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by Nancy Gruver 2021-12-012021-12-01

Girls love to write about their lives. Find out how girls contribute to NMG. Girls also love to help each other out, contrary to the stereotypes we get from mainstream media. Popular media emphasize conflict and competition between girls instead of friendship. It’s a harmfully narrow image of how girls treat each other. Ask A […]

Family Life, Friendship, Parenting, Reviews & Recommendations

Summer Reading Books for Girls

by Lacey Louwagie 2021-06-132021-09-21

School is finally out, and long days are the perfect time to check out these summer reading books for girls! How to Become a Planet Pluto’s favorite season is about to begin. She loves kicking off summer with a trip to the planetarium, working at her mom’s pizzeria, strolling the boardwalk, and attending her friend’s […]

Education, Parenting, Popular Culture, Reviews & Recommendations, Social Justice

Poetry Books for Girls

by Lacey Louwagie 2021-04-112021-09-21

April is National Poetry Month in the U.S., so I’m excited to recommend some amazing poetry books for girls! Whether you love novels-in-verse, ancient epic poetry, or biographies of poets, this column has something for you. Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance Nikki Grimes turns her pen to poems celebrating the often forgotten women […]

Family Life, Friendship, Parenting, Reviews & Recommendations, Social Justice

Summer Reading Books for Girls

by Lacey Louwagie 2020-06-142021-09-21

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 […]