Girls Only! [Paperback]

Karen Casey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1999 | Age Level: 9 and up

From the bestselling author of daily meditation books comes sage advice for young girls. Through age appropriate language and a short scenario on each page, the reader is led to believe that no problem is more than she can handle--with help. Line drawings.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8-Shifting from adult recovery literature such as Each Day a New Beginning (Hazelden Information Education, 1996), Casey called upon memories of her own painful childhood as an aid in constructing a year's worth of meditations for girls. There is a Christian emphasis, but also a recognition that everyone's idea about God is different. An effort is made to address American Indian concepts about the Great Spirit. A wide variety of quotations can be found from the likes of Mary Pickford, Rose Kennedy, Hannah Senesh, Madeleine L'Engle, Jane Fonda, and Joan Didion. Many are uncredited. Beneath each saying is a journal-like entry about a related problem in the life of an adolescent girl, followed by a resolution for that day. Concepts range from "We all have bad hair days" to "Who is God and where?" There may be small selections about which to quibble but overall this gentle, kind offering promotes self-improvement, assuring both "normal" girls and those who are locked in dysfunctional situations that they can make changes, belong, and find purpose in life.
Cindy Darling Codell, Clark Middle School, Winchester, KY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: Holy Cow! Press (May 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930100921
• ISBN-13: 978-0930100926
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,587,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born in Lafayette, IN and moved to Minneapolis, MN in 1964. I taught elementary school for a few years and then pursued a graduate degree at the University of MN. I graduated with a Ph.D. in 1979. I published my first book, EACH DAY A NEW BEGINNING: DAILY MEDITATIONS FOR WOMEN with Hazelden Publishing in 1982. It has been followed by the publication of 21 other books, the most recent of which is CULTIVATING HOPE. In early summer of this year (2010), Conari will be publishing the 23rd book: LET GO NOW: EMBRACING DETACHMENT. See www.womens-spirituality.com for a complete listing and description and for a link to my blog. My focus as a writer is on the development of spiritual growth and strengthening one's twelve step recovery, and my personal experience is what I rely on, coupled with the wisdom I glean from the many people I walk among in the rooms of AA and Al-Anon. When I am not in front of the computer writing, I am likely giving a lecture or doing a workshop some where. I have spoken to tens of thousands world-wide over my thirty-five year tenure in recovery rooms. From each experience my gratitude grows. And from each experience, my commitment grows to continue doing what brings my life such joy.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration For Girls Everywhere, August 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Girls Only! (Paperback)

This book is wonderful, I can truly say it has helped me become a better person. Each day of the year it gives you a new thing to strive to do, helping to make you a better friend, daughter, sister, and most important of all a better you. This book helps to make that akward stage between girl and woman as easy as possible, by building up your self-confidence and making you love yourself just as you are. But this book isn't only for teenagers, I would suggest it to any girl at any age.