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This book was written for teens but believe me every believer needs to read this. It has tips for prayer, worship and living life with God. A very enjoyable read a good refresher !

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A really informative read that will help me plan a number of RE lessons.

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This is a really short book. A preface, four chapters and an afterword. The chapters Lift Your Heart, Open Your Ears, Receive His Grace and Share The Gift cover prayer, Mass attendance, Bible and other spiritual reading, the Sacraments and service.
The author teaches by sharing stories from her own life as she got to know Jesus and grew in her Faith. I really enjoyed her writing style, it was relatable and easy to follow. Her analogies were on point and relevant
This book is written for the teenaged set but I believe that it is helpful and useful to an older range as well. This would be great especially for the college bound who are suddenly on their own for the upkeep of their Faith.

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Such a useful book! I wish I had had it when I was younger; but the advice is timeless. A book that actually tells you what to DO as a follower of Jesus. Highly relatable and recommended.

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Admittedly, I was unsure what to expect when I started Follow: Your Lifelong Adventure With Jesus. I've been a Christian since I was sixteen, but as I had recently moved and hadn't settled on a new church, I was finding myself in need of some good teaching.

After sliding into the first few chapters, I found Follow to be really helpful. Broken into short chunks, this book deals with the daily troubles the modern world flings at you and how to cope with them as you take your walk with Jesus. Katie Prejean McGrady is honest and uses personal testimony as examples to help encourage you in your trust in the Lord.

I would recommend this book for young Christians (particularly people in their 20's and 30's) wether you've been a committed Christian your whole life, or you're just curious to find out a bit more about the Lord.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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I really honestly can not finish this book. I don’t have a true opinion on the authors work. I do believe that this book can be a valuable tool for someone. But this was not the right book for me.

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DNF'ed at 60%

It was a such a great book but it just went on about the catholic religion too much. I should have expected that but unfortunately I didn't. I just thought that it could have had soo much more potential and for me that didn't happen.

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This is a great book for teens and preteens to read if they are looking for some help in keeping their faith. If I am being honest, this is not normally a book I would choose for myself or recommend because of the content and what it is suggesting. Only because you can never tell how a conversation is going to go with politics or religion. I also do not remember requesting the title but I found that I was drawn into the book in a good from the outside looking in and never found it to be preachy or trying to shove any of the author's beliefs down my throat. I am not disappointed that I read it and given the right situation in the future would recommend it to others. I might buy this book for my sons but I am not sure they will be enthusiastic to read it. I want them to choose their own path and lead a decent life without hardship so this could help them.

Thank you for allowing the privilege to read this book and to question my own thoughs and outlooks on the world.

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This is a great book for teens on how to get to know Jesus. The author uses examples from her own life to show how to get to know Jesus better. She talks about the importance of prayer, reading the Bible, the Sacraments, and service to deepen your relationship with Jesus. The book is never preachy or over complicated, it just gives some great ways for kids to find their way in their Catholic faith. I know I am going to be having my children read this books in the hopes that they will find it as entertaining and helpful as I did.

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