Fake Friends

Some friends build you, some drain you, and some smile while quietly hoping you fail — Fake Friends teaches teens to tell the difference and do something about it. Twelve short chapters move through a simple journey — Notice. Choose. Become. — spotting the user, the friend who disappears in hard times, and jealousy wearing a smile; leaving well with honest breakups, boundaries, and forgiveness that doesn't reopen the door; and finding real ones, measured against the Jonathan standard of friendship that lays things down. Every chapter is anchored in Scripture and closes with one small "Your move this week" practice, and the book ends with the Gospel invitation and the Sinner's Prayer. For teens ages 13–18 who are done with friendship autopilot — clear eyes, brave choices, and a circle that bends toward who God made them to be.

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