These thirty fun-filled devotional readings for kids will encourage them to tell others about Jesus. Boys and girls alike will be inspired through the antics and adventures of “Average Boy,” who is Super Average when it comes to loving God and showing others how to do the same!
Addressing real-life situations, the lessons cover topics like making friends, dealing with backstabbing classmates, getting along with parents and siblings, understanding your changing body, and most importantly, growing your relationship with God.
This new repackage of Growing Up Super Average sports a new look and includes additional devotions and features.
Jesse Florea has worked at Focus on the Family for 13 years. During that time he has been the associate editor for "Breakaway" magazine (for teen boys), editor of "Clubhouse Jr." magazine (for 4- to 8-year-olds), and developer and editor of the "Focus on Your Child's Tween Ages" newsletter for parents of 8- to 12-year-olds. For the last 10 years, he has been the editor of "Clubhouse"—Focus's magazine for tweens. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in communications from Wheaton College in Illinois. Professionally, Jesse has written several books (including "Young Believer 365" and "The One Year Devos for Sports Fans" with Tyndale House Publishers) and thousands of newspaper and magazine articles. He lives with his wife and two children (ages 14 and 12) in Colorado Springs.
Tried to read this with my son. The stories are amusing, but he basically listened to the funny story parts & didn't really engage with the "thinking" parts. Also, the lessons seemed more moralistic and anti-peer-pressure than specifically and wholeheartedly Christian.