👧 Adolescent Girls

Books that take the inner lives of teenage girls seriously — their friendships, fury, vulnerability, and fierce becoming. These stories honor the complexity of girlhood without condescension.

Queen Bees and Wannabes

by Rosalind Wiseman • 2002

Adolescence runs on a hidden hierarchy no girl escapes. Here is the blueprint.

3.79

8k+

🌱 Parenting Teens 🗣️ Relational Aggression 👭 Teen Girl Friendships 🎭 Gendered Socialization ✊ Feminist Parenting

Queen Bees and Wannabes 90%

Adolescence runs on a hidden hierarchy no girl escapes. Here is the blueprint.

by Rosalind Wiseman 2002

3.79

8k+ ratings

🌱 Parenting Teens 🗣️ Relational Aggression 👭 Teen Girl Friendships 🎭 Gendered Socialization ✊ Feminist Parenting

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul

by Jack Canfield • 2005

Friendship, crushes, body changes, mean girls: real stories and coping tools that actually work.

4.13

3k+

🧒 Girlhood Guidebooks 👭 Friendship Advice 💪 Self-Esteem For Girls 🌸 Puberty Stories 🧠 Resilience Building

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul Summary

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul 90%

Friendship, crushes, body changes, mean girls: real stories and coping tools that actually work.

by Jack Canfield 2005

4.13

3k+ ratings

🧒 Girlhood Guidebooks 👭 Friendship Advice 💪 Self-Esteem For Girls 🌸 Puberty Stories 🧠 Resilience Building

The Body Project

by Joan Jacobs Brumberg • 1997

How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.

3.82

4k+

👧 Adolescent Girlhood 💄 Beauty Standards 🥗 Dieting Culture 🎯 Marketing To Girls 🕰️ Body Image History

The Body Project 90%

How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.

by Joan Jacobs Brumberg 1997

3.82

4k+ ratings

👧 Adolescent Girlhood 💄 Beauty Standards 🥗 Dieting Culture 🎯 Marketing To Girls 🕰️ Body Image History

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls

by Donna Dale Carnegie • 2005

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

3.95

1k+

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls Summary

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls 89%

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

by Donna Dale Carnegie 2005

3.95

1k+ ratings

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

Raising Girls

by Steve Biddulph • 2011

Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.

3.93

2k+

🌸 Girlhood Development 🫂 Attachment Parenting 💔 Relational Aggression 🪞 Body Image 📱 Media Literacy

Raising Girls 89%

Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.

by Steve Biddulph 2011

3.93

2k+ ratings

🌸 Girlhood Development 🫂 Attachment Parenting 💔 Relational Aggression 🪞 Body Image 📱 Media Literacy

Girling Up

by Mayim Bialik • 2017

A neuroscientist decodes puberty: the biology, the emotions, and the skills to handle them.

3.76

2k+

🩸 Puberty 💪 Female Empowerment 🥗 Mindful Eating 🧘 Stress Management 💞 Healthy Relationships

Girling Up 89%

A neuroscientist decodes puberty: the biology, the emotions, and the skills to handle them.

by Mayim Bialik 2017

3.76

2k+ ratings

🩸 Puberty 💪 Female Empowerment 🥗 Mindful Eating 🧘 Stress Management 💞 Healthy Relationships

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

by Rachel Renée Russell • 2009

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

4.10

119k+

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Summary

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life 89%

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

by Rachel Renée Russell 2009

4.10

119k+ ratings

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II

by Jack Canfield • 1998

Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.

3.98

7k+

🙋 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Anthologies 🎤 True Life Stories 📝 Life Lessons 🏔️ Adolescent Struggles

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II Summary

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II 89%

Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.

by Jack Canfield 1998

3.98

7k+ ratings

🙋 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Anthologies 🎤 True Life Stories 📝 Life Lessons 🏔️ Adolescent Struggles

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares • 2001

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

3.85

736k+

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 89%

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

by Ann Brashares 2001

3.85

736k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

American Girls

by Nancy Jo Sales • 2016

Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.

3.60

3k+

👧 Teen Girl Culture 💋 Sexualization Of Girls 💔 Hookup Culture 🔞 Porn Culture ⚖️ Sexual Double Standard

American Girls 89%

Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.

by Nancy Jo Sales 2016

3.60

3k+ ratings

👧 Teen Girl Culture 💋 Sexualization Of Girls 💔 Hookup Culture 🔞 Porn Culture ⚖️ Sexual Double Standard

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship

by Jack Canfield • 2002

True teen stories of first love, first heartbreak, and the friendships that get you through both.

