'Just when you think/you are done with it/the poem turns on you/charges back for more, pricks you with its finer points...' While aimed at teen boys, there is much here for girls and even some for younger
thought, feelings, imagination, fantasy; in short, the awareness of being and the means of expressing his “me-ness” which is absolutely essential for becoming autonomous and distinguishing ourselves from other people and things – people and things we live and interact with and from which, litt...
MOXIE GIRLS FIGHT BACK! Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with an administration at her high school that thinks the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes, hallway harassment, and gross comments from guys during class. But most of all, Viv Carter is fed up with ...
23, children dress up to play the different parts of the story of their frantic search for lodging. A procession of pilgrims join them as they travel to a different house each night. The author captures the deep religious devotion of the people with photographs, recipes, music and prayers. ...
who must come to terms with the feelings he has for his sister’s best friend, David;Sugar and Snailsby Sarah Tsiang, illus. by Sonja Wimmer, which turns the traditional rhyme about what girls and boys are made of on its head; andTree Songby Tiffany Stone, illus. by Holly Hatam, a ...
Simone regularly goes with her dad during red carpet events the most recent of which saw her wear a stunning dress during the People’s Choice Award. Getty Images Photo by John Parra/WireImage & Jason Merritt/TERM Simone is now a big sister to her younger sibling Jasmine – The Rock’s...
Albert Whitman Teengets an attitude adjustment withA Different Meby Deborah Blumenthal, in which a teen who wants plastic surgery becomes online friends with two girls who share her obsession for different reasons;The Opposite of Loveby Sarah Lynn Scheerger, about a boy trying to save the girl...
If I had to look back on my childhood and pick 5 books which helped me to become who I am today - this one is on the list. Maybe it would be #1. Well, it would have to be a tie with Harriet the Spy. Harriet was the writer in me. The Ballet Shoes girls were the actress. ...
The Arabic Quiltis a compassionate and feel-good book for immigrant children who are bilingual and starting a new school. They want so badly to fit in with and be accepted by the other children, even though they may dress a little differently and bring an ethnic lunch from home. ...
A Girl Like Youencourages girls to embrace what makes them unique, to choose kindness, and to be their own advocates. In an age when girls know they can be whatever the want, this book reminds them of all the ways to be beautifully, brilliantly, and uniquely themselves....