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Teen Girlfriends: Celebrating the Good Times, Getting Through the Hard Times (Girlfriends Series)

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from Blue Jean Online (www.bluejeanonline.com)

by Truc Doan, 14, Teen Editor

The media loves portraying how difficult and angst-ridden the teenage years are for girls. Very few times, however, do they mention what helps these girls survive: their friends. In Teen Girlfriends, Julia DeVillers puts together a compilation of different situations among friends. The book goes through all topics, from popularity to road trips. The stories are cute, if slightly off the reality slide. Friendship is a unique thing, different in every situation, and the major flaw of the book is that it tries to generalize and explain too much. The purpose of the book is slightly confusing. It is very similar to one long essay, and though it services those needing illumination of the term 'friendship,' it hardly captures the interests of real teenagers who know what true friendship is about.

Reading this book made me feel as if I were getting a lecture about how I should feel in certain situations. DeVillers brings up an event that could have happened and justifies it with a quote from a girl the reader most likely does not know. I never felt that I was truly introduced to the girls who contributed to the book. DeVillers often uses the term 'we' to include the reader, which I found disconcerting because it reminded me of a parent clarifying the world for me. The whole book just gave me an awkward feel.

The book does have some redeeming qualities, though. It acts similarly to a self-help book in that it tells readers that they are not the only ones to experience a certain situation. Though not a big fan of self-help books myself, I can understand DeVillers' purpose and admire her for it. Very few books pay close attention to teenage girls. This one at least makes an effort.

Copyright 2003 Blue Jean Online

I thought the Teen Girlfriends Book was great. Theres nothing out there like it. After reading it, a sense of relief came over me knowing that someone out there knows how i feel or had gone through the same thing i had. It was nice to know i wasnt the only one. This book was great because Real teens shared their stories and it helped me understand things more and even helped me change my ways alittle. I learned how to be a better friend and how to cope with things. Every teen girl should own a copy of this book!

this is a book comprised of stories from real girls about the moments theyve shared with their friends. the sad times, the happy times, the dangerous times, the stay-home-and-watch-a-movie times. for girls reading this book, each story becomes a reminder to them of special moments theyve shared with their friends. it was written to show girls the glory of these kinds of close relationships they can only have with other girls. i found the book to be both comforting and humourous, giving it a wide appeal. its definitely a good book to give as a gift to your best friend :)

Teen Girlfriends is one of the most heartfelt and heart warming books I've ever had the pleasure of reading. It is an in depth illustration of the lives of many adolescent girls and their interactions with their peers. Having a friendship is extremely important to all of us and this book describes many different ways through which you can meet friends and build strong, long-lasting friendships. It is one thing for an author to observe many girls and then just write her thoughts on them, but it is very different for an author to write word for word what the girls had said and their thoughts. It makes the reader feel a lot closer to the characters and their feelings. I hope that teenagers and adults as well all over the country will have a chance to read such a fantastic book.

"Teen Girlfriends" is so touching in every way. As I was reading it, I was able to remember the times that I experienced the thoughts and experiences that were expressed by other girls. The book is great in that almost everyone can relate to it.

This book was excellently compiled by Julia De Villers. "Teen Girlfriends" is made up of real experiences and thoughts of real girls. It's a great read - you can relate to a lot of the stories, etc. I definitely think you should try reading this book. I'm actually in it!! (My name's Arielle, on pg. 9 & pg. 65-66)
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True to the form of the other books in the best-selling Girlfriends book series, Teen Girlfriends zeroes in on friendship as today's teen girls experience it. Friendships in adolescence have their ups and downs, and this book reassures girls that what they're going through with their friends is normal. The girls interviewed are candid to the point that every girl who so much as skims the pages will relate to some, if not most of, the material. Girls' connections with their friends are especially critical now, during this time of national challenges, and this grounded-in-reality book is the perfect comfort and companion. Every one of America's daughters, granddaughters, and nieces deserves a copy!
-- Catherine Dee, author of The Girls' Book of Friendship

To me, this book really explains what "teen girlfriends" are! It has a sense of humor, common sense, and lots of love. I think every teen girlfriend will be able to relate to what this book says. One of my favorite parts of this book is the lists. "... What Not To Say To A Friend," "Top ten songs to give to a friend with a broken heart," etc. I am proud to be in the book.

Im in the book but i really like the book because its telling alot about girls and what they see in the world through there eyes it makes teen(girls of course) feel like "oh i feel like that too i didnt know other girls had those feelings too"

I just received the book in the mail a few weeks ago. I got the book about a week before the new york/d.c tragedy.At first I just skimmed the book to find where I was in the book. Once I found it I got pretty excited. I hadnt really had too much time to read much of the book after that but once the terrorist attak struck america it felt like i had more time to do things because all i was doing was thinking about what was happening. I was a little scared about the whole idea of us being in a war. I started to think about all of my guy friends and my brother. The whole fact really scared me. I started reading the book and it really got me in a positive mood. All of the stories that the other girls wrote inspired me.Problems do occur,we just need to do what we can to get over them. Reading these sroties that the girls wrote really got me back on track and getting back to my normal everyday life.