Going back to school might feel different this year, whether you’ll be back in the classroom as usual after a long absence, meeting with smaller classes, continuing to learn from home, or some kind of combination. No matter what school will look like for you in the fall, we’ve got you covered with these back […]
Author Archives: Lacey Louwagie
Lacey Louwagie is an adult writer and editor who got her first editing job with New Moon Girls in 2002. She is currently a freelance writer and editor and stay-at-home parent of a little boy. She has also been a teen services librarian and coordinates book-related goodies for New Moon Girls. She is the author of “Rumpled,” a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin for ages 14 and up, and the co-editor of “Hungering & Thirsting for Justice: True Stories from Young Adult Catholics.”
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Let’s Play! Books for Girls
The summer is a great time to relax and take life less seriously … which is why this month’s column is all about Let’s Play! books for girls. Whether you want to make your own slime, strengthen your athletic skills, or imagine a different world, you’ll find inspiration here. The Big Book of Experiments Looking […]
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Summer Reading Books for Girls
The summer reading books for girls is one of my favorite lists to put together each year. I have many fond memories of long days spent in my treehouse reading after my dad told me I needed to “get outside more.” With trips and camps cancelled and school being let “out” looking different for many […]
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Lacey Recommends Books for Beautiful Girls
Every year, we celebrate inner beauty with our Beautiful Girls magazine issue, and you can keep the celebration going with these books for beautiful girls! At New Moon Girls, we believe what REALLY makes a girl beautiful is what’s inside — her courage, smarts, determination, sense of humor, and unique personality. This month’s books feature […]
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Lacey Recommends Writing Books for Girls
Now that we’re all doing school at home, it’s the perfect time to focus on writing — and these writing books for girls can help! On Wings of Words: The Extraordinary Life of Emily Dickinson April is National Poetry Month … the perfect time to celebrate poet Emily Dickinson! This picture book biography interweaves Emily’s […]
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Lacey Recommends Believe it or Not Books for Girls
By now, many of you have the March/April issue of New Moon Girls magazine in your hands (or on your screen!) with the theme “Believe it or Not.” If you’re looking for more incredible stories after you’ve finished your mag, check out these Believe it or Not Books for Girls! You Are Eating Plastic Every […]