4.05

2k+

🫂 Teen Relationships ✨ Inspirational Anecdotes 💪 Teen Self-Esteem 💔 Heartbreak And Healing 🧩 Social Dynamics

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship Summary

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship 88%

True teen stories of first love, first heartbreak, and the friendships that get you through both.

by Jack Canfield 2002

4.05

2k+ ratings

🫂 Teen Relationships ✨ Inspirational Anecdotes 💪 Teen Self-Esteem 💔 Heartbreak And Healing 🧩 Social Dynamics

Untangled

by Lisa Damour • 2016

Why your daughter's coldness, mood swings, and rebellion are proof she's growing, not falling apart.

4.52

19k+

🏠 Raising Teenagers 👧 Teen Girl Development 🧠 Adolescent Development 💭 Emotional Regulation 👥 Social Dynamics

Untangled 88%

Why your daughter's coldness, mood swings, and rebellion are proof she's growing, not falling apart.

by Lisa Damour 2016

4.52

19k+ ratings

🏠 Raising Teenagers 👧 Teen Girl Development 🧠 Adolescent Development 💭 Emotional Regulation 👥 Social Dynamics

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

by E. Lockhart • 2008

Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.

3.80

51k+

🏫 Boarding School 🤫 Secret Society 🧠 Teen Mastermind ✨ Golden Boy ✊ Feminist Rebellion

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Summary

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks 88%

Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.

by E. Lockhart 2008

3.80

51k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School 🤫 Secret Society 🧠 Teen Mastermind ✨ Golden Boy ✊ Feminist Rebellion

Does My Head Look Big In This?

by Randa Abdel-Fattah • 2007

She decides to wear the hijab full-time. Her elite private school decides to weigh in.

3.65

12k+

🕌 Muslim Teen Life 👯 Supportive Girl Squad 🪞 Body Image Struggles 😄 Warm Humor 😞 Everyday Islamophobia

Does My Head Look Big In This? 88%

She decides to wear the hijab full-time. Her elite private school decides to weigh in.

by Randa Abdel-Fattah 2007

3.65

12k+ ratings

🕌 Muslim Teen Life 👯 Supportive Girl Squad 🪞 Body Image Struggles 😄 Warm Humor 😞 Everyday Islamophobia

Parenting a Teen Girl

by Lucie Hemmen • 2012

When your teenage daughter pulls away, here's how to stay close without pushing harder.

3.90

249

👧 Raising Daughters 🧒 Parenting Teenagers 💬 Teen Communication 💛 Emotional Validation 📱 Digital Boundaries

Parenting a Teen Girl 88%

When your teenage daughter pulls away, here's how to stay close without pushing harder.

by Lucie Hemmen 2012

3.90

249 ratings

👧 Raising Daughters 🧒 Parenting Teenagers 💬 Teen Communication 💛 Emotional Validation 📱 Digital Boundaries

The Torn Skirt

by Rebecca Godfrey • 2001

A quiet teen chases a runaway into a city's underworld, where one night lands her in handcuffs.

3.46

2k+

🔥 Teenage Rebellion 💔 Good Girl Gone Bad ☠️ Toxic Female Friendship 🔒 Juvenile Detention ✒️ Lyrical Prose

The Torn Skirt 88%

A quiet teen chases a runaway into a city's underworld, where one night lands her in handcuffs.

by Rebecca Godfrey 2001

3.46

2k+ ratings

🔥 Teenage Rebellion 💔 Good Girl Gone Bad ☠️ Toxic Female Friendship 🔒 Juvenile Detention ✒️ Lyrical Prose

Irreversible Damage

by Abigail Shrier • 2020

Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.

4.15

14k+

🏛️ Gender Critical 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 💚 Teen Mental Health 🦠 Social Contagion 📱 Social Media Harm

Irreversible Damage 88%

Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.

by Abigail Shrier 2020

4.15

14k+ ratings

🏛️ Gender Critical 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 💚 Teen Mental Health 🦠 Social Contagion 📱 Social Media Harm

Bringing Up Girls

by James C. Dobson • 2008

Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.

