ITGIRL4LIFE – Book Review
Is there a young woman in your life that you wish to build up and inspire with positive, empowering messages about her value and self-worth?
Do you want to fill your daughters with confidence and instill in your sisters a sense of purpose and passion about their lives?
If so, check out ITGIRL4LIFE – the inspiring, award-winning book from actress and model Tamara Branch!
ITGIRL4LIFE is a tiny (less than 100 pages), easy-to-read book filled with sage advice and short but powerful vignettes that speak to the reader’s soul!
Here is a sample of the types of topics Tamara tackles in ITGIRL4LIFE:
- Know Who You Really Are
- Discover Your Gifts And Talents
- Choose Wisely
- Rock Your I Power
- Think-Feel-Create
Tamara says:
I believe in the power, beauty, strength and amazing potential of girls. I believe girls deserve to feel extraordinary. I believe that when girls shine their light, they are unstoppable!
Now, ITGIRL4LIFE is categorized as a Young Adult book, but quite frankly, I think this book is fabulous for “IT Girls” of all ages!
And – quite honestly – although the book is written for girls, the positive message in Tamara’s book will uplift anyone’s spirit!
I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.
ITGIRL4LIFE Book Tour
Create With Joy is proud to host this Book Review and Giveaway as part of Tamara Branch’s ITGIRL4LIFE Pump Up Your Book Virtual Publicity Tour!
You can follow the ITGIRL4LIFE Virtual Book Tour and see what others are saying about Tamara’s book – as well as participate in other special tour events – by clicking on the banner above!
Tamara Branch
Tamara Branch is a native New Yorker, born and raised in the Bronx. She is thrilled to share her first book release, ITGIRL4LIFE, and to kick off the ITGIRL4LIFE self-esteem movement which empowers girls to stand up, stand out and shine bright in the world!
Tamara has worked as a professional model and actor for almost two decades. She strutted down the runway for designers Calvin Klein, Donna Karen and Christian Dior, acted in a few independent films, co-hosted PBS New York’s education series, “What’s up in Technology” and appeared in TV commercials and print ads for Levi’s, Old Navy, Hershey’s, Colgate, Kellogg’s Special K, Revlon, Hanes, Nike and many others. A Penn State alumnus and lifelong student of personal development, Tamara is deeply passionate about uplifting the human spirit.
After graduating from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, studying under Deepak Chopra, Dr. Andrew Weil and some of the top health and wellness experts in the world, she was inspired to raise the bar on her own self care and support others in living more vibrantly. She is an abstract artist and teaches a dynamic dance class, where she gets to fuse her varied background, having trained in everything from jazz, ballet and modern to Afro-Caribbean and Salsa.
Tamara was recently asked to become a Female Visionary Author guest blogger for The Brave Heart Women Global Community. She’s been a SAG/AFTRA member since 1998, a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and is represented by Abrams Artists Agency.
Tamara currently lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband of seven years and offers ITGIRL4LIFE workshops to assist girls on their self-empowerment journey.
Resources
For More Information
- Visit Tamara’s Website.
- Connect with Tamara on Twitter.
- ITGIRL4LIFE is available on Amazon.
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$25 iTunes Gift Card Giveaway
To celebrate the release ITGIRL4LIFE, Tamara Branch is giving away a $25 iTunes Gift Card to one lucky person on her ITGIRL4LIFE PumpUpYourBook Virtual Publicity Tour!
This giveaway is being facilitated through Pump Up Your Book Virtual Publicity Tours.
Please note the following Terms and Conditions:
- By entering the giveaway, you are confirming you are at least 18 years old.
- One winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter.
- This giveaway begins January 5 and ends March 27.
- Winner will be contacted via email on Monday, March 30.
- Winner has 48 hours to reply.
Best of luck to you!
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review purposes. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
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Hi, this sounds like an inspiring book for tweens and teens. Thanks for sharing on Literacy Musing Mondays. I love the giveawy too. 😉
PS: My question for Tamara: What would be your number one recommendation when raising a tween to follow her dreams? My daughter is really smart and beautiful, but trying to get her to participate in anything that will help her college dreams can be hard. I am trying to encourage her to participate in essay contests but she fights me. She wants to be a scientist of some kind. I tell her that she will need to go to college and that she will need scholarship funds. Thanks for your advice in advance.
Great question Mary – I look forward to reading Tamara’s response on this!
Hi MaryHill16,
So sorry for late response. Just saw your question. It sometimes really hard to hear everything you have to do from your parent. First things first-ask her what she really wants. It’s important for her to be clear so she can create a path to that vision. Questions are powerful. Ask her “What do you think you need to do to get from where you are to where you want to be?” Also ask her, “What kind of scientist do you want to be? What would give you experience doing what you love to do? Asking empowering questions will lead her towards discovering her goals. It’s important for teen girls to understand that their behavior, actions and attitude must be in line with the end result/the dream outcome. That’s how you get from point A to B. Sometimes just encouraging teens to focus on what they love will work-without pushing the college end goal so hard. Questions open the door to discussion and ‘telling’ boxes kids in a corner. Finding a mentor may be helpful as well. Someone whose been there done can offer suggestions and advice and that can have a tremendous impact. Of course you want her to be get involved and be proactive. Her clarity, will lead to feeling ‘on purpose.’ and that’s when she will truly tap into inspiration. Once she really gets inspired, the sky’s the limit.
Awesome advice, Tamara, and great question, Mary – thanks to you both for your contributions! 🙂
having 4 daughters this sounds like the perfect book to have in our household. thanks for sharing with #readwithme x
House full of ITGirls:-) This book is really about creating the mindset to empower yourself in all areas of your life. Filled with foundational principles that are great to help you navigate the teen years but also that you take with you and expand upon as you get older.
XO Tamara
Looking forward to reading this book and would love to win it because of it’s positive message. Thank you for hosting such a lovely book give away contest
Thanks for stopping by Lesley – this is a wonderfully positive book!
Best of luck to you – the winners will be announced through PUYB but it is too good a book not to share! 🙂
Thanks so much CreateWithJoy-So glad you enjoyed it. Truly a heart project for the girls of the world.
Tamara:-)
congratulations on your book release!! It just be so scary to do so but since its all about empowerment… well… was it still scary though?