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MARCH 2002 UPDATE

MAY ARRIVAL

GO GIRL by Hannah Storm with Mark Jenkins  2002  $16.95   ".........raising Healthy, Confident, and Successful Girls through Sports.....every parent wants to help their daughter build the skills she needs to be happy and successful!  NBC sportscaster Hannah Storm helps you take an active role in encouraging and supporting your daughter's athletic interests, giving her the edge she needs to excel in life.......girls who play sports have higher levels of confidence and self-esteem and lower levels of depression............new research shows that as little as four hours of exercise per week may reduce a girl's risk of getting breast cancer as an adult by up to 60 %.."

CLIQUES, PHONIES, & OTHER BALONEY by Trevor Romain 1998  $9.95 FOR CHILDREN  ....If you're on the OUTSIDE, you're treated like dirt.  And if you're on the INSIDE, you have to follow the rules.  Who needs more rules?....you'll  learn important facts about friendships and popularity, like:  Real friends like the real you; If you stay inside by yourself all day watching TV and picking your nose, you won't meet any new people; Popular people aren't better than everyone else.  You'll also discover: four dorky things cliques do; How to spot a phoney .

HOW TO DO HOMEWORK WITHOUT THROWING UP by Trevor Romain 1997  $8.95     FOR CHILDREN...."...As you laugh along with jokes  and cartoons, you'll learn important homework truths, like: Though it might feel good at the time, throwing a fit will not make your homework easier to do; Dogs do not eat homework, especially science projects.  You'll also learn valuable homework skills, like : HOW TO MAKE A HOMEWORK SCHEDULE, HOW TO GET HELP WITH YOUR HOMEWORK, AND HOW TO AVOID HOMEWORK NECK.            

BULLIES ARE A PAIN IN THE BRAIN  by Trevor Romain 1997  $9.95"for children  "...If you're sick of being picked on, pushed around, threatened, or teased, this book is for you.... As you laugh along with jokes and cartoons, you'll learn tried-and true ways to deal with bullies, like:  Give them lots of space.  If you can smell a bully's breath,  you are too close! ;  Make friends, Bullies can't stand groups of happy, smiling, friendly people.   ...You'll also learn important truths about bullies, like:  They love power and control.  They are sore losers.  So read this book if you want to get rid of the bullies in your life.  (P.S. if you're a bully, this book is for you, too.)

STICK UP FOR YOURSELF 1999   $11.95 (every kid's guide to personal power and positive self-esteem  "...Have you ever been picked on at school, bossed around, blamed for things you didn't do, or treated unfairly?  Do you sometimes feel frustrated, angry, powerless, and scared?  Do you wish you stick up for yourself, but you don't know how?  ..This book can help                            

OCTOBER ARRIVALS

THE GAS WE PASS  THE STORY OF FARTS  by Shinto Cho 1994  $6.95

EVERYONE POOPS by Taro Gomi   1993  $6.95 

AUGUST ARRIVALS

***see Womens Section for POSITIVELY MOTHER GOOSE-" a refreshing new version of the traditional nursery rhymes, promoting the values of self-esteem, conflict resolution, lifelong learning, and innovative thinking."

JULY   ARRIVALS

GIRLS TO THE RESCUE BOOK # 7 edited by Bruce Lansky2000  $3.95  "inside you will find such heroes as: a13 year old American girl , who must land a plane flying through a storm after the pilot is knocked out and the plane loses electrical power; a Jewish girl who helps her family smuggle hew two brothers out of Russia to protect them from being drafted unto the Russian army; a Rwandan girl, who uses her wits and her skill at basketball to outwit poachers and to save a young gorilla, ;a girl living in the Sumatran rain forest must dispose of a tiger that has taken away her grandfather's livlihood."

MAY ARRIVALS

A TOOLBOX FOR OUR DAUGHTERS by Annette Geffert 2000   $16.95  " a practical guide on raising strong, healthy daughters ... offers hope in the form of sensible, real-life strategies to build girl's self-esteem, encourage their developing  talents, and strengthen families."

WHAT IS LOVE/ BY ETAN BORITZER 1996  $6.95  " presents a multicultural point of view on the themes of good will and tolerance.  Easy examples for any child(or grown up) to consider.  Ages 4-8."from Reader on Amazon.Com.

COOL CAREERS FOR GIRLS IN LAW by Ceel Pasternak and Linda Thornburg 2001  $12.95 . Ten women profiled show you that there are many rewarding career choices in law.  Includes a personality checklist for each job, list of books to read, skills needed to succeed in each career subjects studied to get these jobs, supportive organizations to contact for scholarships, mentoring, or apprenticeship and internship programs.

TIME OUT FOR PARENTS by Cheri Huber and Melinda Guyol  $12.00.. "A brilliant practical manual based upon the most important insight-you can't give what you haven't   got.  The more you recognize and attend to your own needs and self-esteem, the more you will personally grow and heal yourself, and the more you will immediately be present in a healthy and loving way in the life and growth of your child/children.

A FAMILY ALPHABET BOOK by Bobbie Combs (ages 2-5) 2000  $8.95-Have fun with the kids, moms, dads and pets in this delightful book that celebrates alternative families as it teaches young children the alphabet.

1 2 3 A FAMILY  COUNTING BOOK by Bobbie Combs  2000 $8..95-Celebrates alternative families as it teaches young children to count from one to twenty.

MY BODY MYSELF FOR GIRLS by Lynda and Area Madaras 1993-2000  $12.95    for preteens and teens .  Activity book has quizzes, exercises, checklists, suggestions for diary-keeping, Illustrations, and lots of personal stories from girls and their mothers about their growing-up concerns, experiences and feelings.