33 Things Every Girl Should Know

Compiled by Tonya Bolden

From the Book Back

This isn’t a guidebook that’s going to tell you how to live. Instead, it’s a celebration of ways to enjoy life when you’re up, and comforting words to help you get through bad times when you’re down. There are comic strips to make you laugh, conversations to make you think, short stories to help you escape, and a whole lot more. . . . It’s about being smart doing your own thing, having fun, and standing proud.

Contributors include:

• Lynda Barry
• Barbara Brandon
• Sandra Cisneros
• Judith Ortiz Cofer
• Johnnetta B. Cole
• Ann Decker
• Rebecca Goldstein
• Alice Hoffman
• Lauren Hutton
• Joyce Ladner
• Natalie Merchant
• Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
• Bernice Johnson Reagon
• Faith Ringgold
• Deborah Tannen
• Vera Wang
• Wendy Wasserstein
• Sigourney Weaver

»» An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

“Adolescent girls (and many adult women) will find healthy doses of wisdom, humor, cheerleading and inspiration in these 33 works. . . . This panorama of perspectives—dressed up with a mix of hip graphics and photos—will leave readers determined to face their fears and foes with courage, intelligence and compassion.” 
      —Publishers Weekly

Age 10-up | 159 pages
Paperback | Crown | 1998  | ISBN: 0517709368 | MSRP: US$13.00