Brave New Girls: Creative Ideas to Help Girls Be Confident, Healthy and Happy [Paperback]

Jeanette Gadeberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 12, 1997

Today's brave new girls become tomorrow's brave new women.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Fairview Press; 1st edition (August 12, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577490495
• ISBN-13: 978-1577490494
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #851,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brave New Girls: Creative Ideas To Help Girls Be Confident,, June 27, 2000

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This review is from: Brave New Girls: Creative Ideas to Help Girls Be Confident, Healthy and Happy (Paperback)

I am a teacher of troubled middle and high school girls and boys. I have used this book with some of my students. It has given them new perspectives. It is so easy and dangerous to live life according to the assumptions of one's particular culture. This book helps them see beyond that. It helps girls especially see that they can achieve their goals by following the simple exercises. It brings awareness to them of the methods of the media which attempts to characterize them into a single mold. It is introspective and enlightening. I recommend this book for anyone who works with young people and those who care about their welfare.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource for teen-age girls!, March 7, 1999

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This review is from: Brave New Girls: Creative Ideas to Help Girls Be Confident, Healthy and Happy (Paperback)

I was highly impressed by this book and can't wait to use it with my teen-age Girl Scout troop. My daughter (13) picked up the book and read it through. She thought the exercises were interesting, up-to-date and ones that she would like to do herself and with her friends. The situations are very true to the lives of teenagers today and the language is not "preachy" or "fake". I would highly recommend it to any teen-age girl.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, September 18, 1998

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This review is from: Brave New Girls: Creative Ideas to Help Girls Be Confident, Healthy and Happy (Paperback)

Brave New Girls can really build self-esteem and self-confidence. The tone is upbeat and honest, never condescending, and occasionally conspiratorial. Many of the exercises help to see other people's point of view; also included are exercises to help girls value their own opinions. Many of the activities and exercises focus on thinking a problem through, using common sense, and figuring out what kind of person you are. This book suggests all kinds of possibilities for public library programming.