Real, Not Perfect is the first book in a series that travels alongside four friends as they deal with teen life in Riverbend, Indiana. The novel inspires girls and young women to deepen their relationships with God and solve their problems in God-honoring ways.
Tessa has lived a trouble-free life as the only child of two loving parents--she is well-liked, gets straight As, is on the competitive swim team, and is active in her church youth group. It's a pretty perfect life! That is, until she comes home from swim practice one day to find that her parents are divorcing. Along with that, her BFF has moved to Florida, and Tessa gets stuck in Intro to Drama--possibly the worst class ever!
Soon Tessa's mom sinks into despair and Tessa struggles with her anger and hurt. Meanwhile, her BFF posts fabulous pictures of her new life on Instagram. Tessa thinks that everyone's posts show lives that are way better than the one she has. Why does it seem like everyone else's life is more perfect than hers? Find out how Tessa's new friends from Intro to Drama and Alex, her true-blue friend, help her discover that real is better than perfect.
- Audience:
- Teens
- Author:
- Stephanie Coleman
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 240
- Publication Date:
- 2021-04-06
- Publisher:
- Focus on the Family Publishing
- Format:
- Book
- Binding:
- Paperback
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Real, Not Perfect
My husband and I are reading this series with our 10 and 12 year old granddaughters. We are all enjoying the series and the life lessons, especially those about faith, trust, honesty and relationships.
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I cried at the climax. The characters are relatable, and I appreciated that her life was presented as real and messy. I also liked that it concluded with hope, that sadness and joy mingle in our lives at that's okay.
I highly recommend this book. I wish I could find more like it.
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This book is about hardships in life and how God still comes through.
My daughter loved this book and can’t wait to get the rest of the series!
