Buy new:
$7.49
FREE delivery Friday, May 3 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Ships from: Amazon.com
Sold by: Amazon.com
List Price: $9.99 Details

The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price.
Learn more
Save: $2.50 (25%)
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Friday, May 3 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35. Order within 2 hrs 7 mins
In Stock
$$7.49 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$7.49
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
$3.99 delivery May 3 - 6. Details
Used: Acceptable | Details
Sold by goodwill_ind_of_mid_tn
Condition: Used: Acceptable
Comment: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are solid. the cover is intact, but may show scuffs or light creases, as well as a possible rolled corner. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, The former owner may have written their name inside the front or back cover. The cover has curled corners.
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Neta Jackson
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

The Yada Yada Prayer Group (Yada Yada Series) Paperback – December 17, 2013

by Neta Jackson (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 385 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$7.49","priceAmount":7.49,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"7","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"49","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"IICLPjxZnYCf%2FKPfoP9SEvxdFkzWYzrG3MbZ3xKgLNUQIpLE6qUizhHNOC08VAgpHDUxYFA7nTfi6Tqk5azHJZbE20yD3tGriBlAlVf5CZX3jVpEdppcgKRm3eZeXicSGTD4CzHCYkg9kRxuAFVyDg%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$1.98","priceAmount":1.98,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"1","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"98","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"IICLPjxZnYCf%2FKPfoP9SEvxdFkzWYzrGTD%2FWpXl%2BrcCKqZyxQKjIE2aw22wswg%2BQYa0RTMET2ye2QwM5uLVurN84e%2Br2cTUYNnT33crrez6XeLsSwlcGL33RHmA4Sc4UXlp49zscZd2rccZYYoYlW0j0dNuGiXTlk7hPOvqcNm1od7KysECNZw%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

What do an ex-con, a former drug addict, a real estate broker, a college student and a married mother of two have in common?

Nothing, or so I thought. Who would have imagined that God would make a prayer group as mismatched as ours the closest of friends? I almost didn’t even go to the Chicago Women’s Conference—after all, being thrown together with five hundred strangers wasn’t exactly my “comfort zone.” But something happened that weekend to make us realize we had to hang together, and the Yada Yada Prayer Group” was born! When I faced the biggest crisis of my life, God used my newfound Sisters to show me what it means to be just a sinner saved by grace.

Previous page
  1. Print length
    416 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Thomas Nelson
  4. Publication date
    December 17, 2013
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 1.13 x 8.38 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9781401689834
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1401689834
  8. See all details
Next page
The Amazon Book Review
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Frequently bought together

The Yada Yada Prayer Group (Yada Yada Series)
$7.49
Get it as soon as Friday, May 3
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down (Yada Yada Series)
$13.34
Get it as soon as Friday, May 3
Only 7 left in stock (more on the way).
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real (Yada Yada Series)
$12.16
Get it as soon as Friday, May 3
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
Some of these items ship sooner than the others.
Show details Hide details
Choose items to buy together.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Neta Jackson's award-winning Yada books have sold more than 500,000 copies and are spawning prayer groups across the country. She and her husband, Dave, are also an award-winning writing team, best known for the Trailblazer Books-a 40-volume series of historical fiction about great Christian heroes with 1.5 million in sales-and Hero Tales: A Family Treasury of True Stories from the Lives of Christian Heroes (vols 1-4). They live in the Chicago area, where the Yada stories are set.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1401689833
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas Nelson; Reprint edition (December 17, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781401689834
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401689834
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.13 x 8.38 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 385 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Neta Jackson

Neta Jackson

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

As a kid I was crazy about horses and animals of all kinds and loved to draw (horses, mostly). Since I didn't have a horse, I wrote stories about them instead. My high-school English teacher sent one of my stories (about a couger) to a Scholastic magazine writing contest and it won First Place . . . and the rest, as they say, is history. I wanted to be a writer!

I grew up on the campus of a private Christian school in Seattle where my parents were teachers. A lovely childhood, though fairly sheltered. But college took me back to the Chicago area and a whole new world. My husband and I settled in the Chicago area soon after getting married, and even though we both grew up in solid Christian homes, our search to deepen our faith took the form of Christian community for much of our family life raising kids. Eventually the critical issue of racial reconciliation became the call of God upon our life, and we chose to immerse ourselves in African American and multi-cultural churches. Our world and our hearts expanded. What a gift these relationships of faith have been!

