Girls growing up today face huge changes in the organisation of family, education and work. This book explores the complex ways that wealth and poverty, class a

A straight-talking book explaining puberty and the emotional, psychological and physical changes girls go through. Covers everything girls want to find out abou

Discusses the physical and emotional changes associated with puberty in boys and suggests ways to ease the adjustment to these changes.

A guide for pre-adolescent girls to the changes that puberty brings to their bodies, including information about menstruation.

Media critic Douglas deconstructs the ambiguous messages sent to American women via TV programs, popular music, advertising, and nightly news reporting over the