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A Smart Girl's Guide: Getting It Together: How to Organize Your Space, Your Stuff, Your Time--And Your Life
Erin Falligant - 2017
Inside you'll find loads of ideas, fun quizzes, and even advice from other girls on how to get your life organized and keep it that way. The result? Not only will you forget and lose less, you'll feel less stressed and have more time for what you love. Author: Erin Falligant. 96 pages. Paperback. Ages 10+
A Smart Girl's Guide to Staying Home Alone: A Girl's Guide to Feeling Safe and Having Fun
Dottie Raymer - 2009
Whether a girl is home alone for half an hour or half a day, she'll be prepared with boredom busters, fun-for-one ideas, quizzes, neighborhood know-how, snack recipes, safety tips, first-aid information, and sibling survival secrets. Plus, there is a special pullout book included for need-to-know info and house rules. Just fill in, tear out, and keep handy!
A Smart Girl's Guide: Middle School (Smart Girl's Guides)
Julie Williams Montalbano - 2004
But knowing what to expect will make you feel more confident. Packed with tips and fun quizzes, here’s the inside scoop on topics like classes, lockers, homework, and getting involved in after-school activities. Get help deciding the best way to introduce yourself to those new classmates. Plus, you’ll read letters from other girls who were just as worried about starting middle school, and advice from girls who have already been there.
Friends: Making Them & Keeping Them [With 5 Mini Friendship Posters]
Patti Kelley Criswell - 2006
The interactive book is full of quizzes, crafts, and thoughtful advice, including tips and true friendship stories from girls. Five mini posters are bound at the back of the book for girls to tear out and share with friends
A Smart Girl's Guide to Liking Herself, Even on the Bad Days: The Secrets to Trusting Yourself, Being Your Best & Never Letting the Bad Days Bring You Down
Laurie Zelinger - 2012
You'll learn tips for trusting yourself, ideas for boosting your self-esteem (or for keeping it up), and how to feel your best in all kinds of situations. You are perfect just as you are, and this book will help you believe that to be true!
A Smart Girl's Guide: Worry: How to Feel Less Stressed and Have More Fun
Judith Woodburn - 2016
Maybe it's an argument with a friend, or a big test, or a performance in front of a crowd. Maybe it's her body. Maybe it's even something fun, like a slumber party or overnight camp--or something really big, like moving away or her parents' divorce. For many girls, even small worries can take on a life of their own and get in the way of enjoying life. But this book will help take charge over your worries. You'll learn tried-and-true ways to overcome fears and create a sense of calm. You'll take quizzes and find out about yourself and what concerns you, and you'll read advice from real girls who found ways to deal with their own worries. The book is packed with proven techniques for handling worry and creating confidence--freeing you to be the girl you're meant to be.
A Smart Girl's Guide to Boys: Surviving Crushes, Staying True to Yourself & Other Stuff
Nancy Holyoke - 2001
Unlike the teen titles on the market that focus on dating and romance, this book addresses a girl's very first forays into the "boy/girl world" and gives her wise, warm advice. Help! letters from girls--collected from our AmericanGirl magazine files--and quizzes are included, too.
A Smart Girl's Guide To Style: How To Have Fun With Fashion, Shop Smart, And Let Your Personal Style Shine Through
Sharon Cindrich - 2010
This book will help them explore their own one-of-a-kind sense of style. Girls will take quizzes to figure out which looks make them feel comfortable and confident. They'll find tips for how to shop smart and handle disagreements with parents over the clothes they buy and wear. And they'll get advice from other girls on how to ignore fashion critics and stay true to themselves.
Clutter Control: Crafts and Tips to Organize Your Backpack, Your Bedroom, Your Locker, Your Life
American Girl - 2008
Includes label stickers to help girls get organized with style. Full color. Consumable.
The Care and Keeping of You 1: The Body Book for Younger Girls
Valorie Schaefer - 1997
You'll find answers to questions about your changing body, from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to bras, periods to pimples, and everything in between. Once you feel comfortable with what's happening, you'll be ready to move on to the The Care & Keeping of You 2!
The Feelings Book: The Care & Keeping of Your Emotions
Lynda Madison - 2002
This companion to The Care and Keeping of You helps girls understand their emotions and learn to deal with them.
A Smart Girl's Guide to Starting Middle School: Everything You Need to Know About Juggling More Homework, More Teachers, and More Friends
Julie Williams - 2004
In the opening section, girls take a quiz to determine how they respond to change, then receive tips on how to cope with the big changes that they're getting ready to face as they start middle school- switching classes, getting up earlier, and having their own lockers, all while learning to manage a new school, new teachers, new friends, and LOTS more homework and activities! The secret to feeling more confident as she starts middle school is having a little insight into what to expect. This book provides that information as well as "Smart Girl's tips" from girls who have already made the grade in the big school.
Tear Up This Book!: The Sticker, Stencil, Stationery, Games, Crafts, Doodle, and Journal Book for Girls!
Keri Smith - 2005
A pack of craft projects to try. Fun ways to escape on long, summer days.
It Came From Ohio: My Life As A Writer
R.L. Stine - 1997
Stine's life story tells kids everything they ever wanted to know about his life--and where he gets all his scary ideas. Line drawings and b&w photos.
Consent (for Kids!): Boundaries, Respect, and Being in Charge of YOU
Rachel Brian - 2020
Consent is like being ruler of your own country...population: YOU. This is a smart, playful guide to consent and bodily autonomy, packed with bright and energetic illustrations. Readers will learn about boundaries and how to set them; ways to respect themselves and others; what to do if someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe; and much more. Along the way, they'll be encouraged to reflect on (and improve!) their own behavior and to practice consent in their daily lives. Whether you're looking for a consent primer to share with a friend or searching for a way to talk to your child about what it means to be in control of their own body and respect others', look no further! This humorous and insightful book from the co-creator of the viral "Tea Consent" video is the perfect teaching tool, conversation starter, and insightful, empowering resource for educators, kids, and families everywhere.