Girls—their vulnerability, strength, and passion to belong—are at the heart of this stunning first novel for readers of Jeffrey Eugenides’The Virgin Suicides and Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon
Dani, Meg, and Charlotte have bonded over babies, barbeques,and backyards, but when they escape for a girls weekend away, they can't bringthemselves to return to lives that don't seem to fit anymore.H
A dazzling debut novel set in New York City’s Jewish immigrant community in 1935... How was it that out of all the girls in the office, I was the one to find myself in this situation? This di
They called them the Moth Girls because they were attracted to the house. They were drawn to it. Or at least that is what is written in the newspapers that Mandy reads about her two best friends and t
"Some Girls is full of strange and lovely images, quirky humor, and an uncanny insight into the classic myths and fairy tales that reveal these stories to be as true and revelatory as ever. T
The first person to break your heart isn’t always your boyfriend. Sometimes it’s your best friend. Maggie, Lindsey, and Nina have been friends for most of their lives. The girls grew up together in a
It’s 1955 and fourteen-year-old Emily Winter’s promising start at Bromley, a posh, academically-challenging Manhattan girls’ school, threatens to turn sour when her new friend Phoebe Barrett joins an
I don't know a girl who hasn't been groped on a train. There's always someone trying to cop a feel. Might as well get paid for it.On Jingu Bridge in Tokyo, teenage girls dress in cosplay outfits for f
Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep meets Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, this daringly imagined, atmospheric, and original debut is part coming-of-age story and part supernatural tale about teenage girls lear
When Cee-Cee closes her eyes, she can suddenly see all the missing girls in the Mohawk Valley. It's part of the message: they are buried in wheat fields and stashed behind train tracks, or sprawled at
In the tradition of the New York Times bestselling I Dream a World and Crowns comes this full-color companion volume to the acclaimed NAACP Award–nominee documentary Dark Girls—an inspiring and breath
September Girls is a stunning coming-of-age novel about first loves, oblivious parents, sibling rivalries—and mermaids. This imaginative and painfully honest book garnered five starred reviews, includ
A FRIENDLY FOE? As Raizo and his kunoichi continue their journey they meet Azami, a girl who persists in joining the group. She wins over Raizo with her domestic skills and kindness, but Kagari rema
NINJA LOVE!The horn growing from Raizo’s forehead is proof that he’s the lost illegitimate son of the once-mighty Katana family. Now a band of loyal and lovely female ninjas devises a scheme to elev
Girls, Cultural Productions, and Resistance brings together scholars from across the academy to explore the multifaceted ways that contemporary girls challenge and disrupt normative gender scripts and
No parents. No rules. No way home. Fourteen-year-old Bonnie MacDonald couldn't be more excited for a camping trip on an island off the coast of Thailand with her fellow Amelia Earhart Cadets-the daugh
When the “Working GIrl Killer” strikes in her territory, former cop-turned-P.I. Karin Schaeffer launches an unofficial investigation into this psychopath who has eluded the authorities for two years--
Edna O'Brien's wonderful, wild and moving novel shocked the nation on its publication in 1960. Adapted for the stage by the author,The Country Girls, the play, is a highly theatrical and free-flowing
The mean streets of South London are a dangerous place for a young girl to walk at night . . . A notorious council estate in South London has hit the headlines – again. A punter has been sta
In Las Vegas the 1940's saw mob influence in the growth of casino gambling, betting wires, prostitution and drugs. Private eye Jack Beech gets involved in two cases: one a search for a missing girl, a
The few popular Bible stories about women are often presented in black and white—the women were good or bad, Ruth or Jezebel. But most of us fall somewhere in between these two extremes. Good Girls, B
Family secrets may shape us all, but it’s the rich, complicated layers of friendship that can save us. Cate, Renee, and Abby have come to New York for very different reasons, and in a bustling city of
Celebrating the idea that anything boys can do, girls can do better, an entertaining guide to adventure for girls of all ages covers everything from Twenty Books Every Girl Should Read to Cool Tricks
As friends and prostitutes, Gigi and Lola live by one motto: love for gas, gas for cash, cash for living, living for love. Surviving in Zimbabwe's depressed economy, both women live day by day, plying
BREAKING A HEART IN ONE STUPID STEPAfter Kagari reveals her love to Raizo, in a typical moment of thoughtless candor he tells her that they had in fact never kissed. This sets off a firestorm of event
Traditionally, delinquent girls were considered an anomaly, a rare phenomenon attracting little scholarly notice. Today, more than one in four youth offenders is female, and researchers and practition
100 ARTS... 100 WAYS TO DIEThe kunoichi are called back to Iga to attend the Ritual of 100 Arts. The leader-to-be of the shinobi of the Katana clan must go through the Ritual of 100 Arts, a challenge
An analysis of the "single girl" pop-culture prototype of the 1960s and 1970s evaluates a wide range of source material against a backdrop of social and sexual issues to explain how controversial fema
Dorothy Parker, Bebe Neuwirth, Sandra Dee, Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep--there are endless examples of Jersey Girls who prove they are a breed of broad worth celebrating. New Jersey is in the media ev
Greetings, earthlings! When Frankie is given a telescope for a late birthday present, the gang get really excited about stargazing?and Fliss, of course, goes horoscope mad. But what are those strange
When Sam's best friend gets her first boyfriend, she's not ready to spend the summer listening to the two of them call each other "pookie." Sick of being a third wheel, Sam applies to be a counselor-i
The female stars of the Twilight Saga - Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Anna Kendrick, and Christian Serratos - have quickly become Hollywood's "It" girls, thanks to their roles in 2008's
It's tough being the new girl in town. Starting over at a new school. Not having any friends. Especially when the popular girls all have super-powers!Lauren is the new girl in the mall-and-beach town
Now available in paperback, the urgent argument for “saving the futures of female athletes” (USA TODAY). ‧ Controversial and compelling: The Warrior Girls excerpts in The New York Times Magazine and
"I THINK ONE OF DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS KILLED HIM."For the four glamorous daughters of Lord Oswald Balcon, money can buy anything. From Fendi handbags to Ivy League educations, they live in a world of
There are two kinds of people on the island -- those who leave at summer's end...and those who are left behind. Kendra and Mona are best friends, local girls who spend their summers catering to ric
Four pre-teen friends form the Girls Only club to encourage one another and grow in faith as they strive to fulfill their Olympic dreams in each girl's respective sport--gymnastics, figure skating, ic
"In the early years of the twentieth century, Americans began to recognize adolescence as a developmental phase distinct from both childhood and adulthood. This awareness, however, came fraught with a
Alix, Courtney and Fern aren’t “bad” girls. They’re respectable high-school seniors who’ve hit on a great way to pull in good money. They can buy designer gear, holiday abroad, and aren’t even out of
