It's a Girl Thing: How to Stay Healthy, Safe, and in Charge - Couverture souple

Jukes, Mavis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0679887717 ISBN 13 : 9780679887713

Editeur : Alfred A. Knopf, 1996

Synopsis

Book by Jukes Mavis

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Mavis Jukes is the award-winning author of several books for children and teenagers, including the Newbery Honor Book Like Jake and Me .  Her other titles include No One is Going to Nashville , Blackberries in the Dark , Getting Even , Wild Iris Bloom , and I'll See You in My Dreams .  Mavis taught school for several years -- and was a lawyer -- before becoming a children's book writer.  She volunteers as an attorney in the area of juvenile defense and is presently a language arts specialist in a public elementary school.  She lives with her husband, the artist Robert Hudson, and their teenage daughters in Sonoma County, California.  

Revue de presse :

"It's difficult to imagine an adolescent girl who wouldn't benefit from this candid, supportive and often genuinely funny guide...this volume will spark communication between parents and daughters."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The text is sometimes humorous, but always conveys caring, respect and concer...A fine and thoughtful effort."--School Library Journal, starred review

"What's good and unusual here is Jukes' been there, done that matter-of-factness about aspects of female existence rarely discussed in literature...Tilley's scribbly, lighthearted vignettes accentuate the light tone of the text."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Will leave girls informed and in charge."--The Horn Book

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Alfred A. Knopf
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679887717
• ISBN 13: 9780679887713
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Illustrateur: Tilley Debbie