True Girl - by Dannah Gresh (Paperback)

About the Book

Is your tween prepared for what's ahead?

It used to be that middle school was the time for talking to kids about modesty and body image issues. Unfortunately, the at-risk demographic is now girls ages 8-10.

Gresh has studied at-risk teen and tween behavior for fifteen years, and she concludes that the best remedy is an age-appropriate, Bible-based understanding of their bodies. With this, girls are "more likely to have healthy friendships, excel academically, and become positive social contributors in their com­munities, all while expressing their beauty and value appropriately."

Through a creative self-help text format that includes sidebars, quizzes, games, exploded quotes, and graphics--plus an optional devotional companion, True Girl Mom-Daughter Devos--tweens will be prepared for what's ahead.

"We can change what tween girls see when they look in the mirror by changing what's inside their hearts," writes Gresh, and that's the goal of this book

Book Synopsis

Is your tween prepared for what's ahead?

It used to be that middle school was the time to talk to kids about topics like modesty and body image. Unfortunately, the at-risk demographic for distorted views on the body is now girls ages 8-10. Fortunately, Dannah Gresh has provided a resource for this need.

True Girl is geared to helping tween girls understand their dignity in Christ. It features a creative self-help text format that includes sidebars, quizzes, games, exploded quotes, and graphics to help them absorb the message.

Here's what author Dannah Gresh has to say about the motivation behind the book: "My past fifteen years of studying at-risk teen and tween behavior has over and over again led me to good news: girls who are exposed to an age-appropriate, Bible-based understanding of beauty and fashion between the ages of 8-12 tend to be less likely to engage in early sexual activity or have body image issues. They are also more likely to have healthy friendships, excel academically, and become positive social contributors in their com­munities, all while expressing their beauty and value appropriately.

"It's not rocket science. It is social science paired with a whole lot of prayer and Bible study. We can change what tween girls see when they look in the mirror by changing what's inside their hearts."

This is the heart behind True Girl: a desire to teach tween girls how valuable they are and how to honor their God-given dignity. Ultimately, it's about grounding girls in their identity in Christ so the tumultuous teen years don't uproot them.

This book pairs with True Girl Mom-Daughter Devos, allowing moms a helpful resource for walking through this formative time with their tween girl.

About the Author

DANNAH GRESH is the cohost of Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth's Revive Our Hearts podcast and a bestselling author. She has written over twenty-eight books, including a Bible study based on the book of Habakkuk. She and her husband, Bob, live on a hobby farm in central Pennsylvania.