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Prayers on My Pillow: Inspiration for Girls on the Threshold of Change

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I bought this book for my daughter who is 15 for Christmas. I started reading it and decided to give it to her immediately. Then I went out and bought five more copies for every teenage girl I knew. I can't describe what happens when you read this book of prayers. The prayers are like poems. They are all about having self confidence and courage and faith in yourself and in God. But the best part about these prayers is how they make you feel after you read one. It's as if the author words enter your heart and fill it with love. My daughter thanked me for this book three times. Buy this book for every woman and girl you know. Their lives and you will be the better for it.

I purchased this book for 12 and 10 year old daughters. I thought that perhaps we could read a prayer each night as a devotion and that it would give us an opportunity to talk about issues in their lives. It has done that and more. My oldest daughter now refers to it frequently, whenever she needs a lift or a little extra encouragement. I also purchased the sequel and I rate it equally well. I have given this book as gifts to my daughter's friends for their 13th birthday, and they have all loved it.

This book puts into words the feelings and problems of teenage girls in poetry that they can make their own. I bought my daughter who is 12 this book for Christmas. she loves it. The prayers are about all the every day things girls worry about like friends, grades, body shape and getting along with your family. This is her favorite gift from the holidays. I think mothers who are not sure how to talk to their daughters should buy this book and let it do the talking for them.

I am the mother of a ten year old and a fourteen year old girl. I bought Prayers On My Pillow two months ago. We are not a religious family, but I can tell you that both my girls love the poems in this book. We read them together at night. I feel closer to my daughters since buying them this book. I am buying this book as a Christmas present for all my nieces and my friends who have daughters.

the poems in this book made me cry because they touched my heart. I bought this book for my daughter who is 12, but I read it for myself. The prayers on finding friends, being alone, being afraid, and feeling lost and confused are for everyone, not just girls. This book is like nothing I have ever read. Well, I've never written a review before, so maybe I sound too enthusiastic, but my daughter and I both read this book every night. If you ever felt lonely or worried that maybe God wasn't listening to you, get this book and keep it near you.

Celia Straus wrote this snappy little book for her daughters, and it shows a mother's love. Each page contains a small "prayer" written for a teenage girl, all of them dealing with courage and becoming (at least that's how a father sees it :-). All of them are written in enchanting verse, though not all of them are necessarily directed towards God. For example, on page 103, there is "I am not helpless/I am not weak/I will not shatter/I will not weep/I stand alone/Yet I stand strong/I can be me/Without being wrong."

Overall, I found this to be a wonderful little book, a great gift for the young lady in your life!

I just bought this book for my daughter as a graduation present and she and I have both already read all the poems in it. Now it stays on her pillow! I don't know why these simple poems connect so instantly to the soul, but they seem to touch a cord inside. My daughter, who is 12, has thanked me more for this book than anything I have given her in years. For any girl who is going through an identity crisis, this book is a great help.

I bought this book for my daughter two weeks ago and for the first time in a long time we are communicating again. We read these lovely poems together at night before she goes to sleep -- she is twelve -- and talk about her feelings. Our family is jewish, but it makes no difference what religion you are to appreciate this book. Prayers On My Pillow speaks to all girls and their mothers everywhere.

I am a freshman in college who has never been away from home for a long time before. My Mom gave me this book to take with me. This book is so wonderful. Each poem is a way to talk to your inner Self so you can be strong and choose what's best for yourself. I read this book every day for inspiration and it helps me handle my problems. I think this is a great book for college girls who are just starting out.

When I first saw this book, I passed it by since I am the mom of two boys. The next time I saw it, I was looking for a gift for a friend with three teenage daughters.(Her copy is well worn and she's buying extra's to give as gifts) Thumbing thru it, I returned to buy a copy for myself. "Dreams on Your Pillow" is inspirirational for any parent of teens and can be applied to boys,also, as they take the journey to manhood.