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Beautiful Girlhood (revised and expanded edition)
- Paperback
- Author: Karen Andreola
- Publisher: Great Expectations Book Co.
- Release Date: 1997
- Reading Level: Ages 9-12
- ISBN-10: 1883934028
- ISBN-13: 9781883934026
- List Price: $8.99
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryWhat can be more beautiful than the budding and blossoming of girlhood? Those years of transition from childhood to womanhood are filled with wonderful interest and promise. But the young feet that travel this way may be unsteady and unsure. Each could use guidance, a helping hand along the way. To encourage our girls to a nobler life and truer ideals is the task of this book. |
Customer Reviews
A MUST HAVE!!
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This is a must have for every mother and daughter! It says everything we want to say to our daughters as mothers in the perfect way. The chapters are short and concise.
Better than most girl books, but didn't quite hit the mark.
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I liked this book somewhat. For girls who are raised in the world and have extreme feminist roots, this book might be a good ice breaker, however, it doesn't quite teach what the Bible really has to say about becoming a Godly women. It definitely is better than "A Young Women After God's Own Heart," which I feel is very feminized view of the Bible, but the best choice is "So Much More."
great book for girls--or women
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I was surprised at the negative reviews on this book. I think it is exactly what girls today need. I wish someone had given me this book when I was young. While it is aimed at teenagers, there are timeless truths in this book for all women who desire to be godly. The emphasis on Christian character building and modesty that are in this book are much needed in any age, especially today. If you look deep into this book there is a lot there.
Not what I expected.
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After reading the reviews posted here, I fully expected that I would dislike this book. I read it, and was very surprised. I do think the book is a product of its time, and I can see that it might appear dated and irrelevant to many readers. However, I think several of the reviewers were unfair. To mention a few examples: The book does not say that women shouldn't wear make up, it says they shouldn't be fixated on their appearance and try to look like the women in make up ads (and if you have seen some of the prepubescent models wearing ridiculously heavy make up, you probably agree that your daughter shouldn't be encouraged to copy this style). The book does assume that many or most of its readers will be housewives, however, it says that proper ambition is good for a girl and she can be a successful businesswoman. It also seems to me that the book has more advice on WHAT a girl says, how kindly she means it, and how gently she expresses it, rather than what her voice naturally sounds like, as one reviewer implied. The idea that everyone (men AND women) should be careful about what they say and the tone they use to say it is hardly unbiblical (see James) or misogynistic (since when does anyone like a snappish, interrupting, crude, bitterly sarcastic person?).
I also noticed, since I'm in a grad school course on adolescent psychology, that in many points this book follows what we know about adolescent development based on scientific research very faithfully (especially identity development, cognitive development, etc). I think all her points are Biblical, and it is useful to have a guide to adolescence that brings together many of the teachings of the Bible in one volume. I would advise parents to consider using this book, and as they read through it together, discuss how the book can best be applied to modern life (I think it is better to train a child to think critically and carefully about every text they read rather than struggle in vain to find something you agree with exactly). I think it would make an interesting conversation starter, at least.
Horrifying.
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Some of this advice is good, but most of it is crap in today's world. My grandma gave me this as a kid and it freaked me out sincerely. I felt almost sick thinking of what my life would be like if I actually acted the way they tell you to. Thank God this stuff is not expected of women anymore...
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