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Live Brave is the latest devotional in the Brave Girls series for your tween, including 90 all-new devotions and 30 hands-on activities to encourage girls to get creative, have fun, and take their faith out into the world.
About the author
Tama Fortner is an ECPA award-winning and bestselling author with more than fifty titles to her credit, including Simply Christmas and Easter Is Coming!. She has collaborated with some of the biggest names in Christian publishing to create inspirational books for children, teens, and adults. But her greatest accomplishments happen in a happy little home on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her family and a feisty little pup who is convinced he’s people too. To learn more, visit www.TamaFortner.com.
Olga and Aleksey Ivanov are renowned children’s book illustrators and classically trained commercial artists from Russia. This talented husband-and-wife team immigrated to the United States in 2002 and have been in high demand ever since. In all, the two have illustrated over 80 children’s books, three of which have sold more than 100,000 copies.
They work and live together with their son, Ivan, and fluffy Samoyed dog, Misha, in their artist studio in the foothills just outside of Denver, Colorado. Olga and Aleksey (better known in the publishing business and art world as ”O&A Ivanovs“) are very much a team. They met in art school in Moscow and have collaborated ever since. When they are not illustrating, they can be found hiking in the back country of the Colorado Rockies, taking in the inspiration that this amazing tableau has offered artists from around the world for centuries.
Summary
Loaded with Bible verses, prayer starters, recipes, crafts, and other hands-on projects, this devotional pulls preteen girls closer to God while providing them fun, age-appropriate activities to help them live out a brave life.
Each of the brand-new 90 devotions in Live Brave features a passage written from the perspective of one of the popular Brave Girls characters--Hope, Glory, Faith, Gracie, and Honor--along with a Scripture and prayer. Each devotion is designed to help girls learn to trust God's character and act out His goodness.
In addition to this meaningful spiritual content, Live Brave includes prompts for over 30 enriching activities. From baking and science experiments to crafts and service projects, girls will have a blast, grow in faith, help others--and get a little messy along the way. The Brave Girls characters invite tween readers to join them in . . .
- planting a tree
- cooking pita pizzas
- starting a neighborhood small jobs business
- drawing Scripture word art
- building a solar oven (and baking s'mores!)
- making a journal jar
- hosting a school-supply drive
- crafting paper-plate gift baskets
- and more!
Every family is different, so each activity is adaptable for either a solo adventure or group bonding. You'll love the creative, budget-friendly ideas for friend and family time.
Written in a voice that emulates a contemporary adolescent girl, this interactive, high-energy devotional helps preteens take ownership of their spiritual journey. Girls will practice everyday bravery and grow in godly character as they take their faith off the page and into the world.
