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Resources for Girls

GirlVentures recommends the below resources for all girls, including those we serve and our alumnae. You may browse the entire list or click on the type of resource and browse by type.

GirlVentures also recommends this literary resource list for parents/guardians.

Books
Allenbaugh, Kay. Chocolate for a Teen’s Soul: Lifechanging Stories for Young Women about Growing Wise and Growing Strong. Fireside, 2000. 256 pp.

Coon, Nora, editor. It’s Your Rite: Girls’ Coming-of-Age Stories. Cornell: Beyond Words Publishing. 144 pp.

Drill, Esther, Heather McDonald and Rebecca Odes. DEAL WITH IT!  Pocket Books.

Health Initiatives for Youth. The Young Woman’s Survival Guide, 2nd Edition. San Francisco: HIFY, 2003. 123 pp.

Kincaid, Jamaica. Annie John. New York: Noonday Press, 1997. 148 pp.

Morrison, Toni. The Bluest Eye. New York: Penguin USA, 2000. 216 pp.

Nam, Vickie, editor. Yell-Oh Girls! Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American. New York: Quill. 298 pp.

Ragan, Kathleen. Fearless Girls, Wise Women, Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World. W.W. Norton & Company, 2000. 480 pp.

Staples, Suzanne Fisher.  Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind.  New York: Random House, 1989.

Magazines

Ms. Magazine. Arlington, VA. 1-866-672-6363; http://www.msmagazine.com/index.asp
New  Moon Magazine. Duluth, MN. 1-800-381-4743; http://www.newmoon.org/
Teen Voices. Boston, MA. 1-888-882-TEEN; http://www.teenvoices.com

Websites
www.cybergrrl.com
www.girlshealth.gov
www.gurl.com
www.teenvoices.com
www.monalisas-sword.com

Movies
A League of Their Own (1992, PG)
Anywhere But Here (1999, PG-13)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, PG-13)
Ever After (1998, PG-13)
Save the Last Dance (2001, PG-13)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945, Not Rated)
Anna and the King (1999, PG-13)
The Breakfast Club (1985, PG-13)
Circle of Friends (1995, PG-13)
Contact (1997, PG)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002, PG-13)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, PG-13)
Harriet the Spy (1996, PG)
Legend of Billie Jean (1985, PG-13)
Little Women (1994, PG-13)
Mermaids (1990, PG-13)
Now and Then (1995, PG-13)
Rabbit Proof Fence (2002- PG)
Ruby Bridges (1999, Not Rated)
Ten Things I Hate About You (1999, PG-13)
Whale Rider (2004-PG)