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The Smart Girl's Guide to Mean Girls, Manicures, and God's Amazing Plan for ME: "Be Intentional" and 100 Other Practical Tips for Teens
The Smart Girl’s Guide to Mean Girls, Manicures, and God's Amazing Plan for ME melds spiritual and practical advice with humor—a winning combination as you’re trying to navigate the ups and downs of life with grace and confidence. You’ll be encouraged and challenged with sound, biblically-based advice equipping you to go deeper in your faith and grow an increasingly intimate relationship with God—plus, you'll encounter some fun, common-sense tips along the way.
- GenresYoung AdultChristian
240 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2016
About the author
Susie Shellenberger
102 books18 followersSusie Shellenberger is the editor of "Brio" magazine for teen girls, published by Focus on the Family. She's a former youth pastor and high school speech and drama teacher. Susie has written 36 books. She has a passion for MKs and has been on every continent of the world (yes, even Antarctica). Susie sometimes eats cereal for dinner and is led on a walk around the park every day by her 150-pound Saint Bernard, Bosco.
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June 16, 2016
The Smart Girl's Guide to Mean Girls, Manicures, and God's Amazing Plan for ME: "Be Intentional" and 100 Other Practical Tips for Teens
5/5 Stars
Kristin Weber and Susie Shellenberger
I received a e-arc of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a teen devotional book for christian girls. It has 101 different devotionals they go through in this book and then at the end of each devotional has a bible verse and questions to answer at the end. I truly enjoyed reading this book and answering all the question each devotional has. It really helped me and I loved each verse and note from one of the authors at the end! I highlighted and made notes everywhere! I couldn’t had asked for a better devotional to read. The whole book didn’t just focus on one topic which was really nice because you could pick which ever topic you wanted to read about on whatever day in whatever order you wanted. All teen girls will love this book and it will most certainly help them with their walk in christ. Make sure you go and buy this book, you will not regret it! You can buy it almost anywhere where most book/e-books are sold!
5/5 Stars
Kristin Weber and Susie Shellenberger
I received a e-arc of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a teen devotional book for christian girls. It has 101 different devotionals they go through in this book and then at the end of each devotional has a bible verse and questions to answer at the end. I truly enjoyed reading this book and answering all the question each devotional has. It really helped me and I loved each verse and note from one of the authors at the end! I highlighted and made notes everywhere! I couldn’t had asked for a better devotional to read. The whole book didn’t just focus on one topic which was really nice because you could pick which ever topic you wanted to read about on whatever day in whatever order you wanted. All teen girls will love this book and it will most certainly help them with their walk in christ. Make sure you go and buy this book, you will not regret it! You can buy it almost anywhere where most book/e-books are sold!
July 1, 2021
This is a devotional for Christian teen girls with 101 devotions covering faith, Christian life as well as people and life skills.
People and life skills chapters I liked very much (I would even add more chapters on practical life and striving to be a woman of grace).
As for the "mean girls" - there are few chapters about the subject, but I would add more (maybe about mean guys, too).
As for the Christian content - unfortunately, I find these chapters being quite didactical, I would use more storytelling and the examples from the lives of real Christians. Teenagers pose many questions and I think that there was not enough space for discussion as a way to engage them in authentic Christian beliefs.
Also, in my opinion this is written as a devotional book for practising Christian girls from good environments/families - I would appreciate more chapters open to girls who are questing/entering the faithful life or experiencing the difficult realities of life (i.e toxic relationships; drinking; chastity as a way of life and sexual life; honesty, lying and manipulation etc.).
People and life skills chapters I liked very much (I would even add more chapters on practical life and striving to be a woman of grace).
As for the "mean girls" - there are few chapters about the subject, but I would add more (maybe about mean guys, too).
As for the Christian content - unfortunately, I find these chapters being quite didactical, I would use more storytelling and the examples from the lives of real Christians. Teenagers pose many questions and I think that there was not enough space for discussion as a way to engage them in authentic Christian beliefs.
Also, in my opinion this is written as a devotional book for practising Christian girls from good environments/families - I would appreciate more chapters open to girls who are questing/entering the faithful life or experiencing the difficult realities of life (i.e toxic relationships; drinking; chastity as a way of life and sexual life; honesty, lying and manipulation etc.).
June 5, 2016
Gives great advice. Opens your mind up to things u might not have thought of.
August 1, 2016
My Thoughts:
A good mix of humor, tips and God’s word.
Full review posted at: http://goo.gl/96nEJb
A good mix of humor, tips and God’s word.
Full review posted at: http://goo.gl/96nEJb
August 23, 2017
Cute teen devotional that is easy to read and navigate. The devotions are practical and written in a way to encourage the teen. Light and easy to read and just enough teaching for dippers.
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