All during this time, my husband and I have been a writing team--writing books with expert resource people (as their co-authors) on a variety of topics (from medical ethics to stories of gang kids), then writing a whole series of historical fiction about great Christian heroes--40 titles in all!--called the Trailblazer books (and a series of "Hero Tales," five volumes in all). Now we are each writing adult fiction--the Yada Yada Prayer Group series for me, which was inspired by my real-life Bible study sisters, a multi-cultural group of feisty women going on 12 years now that God has used to turn my life upside down, or rather, rightside up! (I have to admit, sometimes my real world and my fictional world get a bit mixed up!)

I've been married for 40-plus years to the same wonderful man, we are truly partners in life. We raised two kids plus a Cambodian foster daughter, and together they've given us eight beautiful grandchildren! As one of my girlfriends and I agree: The best stress-busters in the world are pets, gardening, and grandkids!

Customer reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
385 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Curly T
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and easy read
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
Verified Purchase
Plenty to learn from the personalities in this book. Fun and easy to read with plenty to keep you turning the next page.
Helpful
 Report
LOVIN LIFE IN AZ
5.0 out of 5 stars Most Down to Earth, Touch your Heart book around!!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2016
Verified Purchase
I adore this Book Series! It has me hooked by far. You get sucked into this series and these characters become part of your life. They go through things that anyone could be going through, so its easy to relate to the situations. You WILL cry with each book in this series. So be sure to have some tissue on stand by. I highly recommend this book and all others following in the series--you will NOT be disappointed at all--because this book pulls you in completely--it is one of the quickest reads you will come across

***** I did NOT received this product at a discount/free cost in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. My opinions are my own and were not influenced by the company in any way. Please rate my review as "Helpful" if it helped you in any way. It's greatly appreciated because it helps me too! Thank you!

 The Yada Yada Prayer Group (Yada Yada Series)
33 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Dawn Kurtz
5.0 out of 5 stars Yada Yada Prayer Group is Inspriational and Fun!
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2010
Verified Purchase
What a delightful novel about a group of women from every walk of life who are thrown together to learn how to pray for one another. I am so inspired by their antics and how they learn through one another how to develop a deep relationship with Jesus. I mean that...the book has an underlying humor yet serious message for Christians of all denominations. A light and easy read, I highly recommend The Yada Yada Prayer Group Book 1 and can't wait to read Book 2!
Blessings from Dawn Kurtz author of the Christian book with a "novel" message:  Secret of the Mexican Doll
Helpful
 Report
Jennifer W
4.0 out of 5 stars Mixed thoughts. Found myself liking it in spite of major issues with it
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2007
Verified Purchase
I will start by saying that I usually don't enjoy Christian fiction. It's usually either fraught with overly sappy, idealized Christianity, or is indistinguishable from secular works (which are usually artistically better crafted), apart from a few token Jesus references.

But I found myself in an airport with an unexpected delay and nothing to do and this book seemed the best choice of the harlequins, thrillers, and get-rich-quick how-tos offered by the airport store.

Ms. Jackson IS decidedly Christian and her books are a natural outpouring of that. The book is rich with scripture references and each character is at a different place in her spiritual walk with Christ. I found myself appreciating the references to familiar contemporary worship songs, practices and public figures--making it easier to appreciate the characters as "real" women in a real world rather than fictional ones in a fictional world.

I found myself identifying a lot with Jodi Baxter. I've always been the "good girl"-raised in the church all my life and ever fearful of coloring outside the lines. I appreciated that her thoughts and confessions were real and not waxed eloquent with some sort of happy-Jesus-face. And I appreciated that the temptation TO wax eloquent was addressed with a consistent internal dialogue. I've often had the same conversations with myself.

I've just finished my second Yada Yada book and one thing I've noticed that is consistent between the two books is that the author takes a LONG time to develop the story. The back covers tease of dramatic events that stir the sisters to action yet in both books, those dramatic events do not happen until the very end of the book. Hundreds of pages are spent laboriously setting the scene, then BAM! something happens and then is wrapped up neatly in the last 30 pages of the book. I'd appreciate it if more time were spent on dealing with the circumstances, rather than endless pages that seem to repeat themselves. On the other hand, I can appreciate that for most of us, we spend 90% of OUR lives in the normal everyday and not in the life-changing dramatics, so perhaps that is purposeful, too.

