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RELIGION

Rivadeneira, Caryn

Gritty and Graceful: 15 Inspiring Women of the Bible

32 pp. | Augsburg/Beaming | March, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5064-5206-7 $16.99

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Sonya Abby Soekarno. Accompanied by colorful cartoonlike illustrations, half-page first-person narratives introduce fifteen Old and New Testament women, including Eve, Hagar, Miriam, and Mary Magdalene. Each entry ends with the refrain: "God did great things for me--and I did great things for God." The relevant biblical verse is taken from the New International Version. The whole is slight, but religious or home settings may find this useful.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt