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The highly acclaimed girls' guide to adolescence by a Newbery Honor-winning author is now available in a rack-sized paperback edition. Reviewers were unanimous in their praise for this useful and important book.
Womankind. In only the human species do you find so many quirks and rituals of the female that so confuse the opposite sex! This is why popular author Jan King takes on the Herculean task of explaining the many mind-boggling idiosyncrasies of female behavior. It's a Girl Thing provides a hysterical analysis of the inherent peculiarities and eccentric mannerisms of women everywhere. Discover the secret reasons why women are drawn to teary movies, overpack for trips, change hair color weekly, and spend thousands on Tupperware. Along with "Jan's Rules for the Bagging and Feeding of Any Conscious Male in Today's Market," you'll find her dissertations on lipstick ("One thing that can be predicted with absolute certainty is that there is virtually no chance of a woman having just one tube of lipstick on her vanity table"), underwear ("Personally, I hate the idea of a thong. For Pete's sake, I've spent my whole life pulling my underwear out of there!"), and many more. A must-have for every woman, It's a Girl Thing is one of those special books husbands will want to read as well (secretly, of course) in their quest to understand why ladies insist on owning hundreds of bottles of nail polish.
A guide for pre-adolescent girls to the changes that puberty brings to their bodies, including information about menstruation.
Ronnie, Fleur, and Claude are the LBD--"Les Bambinos Dangereuses." These inseparable best friends are hip, feisty, and ready to take on the world. This "satisfyingly entertaining" ("Publishers Weekly") novel is now available in paperback.
Mavis Jukes is here to help girls learn how to be healthy so they can stay healthy. In this newly updated edition, Jukes and co-author Lilian Cheung, D.Sc., R.D. target what girls need to know in order to achieve an active lifestyle and how to avoid the pitfalls of body image issues. Readers will find basic nutritional information; ideas for safe exercising; tips on how to eat right no matter where they are; and lots of other kid-specific information on food, fitness and feeling great. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Taking the literary world by storm, Eimear McBride’s internationally praised debut is one of the most acclaimed novels in recent years; it is “subversive, passionate, and darkly alchemical. Read it and be changed” (Eleanor Catton). Eimear McBride’s debut tells, with astonishing insight and in riveting detail, the story of a young woman’s relationship with her brother, the long shadow cast by his childhood brain tumour, and her harrowing sexual awakening. Not so much a stream-of-consciousness, as an unconscious railing against a life that makes little sense, and a shocking and intimate insight into the thoughts, feelings and chaotic sexuality of a vulnerable and isolated protagonist, A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing plunges inside its narrator’s head, exposing her world firsthand. This isn’t always comfortable—but it is always a revelation. Touching on everything from family violence to religion to addiction, and the personal struggle to remain intact in times of intense trauma, McBride writes with singular intensity, acute sensitivity, and mordant wit. A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing is moving, funny, and alarming. It is a book you will never forget.
Brief text and slightly whimsical illustrations showcase a diverse group of strong, capable girls participating in a wide variety of nontraditional activities and occupations.
This book takes you on a journey of self-discovery that will help you realize the incredible potential within you, as the remarkable woman you were created to be. It strives to help strengthen your faith, build stronger friendships, and especially encourage the girlfriends who are not sure about this whole "God thing." If you are looking to get together with other amazing women who are serious about making a difference; then this book is for you. You are sure to be inspired to be a part of meaningful and courageous life-changing projects; discovering that serving is not just a privilege, it's a responsibility! "Get ready to dance or sing get'up and do your thing!"