My biggest objection to the series is against Ms. Jackson's not-so-subtle agenda to remind European Americans of how racist we have been as a people group throughout American History. Every demon of racism is struggled with by a white person in these books Ms. Jackson is bent on a Promise-Keepers-esque goal of "reconciling" the races, but her vehicle is by having Caucasians forever indebted to other races and constantly apologizing for the sins of the past. I realize that racial tensions are REAL and agree wholeheartedly that reconciliation is needed throughout the world, including in the church. However, I am resentful of Ms. Jackson's apparent opinion that would conclude that Caucasians are single handedly responsible for any divides that exist. I

I also am exceptionally uncomfortable with the idea of all whites apologizing for every sin of racism ever committed by any white, anywhere. At some point I began to resent her persistent accusations, having grown up in multi-cultural Los Angeles as a MINORITY and having not a racist bone in my body. Her purpose in the multicultural characters seems to be to teach the poor little white girl about the world, about faith and about God. The non-white characters are the most spriritualy mature. The white characters rarely teach the non-white characters anything and are never praised in the book the way the non-white characters are. dislike the lumping together of "Whites" as one people but the distinction that exists among her portrayals of other characters. Hoshi is not "Asian." She is Japanese. Nony is not "Black." She's "South African." The other characters are "Jamaican," "Cuban," etc. But the few Caucasian characters are all just "White" (rather than German, English, French, etc), and they are all guilty of the same sins and demons and all accountable for everything ever committed by anyone even remotely white.

In spite of this, I find myself having just ordered book 3 because apart from this, Ms. Jackson IS a gifted story teller and I have come to appreciate many elements of the story, not-so-hidden agenda excluded. I am hopeful that the story will come full circle and conclude that all races are responsible for the tensions and divisions, and that while we all can be active in pursuing reconciliation, at some point we have to move on from the past and trust God to redeem the future.

But again, this book has a lot that I DO appreciate. As I said, I love the scriptural references, the way the author teaches the reader through the characters to pray the Word, the way that the main character is honest with herself in her "habit" centered relationship with Christ....all of these are the product of an introspective, thoughtful, mature Christian and I found myself enriched in spite of my objections to the one element. For that reason I would recommend this as something you might enjoy reading, though I wish that the author's controversial agenda did not take such a commanding lead from the otherwise exceptional stories.
23 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Shar M.
5.0 out of 5 stars It is so easy to relate to the main character who has a ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2018
Verified Purchase
I wasn't sure about this book but after reading it I ended up buying the entire series. These books are filled with realistic personalities and you get to know all of them over the pages. It is so easy to relate to the main character who has a lot of ups and downs with her life. Loved it.
Helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars God has a plan for each of us.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2013
Verified Purchase
I meet with a group of Christian ladies every Tuesday morning for coffee. Our lives are all very different as are our ages. We laugh, cry, we might read about something that fits our daily life and can help in our walk with Jesus, never gossip. This book really inspired me by how one or several ladies prayed and their prayer life. I believe that our little group (2 years now) have formed a special relation ship thru the Lord Jesus and would be there for each other in time of that special need for their friendship. God's plan is always best.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Debo
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes you think
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2012
Verified Purchase
This series made me look at me and where I was in my relationship with God. I'm alot like Jody but have some of the traits of others but alot like her. But the whole series is a great read and very thought provoking. We passed them around our ladies group. I am going to go back through and read them again. Very good books.
Helpful
 Report
Sandie Lee
3.0 out of 5 stars An cultural look at praising God
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2016
Verified Purchase
I read this book as part of a book club assignment. I found that there were so many characters that it was confusing, but I was assured that I would understand each character better if I read the rest of the books in the series. I am not motivated to continue the series, but several book club members said they would read the rest of the books or they already had. I guess I did not consider this book a page turner. It was more of one woman coming to terms with her own style of worship and her awareness of different ethnic cultures.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

myriam sinclair
5.0 out of 5 stars Yada Yada YES
Reviewed in Canada on October 20, 2020
Verified Purchase
Book was soooo good I started a book club moving in through the series
Report
Tracy
5.0 out of 5 stars You won’t want to put them down
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2019
Verified Purchase
I purchased the first three in this series of absolutely brilliant Novels. David and Netta join forces down the series and intertwine characters with others giving in-depth into their lives and what part God plays in them all. I love reading novels that have scripture meandering and popping up here and there.
I don’t read books twice but I’m just starting this series again. I loaned the first one out hence having to replace.
I’d encourage you to buy them twoat a time and then pass them round your church family. I am sure likeme you will be hooked.
David and Neta prove that good stories can be written withough murders on every other page.
Report
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Real Life Growth in Faith
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2017
Verified Purchase
Fabulous series! Each character eventually felt like a personal friend as they grew and matured in real living faith and in fellowship, just like us! Thank you Neta!
Report
shartrem
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2015
Verified Purchase
happy with product
Report
M T
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2014
Verified Purchase
I love this series of books and have read them a couple of times. This copy is to give away.
Report