I am always looking for new resources that may speak to teens. I am not sure why, but it seems there just aren’t that many books which claim to help teens think about popular culture subjects from a godly perspective. One of my favorite authors in the category has always been Rebecca St. James. My daughter and I discovered her with a series she had developed for mothers and daughters and we stayed with her as she developed new materials during my daughter’s teen years.
Recently I was given the chance to review a book aimed at teen girls by Nicole Weider and Kristen Billerbeck. (I’m guessing Billerbeck is the ghost writer, but I think they should get equal billing more often than they do!) Project Inspired: Tips and Tricks for Staying True to Who You Are attempts to cover the topics of interest to teen girls. From fashion to media to friends and boys, Weider gives tips from a Christian perspective.
A former model, Weider seems most comfortable when giving fashion tips and makeup suggestions. The section did a good job of showing realistic fashion and encouraging modesty to a generation normally coached to show as much skin as possible. The makeup section made me a tad uncomfortable, but only because she listed a lot of specific brands. It made that section feel like a giant ad (I have no idea whether the companies paid any money to be mentioned.)