3.91

3k+

👧 Parenting Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 🌸 Biblical Womanhood 💍 Sexual Purity 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bonds

Bringing Up Girls 88%

Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.

by James C. Dobson 2008

3.91

3k+ ratings

👧 Parenting Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 🌸 Biblical Womanhood 💍 Sexual Purity 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bonds

Princess in Waiting

by Meg Cabot • 2003

A teen princess's grandmother schemes to pair her with a prince, threatening her first real romance.

3.69

50k+

📓 Diary Format 👑 Ordinary Girl Royalty 👵 Meddling Grandmother 😩 Teenage Angst 💙 Supportive Boyfriend

Princess in Waiting 88%

A teen princess's grandmother schemes to pair her with a prince, threatening her first real romance.

by Meg Cabot 2003

3.69

50k+ ratings

📓 Diary Format 👑 Ordinary Girl Royalty 👵 Meddling Grandmother 😩 Teenage Angst 💙 Supportive Boyfriend

The Audtion

by Maddie Ziegler • 2017

A dancer uprooted to Florida must earn her place among wary teammates and ruthless rivals.

4.12

1k+

🩰 Competitive Dance 💔 New Girl Struggles ⚡ Cliques And Rivalry 🎭 Dance Team Drama 💪 Overcoming Setbacks

The Audtion 88%

A dancer uprooted to Florida must earn her place among wary teammates and ruthless rivals.

by Maddie Ziegler 2017

4.12

1k+ ratings

🩰 Competitive Dance 💔 New Girl Struggles ⚡ Cliques And Rivalry 🎭 Dance Team Drama 💪 Overcoming Setbacks

Bitterschokolade

by Mirjam Pressler • 1992

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

2.88

830

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift ☀️ Summer Romance 🤝 Friendship Lifeline

Bitterschokolade 88%

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

by Mirjam Pressler 1992

2.88

830 ratings

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift ☀️ Summer Romance 🤝 Friendship Lifeline

The Princess Diaries

by Meg Cabot • 2000

Mia's an awkward Manhattan freshman until her dad drops a bomb: he's a prince, and she's his heir.

3.81

263k+

🏰 Reluctant Royal 📓 Diary Novel 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 👑 Tough Love Mentor ✨ Makeover Transformation

The Princess Diaries 88%

Mia's an awkward Manhattan freshman until her dad drops a bomb: he's a prince, and she's his heir.

by Meg Cabot 2000

3.81

263k+ ratings

🏰 Reluctant Royal 📓 Diary Novel 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 👑 Tough Love Mentor ✨ Makeover Transformation

Les filles au chocolat - Tome 9 Coeur cacao

by Cathy Cassidy • 2024

When fire destroys her home, a young gymnast learns that starting over begins with letting go.

3.84

113

🫂 Found Family 💕 First Crush 🤸 Gymnastics 🧘 Perfectionism 🏘️ Small Town Community

Les filles au chocolat - Tome 9 Coeur cacao Summary

Les filles au chocolat - Tome 9 Coeur cacao 88%

When fire destroys her home, a young gymnast learns that starting over begins with letting go.

by Cathy Cassidy 2024

3.84

113 ratings

🫂 Found Family 💕 First Crush 🤸 Gymnastics 🧘 Perfectionism 🏘️ Small Town Community

The New Girl

by Meg Cabot • 2008

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

3.86

3k+

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

The New Girl 88%

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

by Meg Cabot 2008

3.86

3k+ ratings

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

Everything I Know About Love

by Dolly Alderton • 2018

MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.

3.93

517k+

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 📖 Coming Of Age Memoir 📱 Millennial Experience 🍸 Drinking Culture 🎭 People Pleasing

Everything I Know About Love 88%

MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.

by Dolly Alderton 2018

3.93

517k+ ratings

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 📖 Coming Of Age Memoir 📱 Millennial Experience 🍸 Drinking Culture 🎭 People Pleasing

Lola and the Boy Next Door

by Stephanie Perkins • 2011

Lola's punk boyfriend doesn't impress her dads. Her childhood crush, back next door, just might.

