Leaving

A small-town girl finally has her chance at becoming an actress on Broadway--but can she really give up everything she's ever known?

Bailey Flanigan is finally leaving her small-town home of Bloomington, Indiana, for the adventure of a lifetime: she has gotten a part in a Broadway musical in New York City. She's determined to take advantage of this unbelievable opportunity, but is she really ready to leave family and friends for the loneliness of the big city? And what about Cody, her former boyfriend? His disappearance has her worried about their future and praying that their love can survive.

Cody has been struggling with his own problems. In order to be closer to his mother, who's in prison for a drug charge, Cody takes a coaching job in a small community outside Indianapolis. New friends, distance, and circumstances expose cracks in his relationship with Bailey.

Love, loneliness, big opportunities, and even bigger decisions put these two young people to the test in the first book in the Bailey Flanigan series. Featuring members of the popular Baxter family from bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's beloved Redemption series, discover what's in store for Bailey and Cody.

• Sweet, contemporary Christian romance
• The first installment of the Bailey Flanigan series
  • Book 1: Leaving
  • Book 2: Learning
  • Book 3: Longing
  • Book 4: Loving
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Author: Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 03/15/2011
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.61w x 0.93d
ISBN: 9780310266280

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 150662 / Leaving


Review Citation(s):
Romantic Times 04/01/2011 pg. 65 - Very Good
CBA Retailers 04/01/2011 pg. 32
Library Journal 04/15/2011

About the Author
Kingsbury, Karen: -

Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, is America's favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Family books have been developed into a TV series now available everywhere. Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty nesters, living in Tennessee near four of their adult children.