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J 152.4 Holyoke More Help! Another Absolutely Indispensable Guide to Life for Girls! Presents more letters written to “American Girl” magazine by girls asking for advice about the problems they face in everyday life. (1996)
J 155.433 Madison The Feelings Book: The Care & Keeping Of Your Emotions. Discusses a variety of emotions girls might experience and suggests ways of dealing with them. (2002)
J 158 Care The Care and Keeping of Friends. Offers things to consider and suggestions on how to go about making new friends. (1996)
J 306.875 Whitney Oh, Brother – Oh, Sister! A Sister’s Guide to Getting Along. A girl’s guide to getting along with siblings and surviving sticky situations, from teasing to tattling to sharing a room. (1999)
J 306.89 Holyoke Help! A Girl’s Guide to Divorce and Stepfamilies. Answers letters from girls dealing with various aspects of divorce, remarriage, and stepfamilies. Includes tips, quizzes, and advice. (1999)
J 613 Schaefer The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book For Girls. A preteen girl’s guide to basic health and hygiene – from braces to bras, pimples to periods, hair care to healthy eating. (1998)
J 641.5 Great Great Girl Food: Easy Eats – Tempting Treats For Girls to Make. Easy recipes for girls to make for daily meals and special occasions. (1996)
J 641.5123 Kirstens Kirsten’s Cookbook: A Peek at Dining in the Past with Meals You Can Cook Today. (1994)
J 649 Brown The Babysitter’s Handbook: The Care and Keeping of Kids. Offers practical advice for babysitters, covering such basic topics as feeding, crying, keeping children amused, first aid, bedtime, and more. (1999)
J 646.7083 Yikes! Yikes! A Smart Girl’s Guide to Surviving Tricky, Sticky, Icky Situations. Provides techniques for dealing with embarrassing, emotional or frightening situations, including forgetting your lines on stage, being threatened by a bully, or losing your parents in a big city. (2002)
J 646.724 Hair Hair: Styling Tips and Tricks for Girls. Provides advice on taking care of different types of hair, instructions for a variety of hairstyles, and suggestions for all kinds of hair accessories. (2000)
J 745.5 Groom Groom Your Room: Terrific Touches to Brighten Your Bedroom! Offers ideas and advice that allow girls to create bedrooms that suit their personalities and lifestyles. (1997)
J 745.5 Seamans Crafts for Girls. (1995)
J 745.5928 Tiny Tiny Treasures: Amazing Miniatures You Can Make! Provides step-by-step instructions for making miniature crafts from items found around the house and includes a place to display the handicrafts on a fold-out in back of book. (1998)
J 746.9 Whitney Jazz Up Your Jeans: Tips-Tricks to Wake Up Your Wardrobe. Instructions for adding excitement to one’s wardrobe by dyeing, embroidering, and using other assorted decorating techniques. (1996)
J 757.5 Imagine Imagine the Girl In the Painting: Stories of Girls in Art. As you’re appreciating the beautiful paintings, put yourself in the picture and imagine what it would be like to have your portrait painted, dancing around the maypole, or it’s Saturday night in 1954. (2002)
J 790.1 Games Games and Giggles Just for Girls! Includes an assortment of word searches, crossword puzzles, and word games, mazes, number games, travel games, and more. (1995)
J 790.1 Here’s Here’s How. Instructions for amusements one could teach friends or family, including reading a palm, eating with chopsticks, doing the hula, making a coin disappear, making a French braid, learning basic sign language, and throwing a football. (1996)
J 793.2 Whitney Super Slumber parties. Creative ideas for games, crafts, food, decorations, and favors, as well as planning and trouble-shooting tips, to guarantee a successful sleepover. (1997)
J 973.71 Sinnott Welcome to Addy’s World, 1864. Describes the conditions of African Americans in the North and the South during and immediately after the Civil War. (1999)
J 973.91 Gourley Welcome to Samantha’s World, 1904. An in-depth look at life for girls and women in America in 1904, discussing city and town life, social reform, new inventions, amusements, and more. (1999)
J 978.02 Sinnott Welcome to Kirsten’s World, 1854. Presents a look at daily life in pioneer America during the 1850’s by following a family that emigrates from Sweden to Minnesota. (1999)
J 978.903 La Pierre Welcome to Josefina’s World, 1824: Growing Up on America’s Southwest Frontier. Describes the daily life and activities of Mexican Americans in New Mexico during the early 1800’s including information about their homes, community, and links to Spain and Mexico. (1999)
J 973.917 Brown Welcome to Kit’s World, 1934: Growing Up During America’s Great Depression. Through photographs, illustrations, and both factual and fictionalized anecdotes, shows what life was like in the United States during the Depression. (2002)
J 796 Kauchak Good Sports: Winning, Losing, and Everything in Between. Provides advice on being a great teammate, a good winner, and a gracious loser, as well as dealing with coaches and other aspects of playing sports. (1999)
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