3.89

167k+

🏠 Boy Next Door 💓 Childhood Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🎨 Creative Heroine 🌁 San Francisco

Lola and the Boy Next Door 88%

Lola's punk boyfriend doesn't impress her dads. Her childhood crush, back next door, just might.

by Stephanie Perkins 2011

3.89

167k+ ratings

🏠 Boy Next Door 💓 Childhood Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🎨 Creative Heroine 🌁 San Francisco

The Ugly Truth

by Jeff Kinney • 2010

Greg Heffley's friendless school year brings a lock-in fiasco, a wedding, and the panic of puberty.

4.18

144k+

📓 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Comedy 🤝 Best Friend Feud 😳 Puberty Panic 👾 Chaotic Siblings

The Ugly Truth 88%

Greg Heffley's friendless school year brings a lock-in fiasco, a wedding, and the panic of puberty.

by Jeff Kinney 2010

4.18

144k+ ratings

📓 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Comedy 🤝 Best Friend Feud 😳 Puberty Panic 👾 Chaotic Siblings

The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make

by Sean Covey • 2005

Six decisions in your teens determine the next fifty years. How to make them count.

4.02

2k+

🧭 Teen Self-Help 🫂 Peer Pressure 🏠 Parent-Teen Conflict 💞 Teen Dating And Sex 🚫 Teen Substance Abuse

The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make Summary

The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make 88%

Six decisions in your teens determine the next fifty years. How to make them count.

by Sean Covey 2005

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧭 Teen Self-Help 🫂 Peer Pressure 🏠 Parent-Teen Conflict 💞 Teen Dating And Sex 🚫 Teen Substance Abuse

Star Girl

by Jerry Spinelli • 2000

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

3.77

337k+

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

Star Girl 88%

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

by Jerry Spinelli 2000

3.77

337k+ ratings

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

by Jack Canfield • 1997

Real stories from teens about surviving the years that feel impossible, and coming out stronger.

3.94

20k+

🧑‍🎓 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Stories 🌱 Adolescent Struggles 💪 Overcoming Adversity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Relationships

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Summary

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul 88%

Real stories from teens about surviving the years that feel impossible, and coming out stronger.

by Jack Canfield 1997

3.94

20k+ ratings

🧑‍🎓 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Stories 🌱 Adolescent Struggles 💪 Overcoming Adversity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Relationships

Girls Who Rocked the World

by Michelle R. McCann • 2012

Young women who led nations, made discoveries, and broke records before they turned twenty.

4.04

541

📜 Women's History 🌟 Young Changemakers 📚 Collective Biography 💪 Girl Power 🔬 STEM Pioneers

Girls Who Rocked the World 88%

Young women who led nations, made discoveries, and broke records before they turned twenty.

by Michelle R. McCann 2012

4.04

541 ratings

📜 Women's History 🌟 Young Changemakers 📚 Collective Biography 💪 Girl Power 🔬 STEM Pioneers

The Myth of the Perfect Girl

by Ana Homayoun • 2012

Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.

3.76

160

📚 Raising Girls 🏆 Achievement Culture 🪪 External Validation 🌱 Holistic Parenting 📱 Teen Social Media

The Myth of the Perfect Girl 88%

Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.

by Ana Homayoun 2012

3.76

160 ratings

📚 Raising Girls 🏆 Achievement Culture 🪪 External Validation 🌱 Holistic Parenting 📱 Teen Social Media

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas).

by Jordi Sierra i Fabra • 1997

A teenager overdoses on a party drug; her friends have hours to find the antidote.

3.24

8k+

💊 Teen Drug Use 🍽️ Eating Disorder 👥 Friends In Crisis ⏳ Race Against Time 🎭 Gritty Realism

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas). Summary

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas). 88%

A teenager overdoses on a party drug; her friends have hours to find the antidote.

by Jordi Sierra i Fabra 1997

3.24

8k+ ratings

💊 Teen Drug Use 🍽️ Eating Disorder 👥 Friends In Crisis ⏳ Race Against Time 🎭 Gritty Realism

Just Listen

by Sarah Dessen • 2006

A teen model's silence hides a painful secret. A truth-obsessed boy pushes her to speak.

4.05

251k+

🩹 Sexual Assault Survivor 🎙️ Finding Your Voice 🎧 Music As Healing 🏫 High School Loneliness 💬 Truth-Teller Romance

Just Listen 87%

A teen model's silence hides a painful secret. A truth-obsessed boy pushes her to speak.

by Sarah Dessen 2006

4.05

251k+ ratings

🩹 Sexual Assault Survivor 🎙️ Finding Your Voice 🎧 Music As Healing 🏫 High School Loneliness 💬 Truth-Teller Romance

Là où naissent les nuages

by Annelise Heurtier • 2014

An overlooked teen travels alone to a Mongolian shelter, where a silent boy needs her.

