| How to Help Your Hurting Friend: Clear Guidance for Messy Problems Contributor(s): Shellenberger, Susie (Author) |
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ISBN: 031025308X ISBN-13: 9780310253082 Publisher: Zonderkidz OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: A valuable handbook of practical advice for teenage girls to share with their friends Susie Shellenberger?veteran editor of Focus on the Family's Brio magazine?addresses the most vital, personal, and life-challenging issues in young women's lives so that concerned friends can respond in love and wisdom to their friends who are coping with crises. Presented in handbook form, this biblically-based, relevant, and contemporary-focused book empowers girls to salvage and even save the lives of their troubled peers. No issue is taboo (for example, she addresses self-cutting and sexual abuse) and no advice is ever vague (on the first page, Susie tells her readers that ?Jesus Christ is the one who does the empowering!?). This classic book for teenage girls distills the wisdom of the Bible and combines it with the wisdom of many experienced and anointed counselors. Previously published as Help! My Friend Is Hurting, this reissued edition has a dynamic new format complete with sidebars and intriguing illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Friendship - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Sexual Abuse |
| Dewey: 248.83 |
| LCCN: 2003016331 |
| Series: Invert |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.32" W x 8.01" (0.42 lbs) 166 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Teen - Topical - Girl's Interest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: No issue is taboo for How to Help Your Hurting Friend, a frank and valuable handbook of practical advice for today's teenage girls. Previously published as Help My Friend Is Hurting Susie Shellenberger--author and teen advocate--addresses the most vital, personal, and life-challenging issues in young women's lives. Presented in handbook form, this biblically-based, relevant, and contemporary-focused book empowers girls to salvage and maybe even save the lives of friends. She addresses such things as self-cutting and sexual abuse in a no-nonsense way and no advice is ever vague. This classic book for teenage girls distills the wisdom of the Bible and combines it with the wisdom of many experienced and anointed counselors. How to Help Your Hurting Friend:
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Contributor Bio(s): Shellenberger, Susie: - Susie Shellenberger travels as a fulltime speaker forty weeks or weekends every year. She has written fifty-two books, and lives in Bethany, Oklahoma with her two mini Schnauzers Obie and Amos. Susie is a former youth pastor, high school teacher, and editor. She loves Sharpies in every color, burnt hotdogs, and praying at OKC Thunder basketball games.
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