Great content and easy read for youths!
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Great content and easy read for youths!  As in my 40's I think I learned what's in there the hard way! I wish I would have got this in when I was young. Good and easy read though.
211040
This book is pretty easy to follow and will be a great resource when we want to teach these skills to a group of young people we work with! Best of all, as a Prime member I was able to check it out for free!
672204
I'm not a big reader, but I really enjoyed the writing style of this book! As a former youth leader of many years, I found that along with straight forward honesty, humor is a powerful bonding tool to relate to youth. Seth nailed it!  Having not grown up in the church, I had not known much about Ellen White. This book did a fantastic job of connecting me to her on a personal, human level. I think it would be good for our youth to give it a read so they too can get to know Ellen - the person. The author does a great job of dispelling some of the negative stereotypes about Ellen.
Can't wait to start the two others I have- Revelation, and Daniel.
600057
As a Mother of a teen girl, I'm often looking for devotional resources to reach my child's heart.  I want them to learn Biblical value.  I want them to learn God's Word and the best way to do this is through books like the The One Year Devos For Teen Girls.

This 384 page devotional was written just for teen girls.  This is a handbook for young girls in the very fast-paced world of today.  Featuring current and modern topics that young women can relate to, this devotional helps young girls maneuver their life while learning important Biblical lessons on the path.

The One Year Devos For Teen Girls is written by Dannah Gresh who really brings God's word to life for teen girls.  She has a big sister way about her, sharing her wise advice mixed with God's own word and relating it to issues that girls face today.  Gresh brings to the forefront all of today's sticky topics like sexuality, love and lust, bullying, self-worth, and hypocrisy.  Things girls need to learn in today's unstable world.

I grabbed this book for my own teen to ensure she had a stable understanding of these subjects matters and how God feels about them through Gresh's direction shared within the pages of this devotional.  She's really enjoyed reading and relating to the subjects shared within the book.
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I am currently the youth director for my church youth group. This first couple of years, I went over things that I thought teenagers cared about or had concerns about. After doing research, I found this devotional and I love it. The students are given a devotional schedule and we go over anything that they read that week that they found or had interest in. The topics in it, though sometimes are about going to college or finishing high school, could be used by people of any age. It focuses on building relationships with Christ and how to understand the bible in every day life. My youth members always say that making time to read the bible was difficult in their busy life, but reading this devotional and spending a few minutes with God was easy.
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I will admit that I am a parent of a teen, but I purchased this book for my teen and couldn't resist picking it up and reading it. The author really has a great way communicating what is expected in the interview and job market from today's part-timer's. The tips on how kids can set themselves apart and make it through those tortuous interviews we all went through as teens are tremendous! Thank you Darrell Doepke for finally putting something in kids'/parents' hands that will help us all navigate our way to that first job for our kids!
91413
I was very impressed with this book of 365 days of devotionals for teens.  I co-lead a small group of about 20 8th grade girls at my church and Im always looking for a resource to help these impressionable young girls learn more about God and his word in words that they can understand.

Sometimes the Bible is hard to understand and relate to no matter the version and this book helps put the Bible in words and situations that these girls can use to relate to their own lives.  The daily devotionals deal with life situations that teens face every day and gives them the Bible verses and teachings to help them deal with things like putting God before everything else, their choice of friends, peer pressure, and a host of other things that teens now face daily.

Even though I only see these girls one to two days a week, we always start out each get together with a couple of devotionals from  the book that I have pre-selected that go with the current teachings from the youth pastor.  They always lead to great conversation and practical discussions on navigating life as a teen.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review
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What a delight it was to read this book! Thank you, Yahya, for taking me back to my teenage years!
For me, as a mom to a pre-teen daughter, it's been awesome to have a crash course on how to connect, listen and truly understand kids as they enter the turbulent teenage years. The book bursts with the practical tools and ideas on how to better communicate with teens, how to give them advice they will appreciate and not walk away. You will get a better understanding on what's going on in the minds of the teenagers, the challenges they face in their everyday life, the pressures from school, peers, parents...

If you are a teenager - READ THIS BOOK! You will learn a great deal about yourself, your friends, how to be fit, popular, smarter, stronger... In a nutshell, The Ultimate Guide to Teen Life IS the fantastic, fun, energetically written, practical manual for any teenager who aspires to live a happy, engaged life and successfully transition into adulthood. It's definitely not your boring text book!