3.59

158

🪞 Body Image 💔 Mother-Daughter Rift 🌍 Volunteer Abroad 🏔️ Mongolian Steppe 🔍 Secret Parentage

Là où naissent les nuages 87%

An overlooked teen travels alone to a Mongolian shelter, where a silent boy needs her.

by Annelise Heurtier 2014

3.59

158 ratings

🪞 Body Image 💔 Mother-Daughter Rift 🌍 Volunteer Abroad 🏔️ Mongolian Steppe 🔍 Secret Parentage

Friday I'm in Love

by Camryn Garrett • 2023

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

3.81

2k+

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Friday I'm in Love 87%

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

by Camryn Garrett 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Dumplin'

by Julie Murphy • 2015

A fat teen enters her mother's beauty pageant and dares a Texas town to look.

3.88

92k+

🐘 Fat Protagonist 👑 Beauty Pageant 🤠 Small-Town Texas 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict 💋 Secret Romance

Dumplin' 87%

A fat teen enters her mother's beauty pageant and dares a Texas town to look.

by Julie Murphy 2015

3.88

92k+ ratings

🐘 Fat Protagonist 👑 Beauty Pageant 🤠 Small-Town Texas 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict 💋 Secret Romance

Tanz der Tiefseequalle

by Stefanie Höfler • 2017

A bullied boy's quiet imagination catches a popular girl's eye. A class trip brings them together.

3.27

772

🏫 School Story 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👁️ Dual Perspective 🪞 Body Image 🌱 Quiet Resilience

Tanz der Tiefseequalle 87%

A bullied boy's quiet imagination catches a popular girl's eye. A class trip brings them together.

by Stefanie Höfler 2017

3.27

772 ratings

🏫 School Story 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👁️ Dual Perspective 🪞 Body Image 🌱 Quiet Resilience

You Are More Than Magic

by Minda Harts • 2022

The mentorship Black and brown girls rarely get: self-advocacy, resilience, and owning your space.

4.45

🧭 Teen Girl Advice 🗣️ Self Advocacy 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 💬 Tough Conversations 🌱 Positive Self Talk

You Are More Than Magic 87%

The mentorship Black and brown girls rarely get: self-advocacy, resilience, and owning your space.

by Minda Harts 2022

4.45

11 ratings

🧭 Teen Girl Advice 🗣️ Self Advocacy 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 💬 Tough Conversations 🌱 Positive Self Talk

Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess

by Rachel Renée Russell • 2012

To rescue her crush's shelter, an awkward girl must skate in a show she'll wreck.

4.29

35k+

📔 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 💕 First Crush 👭 Best Friend Trio

Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess Summary

Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess 87%

To rescue her crush's shelter, an awkward girl must skate in a show she'll wreck.

by Rachel Renée Russell 2012

4.29

35k+ ratings

📔 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 💕 First Crush 👭 Best Friend Trio

How Rude!

by Alex J. Packer • 1997

Manners your parents forgot to teach you, and a few they never knew.

4.15

240

🎩 Teen Etiquette 🗣️ Social Skills 🍽️ Table Manners 🛑 Anti-Bullying 🤝 Friendship Advice

How Rude! 87%

Manners your parents forgot to teach you, and a few they never knew.

by Alex J. Packer 1997

4.15

240 ratings

🎩 Teen Etiquette 🗣️ Social Skills 🍽️ Table Manners 🛑 Anti-Bullying 🤝 Friendship Advice

And Then They Stopped Talking to Me

by Judith Warner • 2020

Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.

3.54

597

🧠 Adolescent Development 📜 History Of Childhood 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teens 🔍 Cultural Criticism 🪜 Social Hierarchies

And Then They Stopped Talking to Me Summary

And Then They Stopped Talking to Me 87%

Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.

by Judith Warner 2020

3.54

597 ratings

🧠 Adolescent Development 📜 History Of Childhood 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teens 🔍 Cultural Criticism 🪜 Social Hierarchies

Age of Opportunity

by Laurence Steinberg • 2014

Adolescence is a 15-year window of brain plasticity: our last, best chance to shape a life.

