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Anxiety : Finding the Better Story (31-Day Devotionals for Teenagers)
Liz Edrington · 2023
🎙 Narrated by Susan Hanfield
79/100
👍 Worth It
Edrington's M.A. in Counseling and her work at McLean Presbyterian give this teen devotional genuine clinical grounding, and winning the 2023 Gospel Coalition Book Award for Bible Study/Devotional confirms it landed with its target audience. The integration of breathing and mindfulness tools alongside Scripture is done with care, not as an afterthought. Susan Hanfield's gentle narration is a natural fit for a teenage listener.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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🎙 Narration: good Hanfield brings a gentle, relatable tone well suited to a teenage audience over roughly 3.5 hours. No complaints documented.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety87
Substance / usefulness77
Craft & writing79
Originality73
Evidence & accuracy81
Hype vs delivers78
Age-fit82
👁 Human-eye gut-check78
Penny’s verdict79
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