Cub and Flipper — Jill Penrod

Two of the popular Terry's Garden young adult/coming of age novels in one stand-alone volume. In The Lion and the Ladybug, eight year-old Meg befriends Leo, the boy across the street. He's hiding dark secrets, and when Meg's family has to move for four years, those secrets change everything in Leo's life. When Meg returns in high school, she finds Leo sullen, angry, and defiant, a thug who won't give her the time of day. But she's sure her best friend is in there somewhere, and she'll risk herself to rescue him and lead him back to her. Follow the Firefly is the story of Leo's brother Finn. While Leo's world collapsed, Finn was there, except his world wasn't so bad. Feeling guilty for surviving a father that almost killed his brother, Finn slides down a path of self-loathing, hiding beneath his popularity and sports prowess so nobody will know he's a monster inside. The only one to see the truth is Piper, his best friend's sister, and she scares him to death. What if she lets people know who he really is? God has to do some mighty work to give Piper the courage to reach out a hand to Finn before it's too late. 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 those first wobbling steps into adulthood. Although this duo contains books two and three in the series, they can be read first and alone.