Brave Beauty, by Lynn Cowell, is a short chapter semi-devotional. It contains 100 mini chapters that talk about or tell stories about relevant things in the life of a middle school-aged girl. There are some self-quizzes and very short fill-in journal entries (not in every chapter though) with thought-provoking questions. Our daughter loves this kind of thing. My only disappointment come with the fact that it isn't really a devotional book. Most chapters reference a verse of Scripture that is applicable to the chapter topic. In addition, each chapter ends with a very short prayer. However, I was disappointed to see so little Scripture in light of the book's purpose (as stated on the back):
-See who God says you are
-Talk about tough stuff
-Discover how people of the Bible handled hard things
-Learn more about God and how He helps us
-Explore how God's words can help us become fearless and brave.
We purchased a devotional book for our daughter to go alongside this book. In all, Brave Beauty addresses topics that 8-12 year-old girls would find relevant and easily opens discussions between friends, and between mother/daughter.
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