Every Girl Tells a Story: A Celebration of Girls Speaking Their Minds
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Every girl tells a story. Every girl wants to be heard. Listen to these stories, look into these pictures, and be dazzled by American girls: If your heart's in it, you'll keep going. Girls can do anything. Girls rule.The best thing my parents have done for me is to show me that it's okay to be myself.I'd like to open a clinic for women and children. That has always been my dream.Working in close collaboration with Girl Scouts of the USA, documentary photographer Carolyn Jones has captured in words and pictures a lasting portrait of eighty-five American girls -- the girls who are our future. As First Lady Laura Bush says in her foreword, My hope for every girl, everywhere, is that she, too, will find her voice and achieve her dreams.This is a book for women of all ages, who will recognize the girls they once were and still can be. It is a book for fathers and mothers, who hear -- but may not always listen to -- what their daughters are saying. But most of all it is a book for girls, who will find themselves reflected in this joyous celebration of their complexity, depth, honesty, and glorious, soaring optimism.
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:0689848722
ISBN13:9780689848728
Release Date:March 2002
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Length:86 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 10.4" x 10.4"
Age Range:10 to 13 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 8
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
ideas for a brighter tomorrow
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I thought the book was very helpful in many ways. It inspried me to reach for new and better goals.
Nice gift book for teenage girls
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I purchased copies of this book (signed by two of the featured girls locally!) to give my 14 year old nieces on their birthdays. I wrote each niece a letter saying I hoped the book would inspire them, etc., and sent them off, fingers crossed. They both LOVED them. In fact, one of my niece's friends asked where she could get a copy too! The profiles are so diverse I think every girl can find someone to relate to. A nice gift book that will be browsed often.
Hope for the future
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Every Girl Tells a Story celebrates the diversity of America and shatters the stereotype of "teen-age girl". These 12-18 year old young women have lives that are active, spirits that are strong, and stories that inspire. The young women speak from their own voice and experience as they share uncommon events like cancer, birth defects, surgery, and organ transplant. They talk about the life changing events of going to a new school, being in foster care, living with disabled family members, divorce, and the death of a parent. Above it all, they dream, they help others, and they want to make the world a better place. And after reading their stories, I'm sure they will. Their stories are a voice of strength and compassion for any teen-age girl trying to find her way in the world, and an uplifting read for anyone. I highly recommend this book.
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