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
Faith Girls
Growing in Grace Shine your Light
In Faith Girls: Growing in Grace – Shine Your Light, Emma Carter faces one of her greatest fears—speaking in front of her class. When she chooses to present on Ruth from the Bible, her quiet confidence is shaken by teasing, self-doubt, and the pressure to fit in.
But Emma is not alone. With help from her Faith Girls group, her best friends, her loving family, and the steady encouragement of Scripture, she learns that shining for Jesus doesn’t always mean being bold and loud. Sometimes it means being consistent, kind, and quietly brave.
Together, the Faith Girls launch The Shine Project, a school-wide movement that inspires small acts of kindness, compassion, and encouragement—one simple moment at a time. As the project spreads, Emma discovers that God uses even the smallest spark to brighten someone’s day… and sometimes even their life.
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.
