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The confidence code for girls : taking risks, messing up, & becoming your amazingly imperfect, totally powerful self / Katty Kay & Claire Shipman with JillEllyn Riley ; illustrated by Nan Lawson.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: 309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062796981
  • 0062796984
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 158 .K23 2018
LOC classification:
  • HQ777 .K39 2018
Contents:
The nuts & bolts of confidence -- Risky business! -- Epic fail -- Become a culture critic -- You & your brain -- Confident friendship -- A confident girl's guide to navigating screens -- Kicking the perfectionism habit -- Being true to you -- Becoming a girl of action -- Creating your own confidence code.
Summary: "Girls can rule the world-- all they need is confidence. This empowering, entertaining guide from the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code gives girls the essential yet elusive code to becoming bold, brave, and fearless. It's a paradox familiar to parents everywhere: girls are achieving like never before, yet they're consumed with doubt on the inside. Girls worry constantly about how they look, what people think, whether to try out for a sports team or school play, why they aren't getting "perfect" grades, and how many likes and followers they have online. Katty Kay and Claire Shipman use cutting-edge science and research, as well as proven methods of behavioral change, to reach girls just when they need it the most-- the tween and teen years. Packed with graphic novel strips; appealing illustrations; fun lists, quizzes, and challenges; and true stories from tons of real girls, The Confidence Code for Girls teaches girls to embrace risk, deal with failure, and be their most authentic selves"--Amazon.com.
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Print Materials High School Library High School 158 .K23 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 05/14/2024 0126920

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-305).

The nuts & bolts of confidence -- Risky business! -- Epic fail -- Become a culture critic -- You & your brain -- Confident friendship -- A confident girl's guide to navigating screens -- Kicking the perfectionism habit -- Being true to you -- Becoming a girl of action -- Creating your own confidence code.

"Girls can rule the world-- all they need is confidence. This empowering, entertaining guide from the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code gives girls the essential yet elusive code to becoming bold, brave, and fearless. It's a paradox familiar to parents everywhere: girls are achieving like never before, yet they're consumed with doubt on the inside. Girls worry constantly about how they look, what people think, whether to try out for a sports team or school play, why they aren't getting "perfect" grades, and how many likes and followers they have online. Katty Kay and Claire Shipman use cutting-edge science and research, as well as proven methods of behavioral change, to reach girls just when they need it the most-- the tween and teen years. Packed with graphic novel strips; appealing illustrations; fun lists, quizzes, and challenges; and true stories from tons of real girls, The Confidence Code for Girls teaches girls to embrace risk, deal with failure, and be their most authentic selves"--Amazon.com.

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