Mentor Texts

Things You Can't Say

Nobody Was Here: Seventh Grade in the Life of Me: Penelope

Surprisingly Sarah

Babymouse #18: Happy Birthday, Babymouse

The Library

Words of (Questionable) Wisdom from Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang (The Popularity Papers #3)

Lucy the Ballerina

The Truth About Sex and Waiting … UncoveredPurity. Sex. Boys. Waiting. There's something about those words that makes everything complex in a heartbeat, and raises more questions than answers. Is there something wrong with me if I don't kiss a boy after a date? Or am I doomed if I DID? What if waiting is just a one-way trip to life as a crazy cat woman? And what if I tend to, um, think about a certain boy in a certain way? It seems that the lady at church and your friends have two very different opinions on the subject. And "Your Budding Womanhood: Staying a Beautiful Flower for Jesus" just isn't cutting it.Bekah Hamrick Martin knows the waiting game isn't easy or straight-forward. In The Bare Naked Truth, she lays everything on the table-including some embarrassing moments-as she explores the honest, naked truth behind what God means by purity. With additional entries from popular authors, you'll see the bare naked approach to waiting isn't always easy, but it's worth the risk.

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Mentor Texts

Rose Cappelli, 2017

Things You Can't Say

Jenn Bishop, 2020

Nobody Was Here: Seventh Grade in the Life of Me: Penelope

Alison Pollet, 2004

Surprisingly Sarah

Terri Libenson, 2023

Babymouse #18: Happy Birthday, Babymouse

Jennifer L. Holm, 2013

The Library

David Small, Sarah Stewart, 1995

Words of (Questionable) Wisdom from Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang (The Popularity Papers #3)

Amy Ignatow, 2011

Lucy the Ballerina

Chrissy Metge, 2019