Karen Porzio
Faith Girls
A Test and What True Friendship Means
When 12-year-old Emma Grace Carter moves away from everything she knows, starting over feels impossible. But through faith, friendship, and a few brave steps, Emma learns that the quietest prayers can lead to the loudest growth.
Faith Girls: Growing in Grace – New Beginnings is a heartwarming story for girls navigating change, friendship, and who they’re becoming—with God at the center of it all.
“Maybe the most powerful stories aren’t shouted… maybe they’re whispered by quiet hearts that refuse to give up.”
Karen Porzio
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Karen Porzio was born and raised in Milford, Massachusetts. She is married to Russ, her love of 42 years. She has 4 children, 2 grandchildren and has had many pets, (8 dogs, 2 birds, tree frogs, and newts). Karen recently retired from a Fortune 500 corporation and held many leadership positions over her 44-year career. She has travelled extensively for her career as a global leader and has visited 21 of the 50 states in the US, and 27 countries in 5 of the 7 continents.
In her career, she held leadership roles in operations, procurement, quality, compliance, planning, customer service, and digital transformation. Karen’s most important role was mentoring and guiding her teams to succeed. Her success in leadership was recognized by the corporation she worked for leading to 2 leadership excellence awards.
Karen Porzio
True Friendship
New town. New school. New challenges.
Emma and Abby are best friends; something Emma didn’t think could happen after her move from Maplewood. They share the same hobbies, interests and faith. Abby is a friend who laughs at the same silly things Emma does and they are inseparable, until…
When a rumor spreads through the school, Emma and Abby find their friendship unraveling. Hurt feelings, assumptions, and gossip test their loyalty and push them apart. Emma feels hurt and betrayed, and Abby is confused about why Emma isn’t speaking to her.
Client Testimonials
I absolutely loved True Friendship: Faith Girls – Growing in Grace! This book gave me so much hope and encouragement. It’s a great reminder of how faith, kindness, and genuine friendship can make a real difference in our lives. The characters are relatable and the story is uplifting. I felt inspired to grow stronger in my faith and be a better friend. I highly recommend this book to any young girl—or even adults—looking for a positive and faith-filled read.
This book is a beautiful reminder that real friendship, grounded in grace, requires honesty, patience, and a willingness to forgive -just as Christ forgave us. A great read for young girls learning how to build strong, faith-centered relationships.
True Friendship, Faith Girls Growing in Grace, offers a lot of positive message for young girls. It focuses on faith, friendship, and personal growth. However, I have read it with my daughter and it has amazed her with the information she has gotten.
Having had the privilege of growing up eating the recipes, I can definitely say you’re missing out if you don’t get this book.
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Having had the privilege of growing up eating the recipes, I can definitely say you’re missing out if you don’t get this book.