4.03

799

🧠 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teens 🧠 Teen Brain 🧘 Self-Regulation ⚠️ Risk-Taking

Age of Opportunity 87%

Adolescence is a 15-year window of brain plasticity: our last, best chance to shape a life.

by Laurence Steinberg 2014

4.03

799 ratings

🧠 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teens 🧠 Teen Brain 🧘 Self-Regulation ⚠️ Risk-Taking

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain

by Nicola Morgan • 2005

Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.

3.88

1k+

🌱 Adolescent Development 🧠 Brain Plasticity 😴 Sleep Science ⚡ Adolescent Risk Taking 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain Summary

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain 87%

Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.

by Nicola Morgan 2005

3.88

1k+ ratings

🌱 Adolescent Development 🧠 Brain Plasticity 😴 Sleep Science ⚡ Adolescent Risk Taking 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

by Judy Blume • 1970

Almost twelve, new to the suburbs, talking to God about periods, faith, and where she belongs.

3.95

257k+

🐛 Girlhood Growing Pains 🤫 Secret Club 🕊️ Interfaith Family 🌱 Puberty Anxiety 🙏 Questioning Religion

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Summary

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 87%

Almost twelve, new to the suburbs, talking to God about periods, faith, and where she belongs.

by Judy Blume 1970

3.95

257k+ ratings

🐛 Girlhood Growing Pains 🤫 Secret Club 🕊️ Interfaith Family 🌱 Puberty Anxiety 🙏 Questioning Religion

Princess Academy

by Shannon Hale • 2005

Competing to be a prince's bride, Miri uncovers the mountain stone's telepathic voice.

4.04

123k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Royal Bride Selection 🌱 Underdog Heroine ☕ Cozy Fantasy ⛰️ Mountain Village

Princess Academy 87%

Competing to be a prince's bride, Miri uncovers the mountain stone's telepathic voice.

by Shannon Hale 2005

4.04

123k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Royal Bride Selection 🌱 Underdog Heroine ☕ Cozy Fantasy ⛰️ Mountain Village

The Everything Parent's Guide To Raising Girls

by Erika V. Shearin Karres • 2007

What to say when she asks about sex, and the other conversations that shape a confident daughter.

3.35

👧 Raising Daughters 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 💪 Self-Esteem Building 💬 Parent-Child Dialogue

The Everything Parent's Guide To Raising Girls Summary

The Everything Parent's Guide To Raising Girls 87%

What to say when she asks about sex, and the other conversations that shape a confident daughter.

by Erika V. Shearin Karres 2007

3.35

46 ratings

👧 Raising Daughters 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 💪 Self-Esteem Building 💬 Parent-Child Dialogue

Cut

by Patricia McCormick • 2000

A 15-year-old refuses to speak at a treatment center, hiding the reason she cuts herself.

3.76

60k+

🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 🏥 Residential Treatment 👥 Girls' Group Therapy 💔 Parental Neglect 🤝 Found Family

Cut 87%

A 15-year-old refuses to speak at a treatment center, hiding the reason she cuts herself.

by Patricia McCormick 2000

3.76

60k+ ratings

🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 🏥 Residential Treatment 👥 Girls' Group Therapy 💔 Parental Neglect 🤝 Found Family

Inventing Ourselves

by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore • 2016

Teen turmoil has a purpose. The brain is remodeling, and knowing why changes everything.

3.79

1k+

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🧬 Brain Development 🔌 Neural Plasticity 👥 Peer Influence 🎯 Executive Function

Inventing Ourselves 87%

Teen turmoil has a purpose. The brain is remodeling, and knowing why changes everything.

by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore 2016

3.79

1k+ ratings

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🧬 Brain Development 🔌 Neural Plasticity 👥 Peer Influence 🎯 Executive Function

One Half from the East

by Nadia Hashimi • 2016

A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.

3.98

3k+

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy 👯‍♀️ Sibling Solidarity 🩹 Injured Parent 🏔️ Rural Afghanistan 🌈 Magical Thinking

One Half from the East 87%

A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.

by Nadia Hashimi 2016

3.98

3k+ ratings

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy 👯‍♀️ Sibling Solidarity 🩹 Injured Parent 🏔️ Rural Afghanistan 🌈 Magical Thinking

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