Being a Girl: Navigating the Ups and Downs of Teen Life [Hardcover]

Kim Cattrall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 2006

Award-winning "Sex and the City" actress Kim Cattrall offers heartfelt adviceto today's teens. Cattrall tackles real questions in an honest, intimate, andtotally hip way. Info-packed spreads feature never-before-seen teen photos ofthe actress.

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About the Author

Kim Cattrall, award-winning actress and producer, is known to millions of devoted fans around the world for her trailblazing role as Samantha Jones in the smash hit TV series Sex and the City. Born in Liverpool, England, and raised in Canada, she moved to New York at the age of sixteen to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Everything I Ever Learned About Being a Girl is her third book, the first for a young adult audience.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (October 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316011029
• ISBN-13: 978-0316011020
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.8 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,337,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Young girls will enjoy!, October 10, 2006

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Being a Girl: Navigating the Ups and Downs of Teen Life (Hardcover)

Kim Cattrall, who left home at sixteen to go to acting school in New York City, won a Golden Globe for her role as Samantha in the Sex and the City television show.

Cattrals writes in a chatty style for late tween and teenage girls about sex, bodily changes, boys, parents, school, self-esteem and a whole lot more in this frank, down-to-earth book. The book is easy to navigate, well laid out with pictures of herself as a child and adult as well as gloriously done illustrations.

Quotes and nuggets of wisdom from Cattrall, such as, "I kind of wish dating could be renamed "getting to know you." That would take a lot of the pressure off." help make this book a handy roadmap for navigating adolescence and puberty. Girls can identify with the author because she writes in a conversational style that draws you in and speaks openly about her own challenges and feelings during her teen years from her fifty-year-old perspective.

Most women will appreciate the autobiographical information and remember their own teen years with joy and some sadness. The writing is easy-to-understand, thoughtful, intelligent and sometimes quirkily funny.

Glossy, thick pages and a wide 8" x 8" layout make this a simply gorgeous book.

Coupled with Cattrall's writing style and Martha Richler's illustrations, this is a book that every young girl would enjoy having in her bookcase for years of candid support and advice from a driven, successful woman.

Armchair Interviews says: A must-have for girls twelve and up. It augments a mother's or other female role model's advice for girls and even young women.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Tool, January 9, 2007

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Becky Buckler (Columbia, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Being a Girl: Navigating the Ups and Downs of Teen Life (Hardcover)

I was so pleased to find this book! I mentor a young teen girl and read this book aloud to her during our weekly sessions over a period of several weeks. She loved it and it was a great way to start some good conversations on some subjects that sometimes confuse or intimidate girls entering womanhood. Several other mentors are being encouraged to use it with their girls. A great find.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great tool for teenage girls!, April 5, 2010

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lovehitzalot (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Being a Girl: Navigating the Ups and Downs of Teen Life (Hardcover)

This is a great tool for girls trying to make their way through their teens and even their early 20's. Kim covers a wide variety of topics such as: self esteem; dealing with fears; relationships with friends, family, mean girls/bad crowds, and boyfriends; body development; eating right (also covers eating disorders); budgeting/living on your own; seeing and appreciating different types of beauty; dating; some carefully chosen/addressed topics on sex; style; skin care; and make-up. Kim's advice always comes off as clear, truly helpful (it's very positive advice and I'd recommend it to teenage girls), and specific. It's very evident that she really cares about helping her readers to improve the journey through those tough years. She's honest, sweet, and funny as well. The book is easy to read and contains pictures of her from childhood on up, as well as cute little cartoon sketches that go along with the subjects. It's really terrific!