Yahya is a great guy with a ton of heart and compassion for young people! Combined with his expertise and knowledge, Yahya's charismatic approach will rock your world! Guaranteed.
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An easy read in a format that is kid friendly  My 10 yr old read through 60 pages the first night and he loathes reading so I call that success. As with any book with adult topics within I believe it's important to discuss and talk about the content as your child reads that's what we did. Some material we haven't needed to touch on but it's there when he feels ready.
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This book is a great resource for anyone involved in working with teenagers.  This book provides a good balance of theoretical and practical information for those who desire to make a difference in teens lives through teaching.  Dr. Lambert does an excellent job of emphasizing the lack of and need for good teaching in youth ministry.  I strongly recommend this book as a read through and resource for every youth pastor, leader, or volunteer.
265352
My teen years are now behind me. However, I first turned vegetarian then vegan at 14. My mom picked this up for me at some used book sale or something. This was great! It is in an easy, approachable format for someone who is younger. It gives you the basics on nutrition and social adjustments to a vegan lifestyle. It's a great platform for any young person who is just starting to look into veganism. As much as people seem to think "giving up" your favorite foods when you no longer eat meat or dairy is the hardest part of veganism. It's not. It's the social aspects. It's dealing with your upset Grandma since you will know longer eat her famous cherry pie. It's with coping with having friends and family who do not share the same views as you. And I could go on, but approaching these social aspects of veganism is the real strength of this book. Turning vegetarian or vegan is not easy, and this book made coping with the change easier for me.
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If there is anyone thing young women need today, it is a good portion of God's cleansing and protecting word.

In Donna Lee Schillinger's book `On My Own Now: Straight Talk from the Proverbs for Young Christian Women who Want to Remain Pure, Debtfree and Regretfree,' that is exactly what is proclaimed.

These twelve chapters provide sound biblical advice to women of all ages but especially to younger women.  She includes such topics as real beauty, real friendships, real family and more.

She discusses from a `been there, done that' perspective which gives much authority to what she teaches. It is one thing to teach the knowledge of a thing and quite another to teach from experience. And Donna Lee Schillinger does just that. Sometimes it is from painful experience.

The appearance and writing style is geared toward a young woman, though the precepts and examples from Proverbs would benefit women of all ages.  I am not sure if the author speaks in the style she writes but no matter, the style this book is written is perfectly suited for the young audience and adds to its appeal to young readers.

This would make a great YA bible study for the girls in your Youth group.  I recommend it highly.

Disclaimer:
The review copy (.pdf version) was provided free of charge by the author.

Reviewed by:  Keiki Hendrix
Reviewed for:  Donna Lee Schillinger
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I just borrowed a copy to read through.  I'm very excited about this for my kids and I'm purchasing the whole set.  I never learned much of church history outside of the bible and I'm going to learn quite a bit myself.  Average chapter is 10 pages and the authors have taken some potentially heavy and unreadable material and made it easy to digest.  I think my 10 year old is ready for it, but I think it's best for junior high ages and up.  Big thumbs up from us.
1169905
Very clear and concise, great for young readers!
1241865
As the parent of an almost 11 year old, I was really looking for some guidance to be prepared for what lay ahead of me. I picked up "Got Teens" when it arrived to skim through it and found myself completely absorbed in it within a few minutes. It is so well written and both Drs. Levkoff & Wider give simple, straight-forward advice for parents about conversations around healthy sexual expression to the use of social media. I really enjoyed how informal the book is, I felt that I was having a really great discussion with a couple of friends and definitely not being lectured by a couple of "experts". My partner also picked the book up when I left it lying on the coffee table and was surprised at what a "page turner" it was. We found it was a great starting place for our own conversation regarding open and honest communication with our son as he enters the teen years. A must read for any parent - no matter how cool you think you are!
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I got this book for my teenage daughter and read it first. She rolled her eyes at the prospect of "having" to read a book, but once she started, I didn't have to remind her to finish it! Great material, very relevant and useful to teenage girls of our time. Highly recommend!
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I am a junior at CSUH, majoring in Human Development.  I hope to work with children and young adults some day and have children of my own. Tom McMahon's book will come in handy in either sittuation. Teen Tips is great  because it's not just one person giving one kind of advice to his readers.  It's refreshing to read different ways of going through the motions with an  adolescent, from the piont of view of experienced people.  I've discovered  ideas that I'd never thought of before. Many of the tips are bound to  strike up wonderful discussions.  Other highlights are the quotes from  teens that are placed periodically throughout the book.  Both parents and  adolescents can benifit from this book.  Happy Reading!