Hey, girls! The theme for this month’s book recommendations is “weird and wonderful” — and I admit that it was HARD to narrow down my picks. Not only is there a lot of weird and wonderful stuff out there in the real world, but a lot of authors also have weird and wonderful imaginations. I’ve […]
Category: Popular Culture
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Girls of the Year 2018 – Isabel and Melati
NMG’s Mar-Apr 2018 cover is our Girls of the Year. This issue mailed on Feb 22 from Minnesota and you should get it soon if you’re a member! You can also buy it here. Sisters Isabel and Melati have led a campaign to ban plastic bags in their native Bali since 2013. They’re making real […]
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What Kids Don’t Need After Parkland
Awful things keep happening. The world has run amok again. I cry and yell again. And in the midst of it all the kids need our support and authentic presence. In fact, they need more than that. They need us to be their allies! I’m deeply inspired by the kids of Parkland High, and so many […]
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Girl-Powered & Girl-Needed & Girl-Loved
Girls love New Moon Girls. (You already knew that!) Grab this chance to keep and add all the girl(s) you love in our Girl-Powered community! And to save on everything in our new online shop! I love reading NMG magazine! I really enjoy how you encourage girls like me to love themselves, be kind, and be […]
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How Girls Can Break Out of Bystanding
We don’t want any girl to experience the hurt illustrated above by artist Janice Liu. It opens a six-panel cartoon giving specific, simple, safe tactics kids can use to counteract bullying by peers. Featured in our Sept/Oct 2017 issue, it shows girls how they and friends can support each other to break out of bystanding […]
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To the Bone Movie – What Parents Want to Know
I first heard about the To The Bone movie, a Netflix original, when I saw a shocking still from it on Instagram. Ellen stands on an upright scale, ribs protruding. She stares intently at the scale’s toggles in front of her. The picture immediately struck me as all-too-familiar. That’s because I’ve been a girl, sick and hungry, looking […]