Teen - Feisty Girls

Being a teenage girl today isn't easy, but this book can help! It's a hands-on, straight-talking guide to help girls deal with the challenges of growing up."Brave New Girls" is packed with the information girls need when it comes to standing up for themselves and succeeding in both school and life. The topics covered include family and relationships, friendship, peer pressure, body image, sex and sexuality, money management, bullying and cyber-bullying, and much more.Fully revised and updated for the electronic age, this is a volum... read more

Girls are inundated with images of Britney Spears becoming 'ugly', Lindsay Lohan wasting away while partying all night, and all sorts of other teen idols who are clearly uncomfortable in their own skin. They need a role model and a book to show them they're okay just the way they are!"Girls Inc. Presents: You're Amazing!" is a guide for girls between the ages of 9 and 12 to help them deal with the amount of pressure they endure to be 'perfect'. Claire Mysko draws on anecdotes from girls to illustrate the stress to receive outstandi... read more

In the tradition of the best-selling "Book of Positive Quotations", comes this great new volume packed with more than 1,000 life-affirming maxims to cheer and inspire girls everywhere."The Girl's Book of Positive Quotations" provides uplifting, memorable reading on a range of topics such as friendship, self-confidence, risk-taking, and helping others - followed by dozens of brilliant quotes from fabulous females, including: JK Rowling; Sandra Bullock; Susan B. Anthony; Kelly Clarkson; Hilary Clinton; and countless others from the w... read more

Revisit old favorites and discover even more facts and stories. The perfect pocket book for any girl on a quest for knowledge.
Includes New Chapters + the Best Wisdom & Wonder from "The Daring Book for Girls"

THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS is the manual for everything that girls need to know ïÂÂÃÃ... read more

Everything you don't want to ask (but need to know)Karen Gravelle and her fifteen-year-old niece, Jennifer Gravelle, have written a down-to-earth practical book that answers any questions you might have about your period, from what it is and what it feels like, to how to choose your form of protection, to how to talk to your parents about it. The Period Book will guide you through all the physical, emotional and social changes that come with your period, as well as related issues such as dealing with spots, mood swings and new expe... read more

A new, empowering philosophy for young women — presented colourfully and simply. To become a girlosopher, all you need is... an open heart and mind, a direct and honest approach, a strong vulnerability, an ornate simplicity, a ruthless compassion, the relentless pursuit of excellence, the courage to fail and to try again, and an understanding of the spirit within.

211 Things a Bright Girl Can Do is the essential life-skills handbook for bright girls of every age, featuring all the subjects they don't teach you at school or Guides. Girls, if you reached adulthood without learning how to do a handbrake turn, estimating the size of a gentleman's tackle, or how to do your own Brazilian, this is the book for you. Divided into handy sections, this fascinating volume contains easy-to-follow tutorials and priceless tips, including: / How to Be Completely Gorgeous -- big knickers or small?, how... read more

The latest in Anthea Paul's gorgeous and stunningly successful Girlosophy series offers a creative and inspirational 'how-to' guide for creating beautiful journals, scrapbooks and diaries, packaged together with an equally beautiful blank journal.My Girlosophy is all about the discovery of You (for You) and of your Self (for Yourself).This is an inspirational guide that shows young women how to create beautiful, personal and original journals that reflect their hopes, inspirations and aspirations.A journal is a place to keep your d... read more

Reading age 10-13 years. The diary of Ivana Ivanovich. Ivana, the daughter of Dalmation immigrants, lives in a hard-working community focussed on improving their lot. Just as the demands of school and home loom large there is an outbreak of polio that changes everything.

Poignant writings from 12-18 year-olds plus Shandler?s own reflections. Spanning various races, religions and socio-economic backgrounds, these voices offer a provocative and real view on issues from body image to boys, politics to parents, schools to sex.

This book provides young readers with the confidence to take a big stride into adulthood and towards their dreams. It has some well-supported wisdom to help with decision making and the best thing about it is that it's funny,Not Preachy, not boring, it doesn't sound like your mum,it's laugh-out-loud funny. this is a unique product combining humour with self-help.

The Butterfly Effect aims to inspire parents to create their own new realities for their daughters. Talking to multitudes of girls every year in Australia and New Zealand, Dannielle Miller's message is authentic and passionate, and her book both celebrates and challenges the joy and beauty of teen girls in an age of raunch and consumer culture. The Butterfly Effect offers practical, intuitive and powerful strategies, and uses humour to disarm and open up new ways of looking at self-esteem, resilience, body image, friendship, consum... read more

The best (indeed only) girl's guide to surfing on the market, telling women everything they need to know - by surfer Louise Southerden.Women's surfing is booming as never before. Where girls were once content to watch from the beach, they're now getting out there in ever-increasing numbers. If you're a girl who longs to mix it up with the boys in the surf, carve graceful lines across the face of a wave, and feel the exhilaration of standing up on a surfboard, this book is for you.Written with the passion that comes from over a deca... read more

To be respected, girls need to know how they want to be treated, treat themselves that way, and let others know (respectfully, of course) to do the same. This smart, savvy book helps teen girls get respect and hold on to it no matter what. It covers topics they deal with daily, like body image, family, friends, the media, school, relationships, and rumors. It confronts tough issues like sexual harassment, date rape, sex, drugs, and alcohol. And it debunks the myths and stereotypes that hold girls back. Sidebars, scenarios, quot... read more

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All girls know that there's more to them than just make-up and gossiping - although they're not averse to a little bit of both. Boys aren't the only ones to like a little danger, a little adventure in the Great Outdoors and a lot of fun, wherever they can find it. And that's what makes The Great Big Glorious Book for Girls just so glorious. It's big enough to cover every element of girlhood, from the luxurious pampering of a home made spa to the quiet delight of reading the stars on a clear summer's night. It's great enough to ... read more

Hannah is a girl interrupted. For Hannah Westberg, life has been one big emotional roller coaster. As a girl, her mother was in and out of mental hospitals, so when it was her turn to visit the psych ward following a suicide attempt the summer after eighth grade, she had an idea of what she was in for. But that was only the beginning of Hannah's journey. Over the next five years, Hannah has engaged in dangerous behaviors--from pill popping and excessive dieting to cutting--and paid a high price. Her depression, self-harm, and suic... read more

In six words, an instant message changed Alexis forever. After a rocky junior year of high school, Alexis Singer was lonely, stressed out, and vulnerable--the ideal target for an older man with bad intentions. When a message popped up on her computer screen one night from a message board acquaintance, she could never have known that by responding she was making a choice that would change her forever. By posing as a friend and confidant, the man gave Alexis the attention she desperately craved and weaseled his way into her life in a... read more

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU GIVE TALENTED TEEN girl writers a chance to share their life story with the world? The firstever series of teen-authored memoirs: Louder Than Words. Each Louder Than Words book features a young author sharing her powerful story through unique prose, journal entries, and poetry. Louder Than Words: The First Collection features three unique books written by three incredible teen authors in one riveting compilation. In Marni: My True Story of Stress, Hair-Pulling, and Other Obsessions, Marni Bates brings us in... read more