A Girl's Guide to Understanding Boys

by Dannah Gresh, Suzy Weibel

Peer pressure and relationships with boys are scary topics in mother-daughter relationships. That’s why Dannah Gresh, creator of the Secret Keeper Girl events, and Suzy Weibel have developed this resource for tween girls like yours…during those wonderful but scary years when they start thinking about boys differently and encounter our culture’s destructive messages. With stories and examples your daughter can relate to, the book takes her to the Bible as her resource, helping her meditate on its message and have fun while she does it. She’ll explore questions like You’ll love the biblical grounding and solid guidance that will help you with mother-daughter issues over boys—and help your daughter gain a foundation for godly relationships with young men. The Girl’s Guide books in the Secret Keeper Girl Series have been created for tween girls to help them explore topics important to them and give them the opportunity to travel deeper into “God’s diary”—the Bible—for truth and instruction. The front half of each book contains chapters written just for tweens, and the second half is an accompanying Bible study.

112 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2014

About the author

Dannah Gresh, a mother/daughter communication coach, has sold well over three quarters of a million copies of her books—including And the Bride Wore White and 2008's best-selling CBA youth book, Lies Young Women Believe (coauthored with Nancy Leigh DeMoss)—making her one of the most successful Christian authors targeting teens and preteens. With the belief that today's culture has been seeking to rob little girls of their innocence, Dannah has been fighting on the front lines to protect them. Her fun line of Secret Keeper Girl mom/preteen daughter connecting resources and live events that tour the country provide moms with just the right tools to fight back. She has long been at the forefront of the movement to encourage both tweens and teens to pursue purity and is often called upon to defend the conservative position of abstinence in national news media like USA Today, Time, Chicago Tribune, and Women's Wear Daily. She is also a frequent contributor to FamilyLife Today, Midday Connection, and Focus on the Family. Dannah lives in State College, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bob, and their children, Robby, Lexi, and Autumn, whom the family adopted from China in 2007. She and her husband founded Grace Prep, a new model in Christian high school education, which Bob administrates. She is shamelessly in love with her labradoodle, Stormie. (DannahGresh.com)

Reviews

[Gina Hott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hott Synopsis:



Oh No! Yesterday that boy was the epitome of gross and today he’s kind of cute?!?! What in the world is wrong with me?
From your varied emotions to the peer pressure ‘A Girl’s Guide to Understanding Boys’ walks you through it all. Don’t try to do this yourself! Rely on God, your parents, and this great insight to prepare yourself or navigate the relationships she has and needs.

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Hott Review:

This was great!! My tween and I really enjoyed going through this together. It spurred lots of conversations and helped us work though & prepare for what’s currently happening in her life and what is going to happen.

I recommend this book to everyone who is a tween and who is an influence to a tween. It’s laid out in an easy to read and segment format that’s perfect for remembering the important tidbits and guiding you through the deep subjects.

This book even has a bible study to help them understand what God wants!

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Author: Dannah Gresh and Suzy Weibel
Source: Harvest House via NetGalley
Grade: A+
Ages: 8-16 (plus adults)
Series: Secret Keeper Girl Series

[Karen Li · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was excited reviewing this book. Both from an adults perspective, and being a girl once. Boys too are God's creation. But we are slightly different- we talk differently, our brains are wired differently, process emotions differently. Secret keeper girls are different from normal girls. We weren't made to go Boy-Crazy or to hate their guts. The book was written in a conversational style, as if an older sister was transpiring wisdom to their little sister.

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[Katie ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how this book embraces Godliness in life, and how it mentions that boys are our ("brothers in God") and how we should treat them as that instead of potential boyfriends. Good read for younger girls (I read it at 16, lol)