Resources about Bullying, Friendship & Mean Girls
Books*:
Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons
Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy by Rachel Simmons
Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman
RESPECT: A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed by Courtney Macavinta
Resources about Self-Esteem & Self-Respect
Books*:
The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence by Rachel Simmons
RESPECT: A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed by Courtney Macavinta
You’re Amazing!: A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self by Claire Mysko
You Grow Girl!: A Self-empowering Workbook for Tweens and Teens by Gina Scarano-Osika and Kim Dever-Johnson
See Jane Win for Girls: A Smart Girl’s Guide to Success by Sylvia Rimm
All Made Up: A Girl’s Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype to Celebrate Real Beauty by Audrey Brashich
Picture Perfect: What You Need to Feel Better About Your Body by Jill Zimmerman Rutledge
Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder: Reclaim Yourself, Regain Your Health, Recover for Good by Johanna Kandel
Resources about Communication & Healthy Relationships
Books*:
just between us: a no-stress, no-rules journal for girls & their moms by Meredith and Sofie Jacobs
Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence by Carrie Silver-Stock
You’re Grounded!: How to Stop Fighting and Make the Teenage Years Easier by Vanessa Van Petten
Middle School - The Stuff Nobody Tells You About: A Teenage Girl with ASD Shares Her Experiences by Haley Moss
My Little Red Book by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff
Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons
Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy by Rachel Simmons
The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence by Rachel Simmons
RESPECT: A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed by Courtney Macavinta
Resources about Body Image
Books*:
The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers by Nancy Redd
Picture Perfect: What You Need to Feel Better About Your Body by Jill Zimmerman Rutledge
You’re Amazing!: A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self by Claire Mysko
You Grow Girl!: A Self-empowering Workbook for Tweens and Teens by Gina Scarano-Osika and Kim Dever-Johnson
All Made Up: A Girl’s Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype to Celebrate Real Beauty by Audrey Brashich
My Little Red Book by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff
Resources about Eating Disorders
Organizations and Websites:
The Alliance for Eating Disorders, www.eatingdisorderinfo.org
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Eating Disorders Anonymous, www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org
Books*:
Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder: Reclaim Yourself, Regain Your Health, Recover for Good by Johanna Kandel
100 Questions and Answers about ED by Carolyn Costin, MA, MFCC, M.Ed.
Resources about Media Literacy
Books*:
All Made Up: A Girl’s Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype to Celebrate Real Beauty by Audrey Brashich
Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers’ Schemes by Sharon Lamb and Lyn Mikel Brown
The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Workbooks for Girls
just between us: a no-stress, no-rules journal for girls & their moms by Meredith and Sofie Jacobs
You Grow Girl!: A Self-empowering Workbook for Tweens and Teens by Gina Scarano-Osika and Kim Dever-Johnson
*You can purchase these books by clicking on "Great Ideas," then on "Books" and then on "All Books." Scroll through the list of books. Next to each title you will see a link to amazon.com so that you can purchase the book. None of these authors is paid by Girl Future nor has any author requested to be listed as a resource. Some books are listed in more than one category.