The Christy Series by Maud Johnson (Wildfire Romance)

The Christy series consists of four books by Maud Johnson that were published as stories within the Wildfire teen romance series during the 1980s.

Wildfire #2, I'm Christy (also Christy) by Maud Johnson, 1979

Other girls know how to interest boys... how to make them laugh... how to be casual and smart.  Christy never knows what to say, or how to say it when she's with a boy.  Being a new girl in town doesn’t make it any easier!  Then she meets Mike, one of the cutest guys at school.  Can someone like Mike really be interested in her?  Is he just being kind or is it because he's just broken up with Jill?  If only there was a way to know if someone really loves you…



Wildfire #40, Christy's Choice by Maud Johnson, 1982

Christy and Mike date a long time before Christy lets herself believe they're "a couple."  Now they're going steady!  Christy's senior year promises to be extra special, especially after she gets a part-time job in a gift shop.

But by Thanksgiving, nothing is right between her and Mike.  Mike gets upset every time Christy mentions her job.  And Christy sees Mike with his old girl friend.  What does that mean?

To make things even more complicated, a college boy starts asking Christy out!  Christy is confused and unhappy.  She decides it's time to have a talk with Mike...

Wildfire #59, Christy's Love by Maud Johnson, 1984

Christy has never been so happy.  She and Mike are sure of their love for one another and bask together in it’s warmth. 

But their happiness is short-lived when Christy is summoned to the hospital where Mike lies, badly injured.  Christy is terrified that she might lose Mike, the only boy for her.  If only Christy's love can save both of them from tragedy…

Wildfire #61, Christy's Senior Year by Maud Johnson, 1984

Christy still can’t face Sonny's—the soda shop where she and Mike spent so much time.  She wonders if there will ever be a day when she doesn't see Mike’s shadow in everything she does…

So Christy tries to throw herself into the last months of her senior year.  Nina, a new girl, reminds Christy of what it was like to be a stranger in town.  Christy's old friends are supportive.  But it is David Webster who helps Christy realize she can, indeed, love again.

The Christy books are really good.  Each book leads directly into the next book, so the four books need to be read in order.  I read them all back-to-back rather than in their proper positions in the Wildfire set.

I greatly enjoyed these stories and consider them to be excellent.