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Traces how the author, having been rescued and resuscitated by Himalayan villagers after a failed attempt to climb K2, worked to build schools that would benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions.

"In this rhyming picture book, a young girl describes the magical encounters with wildlife that she and her grandfather witness while out in the red canoe"--Provided by publisher.

Offers a guide to beadwork for girls beginning with a list of necessary equipment, fabric, and a variety of beads such as thread beads, ribbon beads, and sparkle stem beads.

Third-grader Sophie Miller is desperate to stand out and gives herself a new name--Sophie the Awesome--but finds that living up to her declared awesomeness is not an easy task, especially when Toby Myers is around.

aDiscusses the changes that take place in a girl's body during puberty, including information on the body's changing size and shape, pubic hair, breasts, reproductive organs, the menstrual cycle, and puberty in boys.

Chaos ensues when Lily, who refuses to behave, meets her match in an extremely hungry bear who makes a big mess and leaves sticky paw prints everywhere.

For 15-year-old Cathy Mugan, "a place apart" is where she longs to be: apart from her mother, an unhinged, uncontrollable terror who explodes at the slightest provocation. So Cathy has a chance to work at a rectory for the summer, she seizes it. But "a place apart" is also where Cathy is: surrounded by violence, a cowering father, and a contemptuous brother, she is almost completely alone. Her closest friend exists only in her imagination, a frightening...

From highly acclaimed, award-winning author Christopher Meades comes a magical, provocative tale of forbidden love and one girl's struggle for liberation Hanna has never been outside her secluded community of Clear haven. She has never questioned why her father has four wives or why she has fourteen brothers and sisters. And in only one week, on her eighteenth birthday, Hanna will follow tradition and become the fifth wife of a man more than twice...

From the author of the internationally bestselling A Man Called Ove, a charming, warmhearted novel about a young girl whose grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending her on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales.

Challenges popular misconceptions about "good behavior" in girls, argues that young women who embrace such unrealistic standards are forced to curtail their potential, and offers advice on how to reverse inappropriate pressure.