This book would be beneficial for many of my students to read. A book supported by real stories with a Christian foundation. However, I'm unsure how many of my students (specifically the ones who need to read something like this) would be willing to invest the time in reading this.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This is a topic I have grown a passion for and invested a heavy amount of time in. I have been waiting for a book like this for young girls not only to teach the importance of Internet safety but to teach the importance of self worth and approval. Every adolescent child seeks approval from someone in order to feel value but in the end, all they need is approval from themselves in order to feel happy and content. With the wrath of cyber-bullying being heavily influenced on one's social life, it affects their lives at school and even at home. When one values themselves all is well in the world and not only their social life but their entire life will thrive even when times are tough.

We will consider adding this title to our Non-Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Not my sort of book really, but Christians will find it useful for dealing with self esteem issues. I think the social media is a disaster when it comes to young kids and teens. Get the kids off the computers and ship them outdoors to play with kids around the neighborhood! I'm beginning to see kids with NO connections to other kids or adults. Dangerous times, folks. Kids really have no business on social media. maybe God will provide some help for the Christian kids with engaged adults in their lived. Pity all the rest of the kids....
So sad that computers have taken over as parents, friends, etc. and people turn to them for everything it seems. Pathetic.

This book is a must for christian mothers and their daughters. It talks about the negative influences in a teen girl's life. The trap girls fall into is looking to others to judge their self-worth. This happens when girls pick the wrong friends, try to maintain an image, or become dependent on social media likes. Instead, girls should practice kindness, be themselves, and be brave in the face of adversity. All of this becomes easier when girls leverage God's power through prayer. Highly recommend Christian mothers read this book while their girls are young so they can begin teaching them the ideas in the book.

The desire to be perfect is something that starts younger and younger now. girls need the perfect clothes the perfect hair the perfect nails.
I felt this book is a much needed resource for tween girls today. Especially, in our social media addicted world. Girls always struggle with relationships and wanting to be liked. I mean, doesn’t all girls, regardless of their age? As I was reading this book through, I felt this book can also be a benefit to the teen girl not just the preteen to early adult.

Though written primarily for young girls, this book offers valuable nuggets of wisdom for either gender or people of all ages. We are becoming more dependent on our electronic devices and the superficial relationships that come along with them. Are we losing the ability to develop authentic face-to-face relationships? This book would be a great selection for mother-daughter book clubs. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to preview it.

Who doesn’t want to be liked? But for some, the desire to be liked or “liked” becomes an obsession…or even an idol. Social media has only compounded this desire and given even more outlets for exercising it. How many social media platforms are there now? I can’t keep up! This book addresses that desire in tween and teen girls, but truthfully, the lessons are true for anyone, whether in social media or in real life.

Kari Kampakis obviously understands tween/teen girls, and this shows clearly in her concise, clever, and straight-to-the-heart writing. I love how the she diagnoses that in striving so hard for approval, girls “often fail to feel loved and known.” Wow. So true. This book includes so many great chapters, some of which include the understanding of and importance of seeking God’s approval (instead of human approval), how to develop a true identity, how to use social media wisely, how to build a positive reputation online and in real life, discernment about real and online friends, how to handle volatile emotions and rejection, and how to “make an eternal difference, not a temporary splash.” There wasn’t one part of this book that didn’t make me want to cheer.

I highly recommend this book for moms to read with their daughters, for small groups, for just about anyone, really, even though it’s aimed at tween/teen girls. We all need help navigating society, and this book presents Biblical guidelines for doing so.

I gratefully received this eARC from the author, publisher, and NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review.

This is an encouraging book for girls with a Christian spin on it. Kari Kampakis talks to young girls about social media and the effect that it can and will have on their lives. She uses Bible verses to back up what she's saying, and gives advice on how to live a Christian life. She wants girls to feel loved and known. This book is filled with messages of empowerment and strength.