Books : It's a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters
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from: Seal Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.8743
EAN: 9781580051477
ISBN: 1580051472
Label: Seal Press
Manufacturer: Seal Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: March 10, 2006
Publisher: Seal Press
Reading Level: Young Adult
Sales Rank: 118834
Studio: Seal Press
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Product Description:
The wide-ranging essays in this collection examine the mother-daughter bond and the experience of raising girls. Taking on topics like 'princess power' ('Shining, Shimmering, Splendid'), adding a girl to a brood of boys ('Confessions of a Tomboy Mom'), dealing with a daughter's eating disorder ('The Food Rules'), and raising hardcore junior feminists ('Tough Girls'), the contributors explore the gap between their expectations about raising girls and the reality of the situation with wit, grace, and refreshing honesty.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I wanted to like it more
I really really enjoyed It's a boy so I was looking forward to reading this book. Unfortunately I have to agree with most of the other reviewers. A specific feminist type of writer seemed to be the only writers to reflect on this relationship. I do consider myself a feminist, but not the type who would be horrified of all things typically considered female. It would be great to read a few stories like that, but the entire book. Most of the stories seemed to follow the same pattern, and I don't ... Read More
Rating: - Unimaginative.
I found this book, along with it's brother title, to be tirelessly repetitive and over simplified. Most of these women (the great majority of whom are upper middle class New Yorkers) have very similar stories to tell, albeit in slightly different ways and with a few truly unique perspectives and experiences. Whether reporting on mothering girls or boys: expectations based on very old gender stereotypes that are reinforced by the old, inevitable nature argument. I was saddened that the majority of these ... Read More
Rating: - Disappointing
I got this book because I absolutely loved "It's a Boy!", which totally helped me learn how to relate to and appreciate my son's "boyness". However, I was really disappointed in this collection of essays. I am not a feminist, so I could not relate to a lot of the viewpoints of the authors. Unlike a lot of them, I was thrilled to find out we were having a girl and couldn't wait to get everything pink and girly. I appreciate where they're coming from, but I just couldn't relate.
Rating:  - IF you have a teenage daughter...JUST GET THIS BOOK
My husband brought this home for me and I tossed it on the book shelf for two years. I opened it last week and read and read and cried and laughed and when I put it down, I went to the computer and bought six copies, and will buy more to give to everyone I know with a teenage daughter. Read the story on page 199. it will KILL you! Amazing. And the one on page 36. I LOVE these women. Thanks Andrea. Sandy E.
Rating: - My wife loves it!
I bought this book and the one called "It's a Boy", for my wife as X-mas gifts. She loves them both. I don't think she has finished them yet. But she said that I should read them.
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