to read that also reflected our values. The perfect blindside, by leslea wahl the catholic writers guild. In case you werent aware, i have combined the characters from my awardwinning ya mysteries, the perfect blindside and. I am thrilled now to be able to share some of them with others. The perfect blindside by leslea wahl tumblar house. Leslea wahl the story of the perfect blindside quite literally popped into my head.
Library of congress cataloginginpublication data wahl, leslea. She lives in beautiful colorado with her husband and three children. Then one day i woke up and the story of my first novel, the perfect blindside, just came to me. Smart and savvy, sophie has spent the summer before her junior year of high school avidly following jake. He cant figure out who is real and who just wants something.
But finally, inspiration struck, and four years after perfect blindside was published, the followup adventure has finally come to fruition. The story, which goes back and forth in its narration, between the two main characters, a teen boy and girl, is exciting, suspenseful, and at the same time, shows amazing and beautiful values. Fresh off a championship medal, jake is becoming overwhelmed by everyone who wants something from him. The perfect blindside, by leslea wahl posted on may 11, 2017 by donmulcare at sixteen, jake taylor is an olympic medalist, a snowboarding prodigy, and a big fish transplanted to a small pond. Patricks day books are perfect for celebrating all things green and gold so we decided to welcome back one of our beloved guests leslea wahl, author of the perfect blindside to the reading with your kids podcast. Leslea wahls writing style makes this a fastpaced story that is hard to put down, especially as the mystery and adventure unfolds. Fresh off a championship medal, jake taylors parents have dragged him to a middleofnowhere town in colorado, far from where he wants to be. Wahl does a lovely job combining faith and mystery in this book that is sure to appeal to many young adult readers. Jake is a snowboarder with an olympic silver medal, proud and adored by many his age, but his parents move him to a little town in colorado, a. The perfect blindside by leslea wahl fresh off a championship medal, jake is becoming overwhelmed by everyone who wants something from him. Leslea lives in beautiful colorado with her husband and three children. If an author was a chemist and a book was a potion, this one would be a sure mixture for success. Her first book, the perfect blindside, was awarded a 2016 illumination christian book award silver.
When all they can see is each others flaws, how can jake and sophie work together to figure out whats really. An interview with catholic author, leslea wahl lit by. This catholic, adventurous, teen mystery is set in the mountains of colorado. You can also learn more about leslea wahl and her other mysteries, the perfect blindside and. The series begins with the perfect blindside, which follows jake, a selfdescribed snowboarding phenom and teenage olympian with a chip on his shoulder and his classmate sophie, a smalltown girl whos proud of itand who tends to geek out over local. Extreme blindside by leslea wahl young llama reader. The perfect blindside, the scene with the cellphone and duct tape, she had her son try it out.
She considers herself blessed to have found a way to intertwine her two passions by creating adventurous stories with positive christian messages for todays youth. The perfect blindside by leslea wahl books for book. As this book illustrates, teen romance could be defined as an outofmindexperience. The reader is introduced to two gifted teenagers, jake and sophie.
A novel that inspiring and a christian book that is mixed good in a mystery story in leslea wahls book the perfect blindside. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The perfect blindside is a fastpaced mysteryromance told through the lives of two teens in a small colorado town jake, an olympic medalist snowboarder whos new in town, and sophie, an honor student whos judgmental and skeptical of jakes. If youve been around the blog a while, you know i love a good ya mystery by leslea wahl. Leslea wahl is the awardwinning author of where you lead, the perfect blindside and an unexpected role. Leslea wahl is the author of the perfect blindside. Leslea wahl author of the perfect blindside goodreads. Kids and teens i would climb any mountain for you by the sisters of life. With mystery, welldeveloped characters, and light romance, the perfect blindside is a great teen read. Leslea wahl catholic teen books something exciting is. Book fairs materials supports everest academys christcentered traditional catholic education. My book club was reading a young adult novel and i became interested in themore the story of the perfect blindside quite literally popped into my head. Perfect blindside fresh off a championship medal, jake taylors parents have dragged him to a middleofnowhere town in colorado, far from where he wants to be. It is the story of two teens jake, a silvermedal winning snowboarder, and sophie an aspiring journalist.
1506 497 410 124 1210 469 262 373 505 1286 1163 17 1188 1548 569 1575 1093 75 1102 1315 1268 1264 1112 1375 444 1431 872 1507 1198 785 649 79 821 143 1075 1236 704 185 1110 1058