Thought this book would be easy for me to read, but having a pre-teen daughter who wants to grow up quicker made it a bit too real for me.
I kept forgetting the book is written for teens, young girls and not for the moms or for someone nearing mid-life. There were times I just wanted details, more details, but recognizing that a young person would probably get lost and bored, lose the point, the author did a good job in keeping to the point and succinct so as to keep a young girl's interest.
I like how the focus is still kept on the Lord, on what is good, honorable, respectful. She does a good job on putting one's self-esteem on God-esteem and addresses many issues that I see my near 10-yr old about to embark on with her own self and her friends.
She asks questions and expects you to answer them. That was funny to me, but it's sort of like this written talking book. It's a book about being frank with young girls, including the sex and sexuality thing. Definitely not something I really wanted to read, but it's necessary. Eye-opening. However, she starts off the book rooted in one's identity and expounds from there. If you know who you are, you will be less a victim to our culture, our society.
She gives a lot of pitfalls and warnings, but not in a negative way, but in a way that also appeals to young people. She's upbeat, but not overly so as to not be able to relate to girls. This will be a must read again in a year or 2 for me, just to make sure I'm keeping the lines of communication opened with my own daughter.
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