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How I Survived Being a Girl
How I Survived Being a Girl
Author: Wendelin Van Draanen
Carolyn's tips for survival:
  • Keep your hair too short for ribbons.
  • Get a great dog.
  • Avoid girls with Mary Janes.
  • Spy on the neighbors.
Story for school age youth about the transition of a young girl from tomboy-hood to girlhood. Delightful and funny.
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ISBN-13: 9780590511896
ISBN-10: 0590511890
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 163
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Cute young girls story on growing up.
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Its a really good book for a teenage girl
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This book was extremely helpful when I was younger. It's written in a way that's easier for a kid to read I think than other books like these.
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Growing up with two borthers, Carolyn has learned a thing or two about how to survive. She keeps her hair too short for ribbons, wears boys clothes whenever she can and avoids girls with Mary Janes-at all costs. But lately Carolyn's techniques don't seem to be working. Her brother Jack never wants to play with her anymore. And her friend Charlie has started acting weird-all because she's a girl Carolyn realizes that she's not going to be able to pretend she's one of the boys for much longer. But can she figure out a way to be a girl-and still be true to herself?


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