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Be True to Yourself: A Daily Guide for Teenage Girls
by Amanda Ford
In 365 one-page essays written by teen Amanda Ford, you'll get advice and insight on dating, drinking, self-worth, fights with friends, dealing with parents, and more.

Blue Jean: What Young Women Are Thinking, Saying, and Doing
by Sherry S. Handel
A grab bag of essays written by teen girls and young women on everything from volunteering and activism, to why girls shy away from the feminism movement, to attention deficit disorder, to creating your own zine or movie. Check out the Web site, too: www.bluejeanonline.com.

Don't Give It Away! A Workbook of Self-Awareness and Self-Affirmations for Young Women
by Iyanla Vanzant
Iyanla was a teen mom and high school dropout, and she went through a lot of family traumas and abuse as a child. But today she's helping young women find and keep their power. In this workbook, you can express your thoughts and feelings about the things that matter to you, and learn to find the love you want by loving yourself first.

Life Lists for Teens: Tips, Steps, Hints, and How-Tos for Growing Up, Getting Along, Learning, and Having Fun
by Pamela Espeland
Includes more than 200 lists to help you organize your thinking, energy, and time so you can build your confidence, get to know yourself, and take charge of your life.

Making the Most of Today: Daily Readings for Young People on Self-Awareness, Creativity, and Self-Esteem
by Pamela Espeland and Rosemary Wallner
Short daily readings that guide you through positive thinking and practical life skills to help you think about your world, choices, and how to boost your self-respect.

Meeting at the Crossroads
by Carol Gilligan and Lyn Mikel Brown
During the course of five years, the authors interviewed 100 girls to find out what a girl "gives up" on the path to womanhood.

Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self
by Sara Shandler
An "answer" to the book Reviving Ophelia, this collection of writings from girls 12 to 18 explores the challenges that girls are facing today, including body image, family, friends, and sexuality.

Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good?
by Miriam Adderholdt, Ph.D., and Jan Goldberg
How to figure out if you're a perfectionist, find a better balance so you can accept yourself (and body), and deal with your parents if they are pushing you to be perfect.

Real Girl Real World: Tools for Finding Your True Self
by Heather M. Gray and Samantha Phillips
Learn how to make choices you're comfortable with and explore a wide range of topics, including body image, nutrition, safe sex, and more.

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
by Mary Pipher
A truthful look at the "girl-poisoning" culture that turns independent-spirited young girls into struggling teens who have low self-worth and self-respect.

Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem
by Gloria Steinem
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem writes about self-worth, the importance of unlearning unhealthy beliefs, knowing the difference between romance and love, and so much more. It's written for women, but you can handle her straightforward, mature tone, right?

Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self Esteem, and the Confidence Gap
by Peggy Orenstein
Inspired by a study from the AAUW Women that shows girls' self-esteem plummeting as they reach adolescence, this book goes inside two different schools in northern California where girls struggle for equal educations, assertiveness, and confidence.

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
by Sean Covey
This step-by-step guide, which has received rave reviews, helps teens improve self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, get along with their parents, and more.

What Do You Really Want? How to Set a Goal and Go for It!
by Beverly K. Bachel
A step-by-step guide to goal-setting and planning written just for teens.

Write Where You Are: How to Use Writing to Make Sense of Your Life
by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Ph.D.
Learn how to find insight and strength through writing. Perfect for the journaling exercises in this book!

llustration by Catherine LePage © Free Spirit Publishing Inc. 2005

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