Let's Be Friends

Blythe Daniel is a literary agent, an author, and a marketer. She has been the publicity director and the marketing director for Harper Collins Christian Publishing and has been a literary agent for the past 17 years. Blythe and her mother, Dr. Helen McIntosh, are the coauthors of I Love You, Mom! and Mended. Blythe’s mission is to strengthen relationships with families and friends. She lives in Colorado with her husband and three teenagers.   Calyn Daniel is a middle schooler and loves spending time with her friends and family where she lives in Colorado. She has two siblings: an older sister, Maris, and a twin brother, William, who is also an author. Calyn is a competitive gymnast and enjoys cooking. Some of her recipes are included in Let's Be Friends. Calyn believes girls need to know who they are in Christ, how to navigate friend groups (especially when they change), and how to not lose sight of who God has made them to be.

As a therapist who has worked with girls for 30 years, I believe friendships are harder for girls to navigate than they’ve ever been. Girls need good, trusted guides to help them navigate the world of relationships so they can find their own sturdy voices of kindness and strength. Let’s Be Friends does just that. I’m grateful for the truth and wisdom Calyn and Blythe have shared in these pages, and I can’t wait for it to find its way into the hands of girls.  —Sissy Goff, Director of Child and Adolescent Counseling at Daystar Counseling, best-selling author of Raising Worry-Free Girls, and cohost of the Raising Boys and Girls podcast