Girltalk: All the Stuff Your Sister Never Told You, Third Edition [Paperback]

Carol Weston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 5, 1997

Upbeat and up-to-date, thoughtful and entertaining, Girltalk is one source book for girls ages eleven to eighteen. This third edition is now better than ever, with new information and letters from teens. here's the scoop on

Body --Looking and feeling you best

Friendship --You don't like everybody why should everybody like you?

Love --Falling in, falling out

Sex--What you should know before saying yes

Family --Making the best of your nest

Money --The buck starts here

Education --Getting though high school, getting into college

Smoking, Drinking, and Drugs --Advice without lectures

Quizzes --Getting to know you

"Wise, warm, witty...Girltalk is a must for every young woman's library."
--Phyllis Schneider, former Editor in Chief, YM Magazine

"The newest fem-teen bible."
--Buzz Magazine

"A bestselling guide to facing nearly every adolescent problem, from acne to AIDS."
--Ladies' Home Journal Parents' Digest Best of the Best

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Although Carol Weston was born in the last century, she isn't that old.Carol is the advice columnist for Girls' Life Magazine and the author of Girltalk:All the Stuff Your Sister Never Told You and For Girls Only:Wise Words, Good Advice.Both books are out in Chinese.Carol does not speak Chinese but she does speak french and Spanish, and graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with a degree in French and Spanish literature.She also has an M.A. from Middlebury College.

Carol has appeared on The View and has been a guest of Oprah, Montel, Ricki, Geraldo, and Sally.She's written for Seventeen, Teen, YM, Parents, Redbook, Family Circle, and Glamour, and has done author chats on Yahoo and ivillage.Her first novel is The Diary of Melanie Martin.Carol lives in Manhattan with her husband and two daughters and their rabbit, Honey Bunny.Carol enjoys being a girl even though she's a grown-up.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; 3rd edition (September 5, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060928506
• ISBN-13: 978-0060928506
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #31 in Books > Teens > Education & Reference > Reference

More About the Author

Carol Weston writes for kids, teens, and grown-ups and has been the advice columnist at Girls' Life for 15 years. Newsweek calls her a "Teen Dear Abby," and Parenting says, "Carol Weston gets girls." The daughter of writers, Carol went to high school in Armonk (BHHS) and France (SYA). At Yale, she studied comp lit, graduating summa cum laude. In Madrid, Spain, she got an M.A. from Middlebury--and met her husband, playwright Rob Ackerman.

Her first book, GIRLTALK: All the Stuff Your Sister Never Told You (HarperCollins), has been translated into ten languages and in print since 1985. Now in a fully updated fourth edition, it's as sensible, encouraging, and "outstanding" (School Library Journal) as ever.

Carol loves being a guru for girls, but uh oh, she'd always meant to write fiction! Finally she gave herself some advice: Do it! In 2000, Knopf published The Diary of Melanie Martin, a funny novel about a traveling girl and her brother Matt the Brat. (Psst, their art teacher mom doesn't know that the kids' favorite museum game is Point Out the Naked People.)

What else? Carol and Rob live in Manhattan with two daughters and one cat. Her birthday is September 11, and she likes Boggle, Hearts, Bananagrams, skiing, walking, art museums, foreign films, dark chocolate, and good books. She thanks you for ordering her books and invites you to visit carolweston.com.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Necessity for All Girls!, May 27, 2000

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This review is from: Girltalk: All the Stuff Your Sister Never Told You, Third Edition (Paperback)

I read this book's first edition as a 29 year old adult, and even I gathered some great advice from it, on handling friendships to all sorts of general life issues, as well as female-specific topics. I have a daughter, and I believe this book will be an indispensible guide for her to reference when she doesn't feel comfortable speaking to someone about questions she may have. The author's advice is solid and not condescending. She writes in a very personable and trusting manner, and the book is enjoyable to read. Buy it!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a bible for teenage girls!!, March 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Girltalk: All the Stuff Your Sister Never Told You, Third Edition (Paperback)

I first received GIRLTALK when I was 13. Throughout my teen years, I would periodically consult it whenever I had a question or concern that I was unable to talk to my mom about. Unlike other books written for teenagers, this one is not preachy or condescending. I strongly recommend it for all young women who are coming of age.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great author, timeless book, September 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Girltalk: All the Stuff Your Sister Never Told You, Third Edition (Paperback)

I bet I am the oldest reviewer to post, at just three months shy of 26 -- I have a copy of GirlTalk that is at least 12 or 15 years old. I believe it is a first edition. My mom bought it for me when I was a pre-teen and it was my bible, my source of comfort, the one thing that helped me believe I wasn't completely alone when I was an angst-ridden teen. Parents and teens alike will benefit from owning a copy of GirlTalk.