Title: Not what it claims to be....
Review: The subtitle of this book is what caused me to buy it. "A Christian woman's guide to mentoring teenage girls." I had been asked by a young woman in our church to mentor her through our 'coming of age' program and was seeking some resources, as I had never done it before. This book is really more of a memoir than a guidebook... and frankly, it is just terrible. The author has many years of experience, it is true, but never gives any nuts and bolts advice. Instead she wanders around the subject, throwing in seemingly unimportant annecdotes and stories. It is really, in my opinion, poorly written. But, for me, the biggest issue is that I didn't get any advice on mentoring my teen friend. My brief experience with mentoring shows that teens can be deeply spiritual beings. Instead of talking about ways to help a teen develop her spirituality, the author talks about having make-up parties and overnight social retreats. It was a waste of money.
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