Courage to Pray

by Victoria Isabel Roberts

Before you can chase your dreams, you must be willing to kneel. Reeling from the aftermath of his mother’s death, all Daniel wants is peace. Chancellor High School offers that through new friends and a soccer opportunity to help him reach his dreams. When a new principal makes changes that threaten his faith, Daniel finds himself in a battle for his soul. He turns to the only defense he knows: prayer. Will it be enough, or will he have to watch his new life disappear in the enemy’s flames?Neala knows only one thing about life: to survive you must conform to peer pressure. The only escape from her life is the music she creates. She discovers in Daniel a friendship and hope she never expected. His faith awakens a new song in her soul. Will she have the courage to follow that song, even when it means her world might crumble? From heart pounding soccer games to poignant moments of faith, Courage to Pray is a coming of age story where prayer can move mountains and the force of change is no match for the power of God.

Genres: Biblical Fiction, Christian Fiction

233 pages, Paperback

Published April 16, 2019

Reviews

[Lily · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story that is reminiscent of God's Not Dead. I'll hopefully be writing a full review soon!

[Jenifer Jennings · Rating 4 out of 5]

This modern re-telling of the story of Daniel was filled with excitement, pain, healing, and spiritual encouragement. Victoria does a fantastic job of painting vivid scenes and capturing the heart of the reader. I highly recommend any who claim the name of Jesus to read this book and be inspired to step out in faith to what God is calling you to do. God has big plans for your life. I wanted to be the Daniel in my circle of influence and have the Courage to Pray.

[Heather Barbour · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book so much! It is a perfect modern day retelling of Daniel. Makes you realize how truly important prayer is and how much it impacts our daily lives. I had to have tissues in hand near the end because of all the happy tears 💖

[Melanie G. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!!!
The struggles, the testimonies that blossomed out of the characters hooked me and I couldn’t put the book down!
This isn’t even the type of genre that I normally read, but wow I loved it!!!

Victoria Roberts is an amazing author and I will be the first one in line to read whatever she writes next!!!

I’m a fan of this author…..for life!!!!

[Robin Fuson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was gifted the chance to hear the author read the first chapter of Courage to Pray on Word Weavers Open Night Tuesdays (sign up if you aren’t already). It gripped my heart, so I had to purchase a copy. I had never read this author before and was pleasantly surprised. This YA book is not only for young adults. Any age will love this book. The characters come to life and go through heartache and pain, happiness and joy, and loneliness and face tough decisions.

The author took the real-life biblical person, Daniel, and created a character named Daniel, who also shows strong faith. This faith is of biblical portions but can be achieved by each of us. We can learn from this book. We all need to add more prayer to our daily lives and this book shows us the power of prayer.

Courage to Pray was well written, where the teens act like teens and the situations appear real. If you’re tenderhearted, you’ll need tissues as I found myself scrounging for them. I highly recommend this book and give it a strong five stars. (5*)

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I started this book, I was thinking it would be a Christian fiction with light themes of prayer. I was delighted to find that this book challenged me in my prayer life, showing the need to be consistent and intentional with what I am praying for. I loved the characters and slow character building to the climax. Victoria uses Scripture and Biblical themes to encourage the reader to PRAY! I am so excited to recommend this book to my friends and family!

Content guide
Language: a couple of uses of jeez and heck

Sexual content: an unsaved lady has her boyfriend/fiancee stay at her house a few times