Terry’s Garden – Jill Penrod

Terry's Garden

Christian teen/coming-of-age

Terry’s Garden, stories about a huge family, an enchanting garden, and a love story that touches generations. Christian coming-of-age/romance novels for teens and anyone who remembers what it’s like to take those first wobbling steps into adulthood.

Jill's Notes

I’m not sure where I came up with the naming convention for this series, but one of its fans always called them The Bug Books.
Holding True, available on my free page, follows one of these character’s daughters. I struggled to let Terry and his crew go when I finished the series.
Characters from this series also escape into the St. Ninian’s Sanctuary series. But really, everyone wants to visit St. Ninian’s.
I’m not sure I could write a series like this now. My own kids are too far past school age. And while kids are kids in any generation, the world they grow up in changes. Because of that, this series tends to appeal to adults as much as anyone.