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The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls (American Girl Library) by Valorie Schaefer Publisher Comments The bestselling guide has sold more than 2 million copies It answers all the questions preteen girls have about their bodies, from healthy eating to bra buying to periods. It offers guidance on basic hygiene and health without addressing issues of... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Drama Years: Real Girls Talk about Surviving Middle School -- Bullies, Brands, Body Image, and More by Haley Kilpatrick Publisher Comments TODAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS HAVE IT ROUGH. In a few short years, they go through an incredible number of biological and emotional changes, making this the most formative—and riskiest—time in their lives. Groups turn on each other, a... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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What's Wrong with My Kid?: When Drugs or Alcohol Might Be a Problem and What to Do about It by George E. Leary, Jr. Synopsis Raising a teenager is tough, but when you suspect that your kid is abusing substances, and is possibly addicted, it can feel unmanageable—and it can be hard to know where to find sound advice. You are not alone. Author George E. Leary Jr., M.A., was... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Parent-Teen Breakthrough: The Relationship Approach by Mira Kirshenbaum Publisher Comments A perceptive and helpful guide to building a respectful, loving, and effective relationship between parent and teen or pre-teen. With many sample dialogues and practical, concrete suggestions, the authors show how parents can offer help and guidance that... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood by William Pollack Publisher Comments Featuring a new preface by the author on how parents can make a difference. With author appearances on Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20 /20 and NPR's Fresh Air, and featuring articles in Newsweek, Time, and The New York Times, Real Boys is one of... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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"Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?": A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager by Anthony E Wolf Publisher Comments Dr. Wolf updates his classic blockbuster as times change In 1991, the first edition of Get Out of My Life by Dr. Anthony E. Wolf, became an enormous success, selling over 300,000 copies. The words of Dr. Wolf were so on target that parents wondered if he... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Parenting Teens With Love and Logic ((Rev)06 Edition) by Foster Cline Publisher Comments Life is good--except you can't stand your job, your daughter won't listen to you, your wife isn't the person you thought you married, and your dog isn't house-trained, even after five years. Regain hope and purpose in what seems to be your out-of-control... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $13.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez Publisher Comments It started as a school project…but turned into so much more. Growing up, Gaby Rodriguez was often told she would end up a teen mom. After all, her mother and her older sisters had gotten pregnant as teenagers; from an outsider’s perspective,... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Hardcover
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A Smart Girl's Guide to Starting Middle School: Everything You Need to Know about Juggling More Homework, More Teachers, and More Friends! (American Girl Library) by Julie Williams Publisher Comments Offering girls everything they need to know about entering middle school, this guide includes insights and information on what to expect, plus advice from smart girls who've already been through the experience. Illustrations.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher Review "Serious and thoughtful material presented with the fluidity of good fiction — sure to appeal to parents, teachers, and anyone interested in modern American culture." Kirkus Reviews... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Mother-Daughter Project: How Mothers and Daughters Can Band Together, Beat the Odds, and Thrive Through Adolescence by Suellen Hamkins Publisher Comments Ten years ago, SuEllen Hamkins, MD, and Renée Schultz, MA, created the Mother- Daughter Project with other women in their community, hoping to strengthen their bonds with their then seven-year-old girls. The group met regularly to speak... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them by Freedom Writers Publisher Comments Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students. As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long beach, California, Erin Gruwell... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Live through This: A Mother's Memoir of Runaway Daughters and Reclaimed Love by Debra Gwartney Publisher Comments An intensely emotional and redemptive memoir about a mother's mission to rescue her runaway daughters After a miserably failed marriage, Debra Gwartney moves with her four young daughters to Eugene, Oregon, for a new job and what she hopes will be... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence by Rosalind Wiseman Publisher Comments When Rosalind Wiseman first published Queen Bees & Wannabes, she fundamentally changed the way adults look at girls friendships and conflicts–from how they choose their best friends, how they express their anger, their boundaries with boys, and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Parenting Teens with Love and Logic: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood by Foster Cline Publisher Comments A unique approach to dealing with the turmoil of adolescence that recognizes that teens learn best when they're allowed to make choices and learn from the consequences. The trick is in setting up choices so the consequences are constructive.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Period Book: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know) by Karen Gravelle Publisher Comments What is my period exactly? Do I need to see a doctor? What does it feel like to wear a pad? What if I get my period at school? Karen Gravelle and her fifteen-year-old niece, Jennifer Gravelle, have written a down-to-earth and practical book that... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Talking to Tweens: Getting It Right Before It Gets Rocky with Your 8- To 12-Year-Old by Eliz Hartley Brewer Publisher Comments They may look sweet and compliant, but these days children aged between 8 and 12—“tweens” —are fast emerging as a force to be reckoned with. Gaining in confidence, expecting more freedom, and increasingly targeted commercially, they... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Don't Let Your Kids Kill You: A Guide for Parents of Drug and Alcohol Addicted Children by Charles Rubin Publisher Comments Now updated and revised, Rubins landmark guide for parents of drug and alcohol-addicted children shows parents how to regain health and happiness, and how to give up the idea that their childs addiction is their fault.... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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In Love and in Danger: A Teen's Guide to Breaking Free of Abusive Relationships by Barrie Levy Synopsis With one out of eleven high school students in the past year experiencing some form of physical abuse — being hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend — young adults need to know where they can turn for help... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Bray Pipher Publisher Comments Everybody who has survived adolescence knows what a scary, tumultuous, exciting time it is. But if we use memories of our experiences to guide our understanding of what today's girls are living through, we make a serious mistake. Our daughters are living... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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