Ebook: Chicken soup for the girl's soul: real stories by real girls about real stuff

Provides inspirational stories from girls on the topics of peer pressure, crushes, body changes, and friendship. Finally, a book that covers issues for girls only, the universal coming of age events of a preteen girl's first bra, first crush, physical changes and emotional mood swings. Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul is a book by girls, for girls, where readers can find encouragement, support and positive advice about the challenges of being a preteen girl. This must read book promotes positive self image, positive thinking, giving to others, unity and tolerance. Stories by girls who have pursued their dreams and achieved their goals will prove that you don't have to be an adult to make a difference in the world. Other chapters cover tough subjects such as divorce, peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol, and dealing with death for the first time, as well as fun girls only stories about friendship, body changes and first crushes. Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul is sure to be what a girl wants. An inspiring and humorous celebration of the special bond of friendship, this collection of stories is sure to trigger fond memories of special friendships.;Straight up girl stuff: Perfect fit / Kathy Lynn Harris -- Not just for girls anymore! / Diane Sonntag -- Bust developer / Mary Laufer / "One day you'll look back on this ..." / Laurie Lonsdale -- Day I gave my panties away / Katherine Anne Magee -- Unidentified floating object / Sandra Wallace / Girl to girl / Multiple authors -- Do girls belong? / Angelica Haggert -- I've got power: Big things / Dallas Nicole Woodburn -- Call me / Cynthia M. Hamond -- Slam book / Barbara J. Ragsdale -- Compassion for a bully / Melanie Pastor -- Most important lesson / Hope Rollins -- Lost and found dream / Kathryn Lay -- Cheer of triumph / Kim Rogers -- Friendship and BFFS: Soul sisters / Kayla K. Kurashige -- Five flavors / Roxanne Gowharrizi -- My friend / Anna Vier -- Forget him / Sarah Hood -- Do you remember when? / Mina Radman -- One is silver and the other is gold / Karen Waldman -- Friend's secret / Bethany Rogers -- Valentine to my friends / Rachel Punches -- Family matters: Day our dad came home / Pamela D. Hamalainen -- God on her side / Ashleigh Figler-Ehrlich -- Miracle babies / Stephanie Marquez -- Perfect Brother / Kacy Gilbert-Gard -- One single egg / Cheryl L. Goede -- Raining memories / Kirsten Lee Strough -- Sarah's story / Sarah Crunican -- Home / Cynthia Charlton -- Sister sister: Ready or not / Morri Spang -- Jackie's little sister / Lauren Alyson Schara -- Big sister / Olga Cossi -- If only / Rita M. Tubbs -- Wild hair / Ariel G. Subrahmanyam -- Gift of faith / Nydja K Minor -- Best friend / Bethany Gail Hicks -- Tough stuff: For Michelle / Satya Pennington -- Day my life ended / Sammie Luther -- Cancer, the only word I can't say / Sammi Lupher -- It never your fault / Hattie Frost -- BIT / Courtney VanDyne -- Hero / Brittany Shope -- Behind the bathroom door / Katy Van Hoy -- Sleep-away camp / Kellyrose Andrews -- Pressure's on: So which will it be? Us-or her? / Anne Broyles -- Danny's courage / Penny S. Harmon -- You are never too young to take a stand / Maudie Conrad -- Trying to handle it / Marcela Dario Fuentes -- File party that lasted a lifetime / Leigh Hughes -- Suffocating / Marion Distante -- To have a boyfriend-or not? / Patty Hansen -- Easy as 1, 2, 3 / Emily A. Malloy -- Intimidation / Carrie Joy Carson -- Crushin' hard: My story / Melanie Marks -- "Bite" of all right! / Paula Goldsmith -- Never should have / Kristen Weil -- My first kiss / Khristine J. Quibilan -- Secret crush / Karin A. Lovold -Truth / Anna Bittner -- Learning how to move on / Elizabeth White -- Nineteen / Kathleen Benefiel -- Changes, changes and more changes: Late bloomer / Julie Workman -- ARB / Alison Gunn -- Headgear / Stephanie Dodson -- Did she say "ovary"? / Tasha R. Howe -- Hair horror / Michelle Peters -- Strapped for cash / Robin Sokol -- I learned the truth at thirteen / Carol Ayer -- Free to be me: Shy girl / Laura Andrade -- Never cool enough / Natalie Ver Woert -- Parting ways / Christina Shaw -- Sweet lies / Laura Gene Beck -- Okay to be me / Monica Marie Jones -- Ugly girl / Morri Spang.