Radiant: Discovering Beauty
from the Inside Out
by Chandra Peele

    RADIANT by Chandra Peele
    Category:  Non-Fiction
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  6/07
    Publisher:  New Hope
    Reviewed by:  Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
    Rating:  4 Stars


    In this Christian-themed self-help book based on an inner makeover, author Chandra Peele has designed a Bible
    study program to help teens, specifically girls, find the beauty within themselves.

    Broken down into six sessions, Real World-Real God, The Transformation, The Real YOU!, Heir to the King, The
    Beauty and the Beast in Me, and The Condition of Your Heart, RADIANT offers up relevant scriptural references,
    thought-provoking questions, and spaces to record your answers and thoughts on various subjects. There are also
    several Gab Sessions and My Journal sections throughout the book, blank pages that begin with a reflective
    scenario and ask for your own interpretations.

    For teen girls, especially those active in their Christianity, this is a guide to making yourself a better follower of
    Christ. There is also a wonderful segment at the end of the book titled More Gab Sessions with Chandra, which
    features letters from teens and Ms. Peele’s answers, which I think everyone will find helpful.

    Overall, this is a very intriguing Bible study guide aimed towards making teen girls think about themselves and their
    situations according to what God has planned for them.