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Resources For Girls
Websites
Browse through these great, positive websites just for girls!
- New Moon Magazine a feminist magazine for girls aged 8 - 14
- New Moon Blog online articles written by girls
- gURL an interactive website with message boards, articles, advice columns, games
- Kickaction for girls who want to change the world!
- A Girl's World advice, articles, penpals ...
- Educating Jane for those intellectual girls out there
- Empower Girls some great quotes & wisdom
- Girl Site loads of articles!
- Girls Inc. some of the best info out there
- Teen Voices another fabulous feminist magazine
- Teens Health health information on absolutely everything
- Cope Care Deal info on mental health - everything from depression to cutting
- By Girls For Girls great information, written by girls
- Teen Matters talks openly about some heavy issues
- Eating Disorders Referral loads of body image info
- Teen Health and Media great info on the media
- Cool Nurse this nurse talks about anything
- Sex Etc. sexuality resource for and by teens
Books
Here's some great book suggestions that deal with issues almost every teen girl experiences!
- 33 Things Every Girl Should Know Tonya Bolden
- Any Girl Can Rule The World Susan M. Brooks
- Deal With It! A Whole New Approach To Your Body, Brain, and Life as a gURL Esther Drill
- Ophelia Speaks: Young Women Write About Their Search For Self Sara Shandler
- Mean Chicks, Cliques and Dirty Tricks Erika V. Shearin Karres
- The Girl's Guide To Life Catherine Dee
- Voices Of A Generation: Teenage Girls On Sex, School, and Self Pamela Haag
- Reviving Ophelia: Saving The Selves Of Adolescent Girls Mary Pipher
- Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers Alissa Quart
- SchoolGirls: Young Women, Self Esteem, and the Confidence Gap Peggy Orenstein
- Born Confused Tanuja Desai Hidier
- Soul Searching: A Girl's Guide To Finding Herself Sarah Stillman
- Totally Private and Personal: Journaling Ideas For Girls and Young Women Jessica Wilber
- Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know Shari Graydon
- Fat! So? You Don't Have to Apologize For Your Size Marilyn Wann
- No Body's Perfect: Stories By Teens About Body Image, Self-Acceptance, and the Search For Identity Kimberley Kirberger
- Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression In Girls Rachel Simmons
- Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities Of Adolescence Rosalind Weisman
- Foxfire: Confessions Of A Girl Gang Joyce Carol Oates
- Katie.com: My Story Katherine Tarbox
- Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, A Pregnant Teenager Beatrice Sparks
- Dilemmas Of Desire: Teenage Girls Talk About Sexuality Deborah L. Tolman
- Slut! Growing Up With A Bad Reputation Leora Tanenbaum
- The Seventeen Guide To Sex and Your Body Sabrina Solin
- Cut Patricia McCormick
- Cutting The Pain Away: Understanding Self-Mutilation Ann Holmes