Girls

Infused by eroticism, poignancy and a deep awareness of the desires, delusions and fears that compel us to do the things we do, Dead Girls boldly announces an original new voice in contemporary fictio

These Christian women were once little girls playing with dolls, making mistakes and growing up in quite a different world. But was it that different? Irene Howat has researched the lives of these fam

The New Girls is a resonant, engrossing novel about five girls during their formative prep-school years in the tumultuous mid-sixties. Into their reality of first-class trips to Europe, resort vacat

The girls on the prowl in The Terrible Girls are indeed terrible—relentless in love, ruthless in betrayal. These thematically linked stories depict a contemporary Gothic world in which body parts are

From the Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy comes a brave and masterful retelling of The Iliad, as experienced by the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War.The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, who continue to wage bloody war over a stolen woman--Helen. In the Greek camp, another woman watches and waits for the war's outcome: Briseis. She was queen of one of Troy's neighboring kingdoms, until Achilles, Greece's greatest warrior, sacked her city and murdered her husband and brothers. Briseis becomes Achilles's concubine and must adjust quickly in order to survive a radically different life. When Agamemnon, the brutal political leader of the Greek forces, demands Briseis for himself, she finds herself caught between the two most powerful of the Greeks. Keenly observant and cooly unflinching about the daily horrors of war, Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position to obse

Astrology for Black Girls is a charming introduction to the wonders of self-discovery and empowerment through the Zodiac.Astrology for Black Girls gives young girls information and context for the core foundations of the Zodiac. This book provides the perfect introduction to the sun, moon, rising signs, and more. Speaking directly to black girls, author and life-long astrology practitioner Jordannah Elizabeth address:Practicing both Faith and AstrologyTalking to Family and Friends about the starsUsing the Zodiac for discovery and understanding Complete with four-color illustrations by Chellie Carroll throughout, this beautiful book will capture the imagination of middle-grade Black girls for years to come.

"We just want to show that friendships forged here are the real deal. Genuine. Built to last.That sort of thing. For the brochure. Do you mind?" Their school may be making them pose together for photos - but Minnie, Lena and Alice are not friends.And they have other things to worry about. Minnie - The Athlete: her whole life has been sport - but what if that's not all she wants her life to be? How do you even start to change your future all by yourself? Lena - The Princess: she has always resented being in Minnie's shadow - so when a freak accident changes all of her arch-rival's plans, Lena has a chance to become Queen Bee at last. But is ruling the school all she dreamed it would be? And then there's Alice - The Really Tall One: Alice has friends already, she's even got her eye on a potential crush - but she's also got a secret.And that secret is about to bound into all three girls' lives and change them forever. A deliciously funny, heart-warming novel about unlikely friendships and

The international bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society returns with a compelling and heartwarming story of post-war London, a century-old bookstore, and three women determined to find their way in a fast-changing world.Bloomsbury Books is an old-fashioned new and rare book store that has persisted and resisted change for a hundred years, run by men and guided by the general manager's unbreakable fifty-one rules. But in 1950, the world is changing, especially the world of books and publishing, and at Bloomsbury Books, the girls in the shop have plans:Vivien Lowry: Single since her aristocratic fiancé was killed in action during World War II, the brilliant and stylish Vivien has a long list of grievances - most of them well justified and the biggest of which is Alec McDonough, the Head of Fiction.Grace Perkins: Married with two sons, she's been working to support her family following her husband's breakdown in the aftermath of the war. Torn between duty to her family and dreams

Carefree Black Girls is an exploration and celebration of black women's identity and impact on pop culture, as well as the enduring stereotypes they face, from a film and culture critic for HuffPost.I

The haunting began quietly. The girls heard it first . . . THEN1976. Loo and her sister Bee live in a run-down cottage in the middle of nowhere, with their artistic parents and wild siblings. Their mo

The girls’ names were Pushpa and Moorti, but they were so inseparable that people in the village called them Pushpa Moorti. Sixteen-year-old Pushpa sparked and burned. Fourteen-year-old Moorti was an

