During French colonial rule in Louisiana, nuns from the French Company of Saint Ursula came to New Orleans, where they educated women and girls of European, Indian, and African descent, enslaved and f
Timely and original, this book examines gender equality in schooling as an aspiration of global social justice. With nearly one billion people having little or no schooling and women and girls compris
Exploring the idea that truth lies in life’s extremes, the partially linked stories in Yes, Yes, Cherries follow girls and women who are outsiders and find themselves in unusual circumstances. A lonel
No longer will the girls next door have all the fun. Now, for the first time, every woman can learn to work it like a Playboy Bunny! With unprecedented candor, three professional Bunniesone a career-d
Once upon a time, boys and girls grew up and set aside childish things. Nowadays, moms and dads skateboard alongside their kids and download the latest pop-song ringtones. Captains of industry pose fo
For a generation of teenage girls, Sassy magazine was nothing short of revolutionary--so much so that its audience, which stretched from tweens to twentysomething women, remains obsessed with it to th
This facilitator guide outlines a two-part group intervention program for adolescent and college-aged girls at risk of developing eating disorders. In the first part of the program, participants crit
At the center of this epic tale of Heaven and Hell and forbidden love is high-school student Setsuna Mudo. He's no angel - he's completely tactless around girls, has an unpredictable temper, and can
Rarely has the experience of being a sister been so poignantly and memorably captured as in Lori Lansens's triumphant novel. The Girls celebrates life's fundamental joys and trials as it presents Ros
The girls go on an overnight and share horror stories around the campfire. But it?s the one about Cropsy, the creepy old man who lives just outside the campgrounds and is known for torturing Lakeview
Bringing together recent scholarship and some new material, Raftery (history of education, U. College, Dublin) and Parkes (emeritus education, Trinity College, Dublin) explore how girls and women expe
Molly adores her kitten Truffle, but she's worried that the little kitten is not happy living with her family. Can the Kitten Club girls help Truffle to calm down?
A YOUTH SOCCER COACH'S INVESTIGATION INTO THE ORIGINS OF SOCCERMANIA Before his son enlisted for a season of Youth Soccer at the neighborhood Boys and Girls Club in College Park, Maryland, Jim Haner w
Claire has her share of challenges. Like being a genius in a school that favors beauty over brains; homicidal girls in her dorm, and finding out that her college town is overrun with the living dead.
The third book in the Planet Girl series demystifies yoga and shows how this form of exercise can help girls focus, de-stress, and avoid sports-related injuries.
Rather than studying queer girls as a distinct sexual minority, Driver (social sciences, York U., Toronto) frames "queer" in relationship to coming-of-age identification with diverse gender identities
Ten years after her family was torn apart by the disappearance of her older sister, one of four teenage girls to vanish mysteriously, Rory Connelly returns to her hometown in upstate New York, but her
Edited by the coauthors of the notorious zine The Guerrilla Graywater Girls Guide to Water, this collection of original essays, drawings, and photographs is part radical history of water and part DIY
Girls in Western culture are being stripped of their dignity. Everywhere you look, women and teen girls are objectified. The media plays a huge part in the increase in eating disorders, cosmetic proce
Reclaiming Our Daughters (previously published as My Girl) offers a fresh and long-needed perspective on pre-teen and teen girls, one that finally brings a message of hope and optimism about girls to
OTAKU LOVEThe Genshiken girls have been trying to spark a little romance between Kanji and Ogiue for months–and a Genshiken trip to a hot springs resort seems like the perfect opportunity. When Ogiue
Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to ancient Greece, where they witness the Olympic games and are surprised to find what girls of the time were not allowed to do.
Some girls have all the luck. So far, Carrie Fitzgerald's sixteen years have been pretty sweet. Straight A's, an adorable boyfriend, a starting position on the varsity basketball team... But Carri
Against the claims of the increasing sexualization of culture, one truism is constantly rehearsed - that women have little taste for pornography. One for the Girls! offers a new basis for understandin
Olive Thomas was one of Hollywood's first true stars. Born in Pennsylvania in 1894, she moved to New York at age sixteen in pursuit of the stage. By 1915, she was one of Ziegfeld's "Follies" girls. B
"Pam's books have wide appeal to boys and girls, to avid and reluctant readers, to teens and to younger children who are looking for a challenging high-interest book."-The BookmarkSince the Take It to
Little girls can dress Cinderella again and again with 14 reusable costume stickers, each enhanced by a wash of glitter for a special touch of added magic.
When we were two, we were no longer babies-we were becoming little girls. And when we were thirteen, we were leaving childhood behind, becoming young women. But somewhere along the way, we stopped be
Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children-two boys and two girls-s
Sugar and Spice and No Longer Nice is a groundbreaking book that offers parents and teachers a primer for understanding and preventing the increasing incidents of physical violence--hazing, brutality,
Describes the sport of women's softball, including the rules of the game, ways to get involved, and ways to improve, with profiles of famous women players.
Describes the sport of women's soccer, including the rules of the game, ways to get involved, and ways to improve, with profiles of famous women players.
"New hooked book" with cute projects to crochet for little girls and boysHooked for Toddlers has 20 projects that are jumping up and down with color, texture, and fun with styles and sizes for little
Dixie is the youngest Diamond girl. She and her sisters - dreamy Martine, glamorous Rochelle and tough Jude - could hardly be more different, but their mum has always tried to teach them the value of
Attractive color illustrations and easy-to-follow text combine to present factual information that younger boys and girls will readily absorb and understand. The Three RA's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
Her own daughter...one of the popular girls?On the first day of middle school, Lydia Meadows, a former lawyer turned full-time mother, is startled to discover that her daughter Erin is one of the popu
"The volume describes the identity struggle both girls faced following their 1917 graduation from Wellesley. Following Emma's visit to China, the friendship continued through their correspondence. Emm
