Take Charge

The second installment of The Girls of Harbor View bind-ups by bestselling author Melody Carlson includes Project: Rescue Chelsea and Project: Take Charge. This bind up follows the adventures of sixth-graders Morgan, Amy, Carlie, and Emily as they learn about the power of friendship and band together to save their beloved park from a parking lot fate.

Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books for teens, women, and children. Before publishing, Melody traveled around the world, volunteered in teen ministry, taught preschool, raised two sons, and worked briefly in interior design and later in international adoption. "I think real-life experiences inspire the best fiction," she says. Her wide variety of books seems to prove this theory.