Girls Know Best: Advice for Girls from Girls on Just About Everything (v. 1) [Paperback]

Michelle Roehm (Compiler)

Book Description

The result of a "Girl Writer Contest" publicized in dozens of magazines and newspapers and designed to nurture the creativity and daring of girls six to 16, this book contains the fresh, honest, one-to-one writings of 38 winners from throughout North America. Illustrations & photos.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-9. Girls do know best in this book. Its authors, ranging in age from 7-16, offer helpful and often humorous hints in the 26 chapters. Their advice is on-target and mature, and the perspective is fresh and welcome. Some chapters deal with life's embarrassments, grouchy adults, guys, sisters, and boredom. Others challenge young women to volunteer, participate in team sports, save the environment, become more healthy, bolster their vocabularies, avoid drugs, or accept the differences of others. The authors handle serious issues such as teenage depression, divorce, and cancer with sensitivity and insight. Some chapters offer ideas for just plain fun: backyard camping, homemade beauty recipes, and playing in the water. Small black-and-white photos and biographical sketches of the contributors, along with their pet peeves, dreams, hobbies, and heroes, are included. An introduction by Kerri Strug relates how she coped with challenges in becoming an Olympic gold medalist. Many chapters provide addresses and phone numbers of organizations to contact for help or information, and several books for further reading are mentioned throughout. Girls are sure to relate to this well-done offering.?Leigh Ann Jones, Carroll Middle School, Southlake, TX
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885223633
• ISBN-13: 978-1885223630
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,286,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book!, April 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Girls Know Best: Advice for Girls from Girls on Just About Everything (v. 1) (Paperback)

This is a great book to read when you're bored, curious about something you know would be in that book, or if you just feel like being creative! You find out that you're not the only one that's worried about something. I'm 12, I got this book when I was 10, and have read it about a million times! I would reccomend this book to girls between the ages of 8-16!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Awesome Book!, May 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Girls Know Best: Advice for Girls from Girls on Just About Everything (v. 1) (Paperback)

I am going to move 300 miles away this summer, and I was beginning to think I would never make friends-then I picked up this book. Reading the stories, it made me feel like there are other girls like me who are interested in the same things as I am!!! I now feel like I am not alone in this world- there are plenty of people facing the same situations and dilemmas as I am every single day. I especially liked the "New Kid on the Block" entry (for obvious reasons) and the "Home-Made Beauty Recipes" entry. I would recommend this to any girl anywhere, and if you love it like I do, check out Girls Know Best 2!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This a fantastic every-girl-should-read book!, December 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Girls Know Best: Advice for Girls from Girls on Just About Everything (v. 1) (Paperback)

This was a great book, full of samples of different kinds of writing, and good advice on, as they say, just about everything. From babysitting to eating disorders, from the enviroment to depression, this is a wonderful can't-put-down book!