Uplifting and heartwarming: drama, courage and romance at Marlow's department store this Christmas For Lily Collins and her fellow shop girls at Marlow's Department store, another C

Following the success of the iconic Mean Girls movie and Tony-nominated musical comes the original comic sequel, Mean Girls: Senior Year!The Mean Girls film swept the nation as an instant hit when it

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly comes a contemporary novel about four completely different girls and the life-changing summer they spend in the beautiful Adirondacks.Four girl

***ORDER YOUR COPY NOW*** THE EIGHTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING SHIPYARD GIRLS SERIES!‘Emotional and gripping’ Take a Break______________________________Sunderland, 1943: With the future of Britain unce

Jackie Collins for a new generation. The Thunder Girls is a blockbuster novel, filled with obsession, addiction, betrayal and revenge, that charts the rise and fall of an 80s girl band from Melanie Bl

PEEPING TOMThe desireto see girls' panties has turned Kimura, one of Rokka's teachers at school, intoa yokai with eyeballs all over his body. Deluded into thinking he's acquired theeyes of a god, he p

If we want girls to succeed, we need to teach them the audacity to transgress. Through the lives of students at three very different schools, an award-winning scholar-activist makes the case for “femi

First highlighted in The New Yorker fiction issue, here is award-winning writer Nell Freudenberger’s debut story collectionLucky Girls is a collection of five novella-like stories, which take pl

That's so fetch!The Mean Girls Magnets mini kit features 10 magnets emblazoned with some of the most memorable one-liners from the comedic masterpiece. Also included is a 32-page mini "Burn Book" with

On the strange, stormy island of Blightsend, twelve-year-old Delphernia Undersea has spent her whole life in the cloister of turnaway girls, hidden from sea and sky by a dome of stone and the laws of

Can anyone escape fate? That’s what Macand her fellow newspaper delivery girls must discover as they escape the year2000 and travel to the distant future. Plus, the truth behind the mysterious&#

The "clever and wonderfully chilling" (Fiona Barton) suspense novel from the award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare, now in trade paperback!Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls wh

Delphernia Undersea wants to sing. But everyone on Blightsend knows music belongs to the Masters — and girls with singing throats are swallowed by the sea.On the strange, stormy island of Blight

Growing up can be challenging at times, and that's why Ashley Rice wrote this book especially for girls. Narrated by Ashley's adorable character Penelope J. Miller, Girls Rule shows girls how to have

Spring, summer, autumn or winter - the intrepid Weather Girls are ready for whatever the seasons might bring! Join them as they stomp through autumn leaves, enjoy a summer swim, explore the lush green

A searing, electrifying debut novel set in India and America about the EXTRAORDINARY BOND BETWEEN TWO GIRLS driven apart by circumstances but relentless in their search for one another. Poornima and S

Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring—the Weather Girls are ready for whatever the seasons might bring! It’s summer time. We rise and shine!/ All set to go. We form a line.// A big bright sun. Let’s have so

From media images of "mean girls" to the disproportionate punishment of Black, Latina and/or queer girls in schools and the justice system, female aggression has become a public concern. Scholars, edu

“This is such a terrific read. High stakes, relationship-driven, perfectly paced. Two Girls Down has something else worth noting: three dimensional female characters. Alice Vega could give

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Roanoke girls never last long around here. In the end, we either run or we die.” After her mother's suicide, fifteen year-old Lane Roanoke came to live with

An explosive and boundary-pushing thriller perfect for fans of INTO THE WATER, THE GIRLS and Gillian Flynn.

These glitter stickers are a sparkling delight!A dash of glitter adds an extra-special shimmer to these 10 stickers of sweet-looking little girls, each with gloriously different hair colors! Any

“Roanoke girls never last long around here. In the end, we either run or we die.” After her mother's suicide, fifteen year-old Lane Roanoke came to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin