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Girl in the Mirror
Mary Alice Monroe
Manufacturer: Mira
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Charlotte Godowski was used to the horrified stares she received from strangers. She'd learned to accept her facial deformity, until one cruel incident compelled her to have the surgery that changed her life forever.
Charlotte Godfrey is beautiful beyond compare. In Hollywood, where such beauty is power, her rise is meteoric. Suddenly she has everything she could want: acceptance, a future and a love she believes can see to the true beauty within.
Charlotte Godowski and Charlotte Godfrey are two sides of the same women -- a woman who can trust no one with her secret. But when fate forces Charlotte to deal with the truth -- about her past, about the man she loves, about herself -- she discovers that only love has the power to transform a scarred soul.
Customer Reviews:
"Girl in the Mirror".......2007-08-06
This is about the 5th Mary Alice Monroe book I've read since discovering her when I read "The Four Seasons." Her later books seem to have appealed to me more than the story in "Girl in the Mirror," but I did get caught up in this story. It'll be a sad day when I read the last of her books!
Not at all what I expected.......2007-06-13
I truly loved this book and I didn't think I would. I think every woman can relate to not liking a physical feature of yourself - but the main character went through years or torment over hers. Granted, I sincerely doubt that 99.9% of us would have sooo much good fortune in our lives after altering a part of ourselves, but if you look beyond this one thing, the story itself is truly great.
Girl in the Mirror.......2007-03-12
This book did not grab me. But it is well written and may appeal to others.
Not as good as the others!.......2007-03-09
I have read most of Alice Monroe's books and this one is not as all-around good as the others. I believe it is one of her earlier ones!!!
Girl in the Mirror.......2006-07-26
Good book that illustrates that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A good read in our day and time when plastic surgery is so popular.
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Mother, know thyself--especially mothers of daughters, for as Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D., and Peg Streep so eloquently convey in Girl in the Mirror, self-aware mothers stand a much greater chance of helping their daughters become happier, more fulfilled women. But there's a catch: oftentimes, a girl's volatile journey through puberty occurs during her mother's midlife--another physically and emotionally challenging stage of womanhood. Fusing an impressive array of research findings, expert interviews, quotations from classic texts on teens, and journal entries from regular moms (and a few dads), Snyderman and Streep clear a safe path through the brambles and muck commonly associated with "surviving" adolescence.
Optimism, encouragement, and empathy fill every page of this thoughtfully compiled text. Whether they're unraveling a deceptively complex topic such as girls' friendships (from childhood "best friends" to teenage sexual partners), or reporting hard data on tough issues (chronic disorders, drug abuse, violence), Snyderman and Streep never buy in to "inevitable" scenarios. Rather, they offer practical methods to help mothers nurture a pattern of appropriate openness, trust, and respect with their maturing daughters. Excellent tools for assessing one's current perceptions, handling tough situations, and gracefully managing change add further substance to this marvelous resource. --Liane Thomas
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Mother, know thyself--especially mothers of daughters, for as Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D., and Peg Streep so eloquently convey in Girl in the Mirror, self-aware mothers stand a much greater chance of helping their daughters become happier, more fulfilled women. But there's a catch: oftentimes, a girl's volatile journey through puberty occurs during her mother's midlife--another physically and emotionally challenging stage of womanhood. Fusing an impressive array of research findings, expert interviews, quotations from classic texts on teens, and journal entries from regular moms (and a few dads), Snyderman and Streep clear a safe path through the brambles and muck commonly associated with "surviving" adolescence. Optimism, encouragement, and empathy fill every page of this thoughtfully compiled text. Whether they're unraveling a deceptively complex topic such as girls' friendships (from childhood "best friends" to teenage sexual partners), or reporting hard data on tough issues (chronic disorders, drug abuse, violence), Snyderman and Streep never buy in to "inevitable" scenarios. Rather, they offer practical methods to help mothers nurture a pattern of appropriate openness, trust, and respect with their maturing daughters. Excellent tools for assessing one's current perceptions, handling tough situations, and gracefully managing change add further substance to this marvelous resource. --Liane Thomas
Customer Reviews:
Solid Research Backs Practical Advice.......2003-06-02
I was tempted to disregard the authors when they admitted they had not survived the tempests of the adolescent girl and were opining that "[w]e see the challenges of adolescence as an opportunity." Right, I thought. Wait until your daughter gets to be my kid's age and see if you'll keep saying it's just a great opportunity.
So with this bad attitude, I perservered. And after reading the book, I grudgingly agreed they had a point: you don't have to approach this phase as something to "get through," but as a period of self-reflection and growth for the mother as well as the daughter. They do a good job of explaining how to separate those issues and how what our mothers did influence us, whether by good example or bad. As the authors note, "[m]othering is not instinctual but an act of invention...[b]ecoming aware of who we are when we mother our adolexcent daughters is a step each of us must take, and will require that we look at how the ways we were mothered affect us now."
The research was very well explained--everything to why it seems that our daughters are stressed out over things that seem so trivial to us to the effects of lenghthened educational requirements. The authors deal specifically with issues that may cause special problems for teen girls: sexual identity, substance abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and abusive relationships. It would have been nice if they had addressed self-injury more, as it has become more epidemic among teenage girls, and only receives a one-sentence mention.
Overall, however, this is an excellent overview of the issues facing mothers of adolescent daughters, and deserves to be both read and reread.
extraordinary book.......2003-03-24
This is an extraordinary book filled with support, encouragment,and insight for the mother of an adolescent girl. "Girl in the Mirror" picks up where "Embracing Persephone" by Rutter leaves off. As a psychologist specializing in adolescent girls, and mother of a 15 year daughter, I found the book invaluable and will read it over and over again for guidance. There is so much personal pain for mothers to let go of their daughters and move on with their lives. I have been searching for a book that would comfort and guide ME during my perimenapause in relation to the deep pain of some of the emotional letting go that must take place between mother and daughter during the teen years. These authors call it liberation not separation, they show through empirical and anecdotal information how mothers don't need to pull away, they need to be there and let their daughters pull away and come back when they need to. "Girl in the Mirror" steps out of the sterotypical advise about adolescent angst and moves the reader through some of the internal angst a mother feels letting her daughter become liberated. The research is in depth, and the anecdotal examples are rich with variety. Addressing mid life and adolescence is key for mothers to understand themselves, and appreciate they still have a strong solid place in their daughters lives. Snyderman and Streep honor the special bond between mothers and daughters. All mothers will benifit from this book. The pain of separation is the same, whether you have a son or daughter. Mother's need guidance and support to stay in the lives of their adolescent children, even when they tell us to go away. Snyderman and Streep put it this way: "Shepherding our daughters through adolescence requires that we give them love, support, safe haven, and when the time is right, permission to leave us behind; it also requires that we give ourselves permission, in turn, to move on to another stage of life." They let us reach this challenge as a journey and help us see it does not happen over night, they shephard the reader through this challenging journey and help us find the jewels amoung some of the pain, leaving us with hope. I highly reccomend this book to all mothers of all adolescents.
An excellent read !!.......2002-06-12
This book is surely worth buying !I was extremely impressed by the contents of the book.Iwill surely refer to this book a lot when my daughter who is only 8 now gets older.I am tempted to call this book a "bible" for women with daughters !
An excellent resource.......2002-03-04
As a mother of two preadolescent girls, this book left me with some new, invaluable tools at hand. It also turned upside-down some of my own beliefs about this definitive stage of development. Primarily, the notion that young women need to separate from their mothers in order to become autonomous individuals. In my heart I did not agree with what I had learned from the earlier research regarding separateness. I longed for a deeper bond with my own mother through my teen years, and suffered a deep sense of loss when I was forced to "grow up" at around age 13.
The research compiled in this book is so thoroughly reviewed and explained by Snyderman and her coauthor, Streep, that the reader is left with a clear understanding of the critical issues we are facing. The writing is concise and conversational, with lots of anectdotal accounts from mothers included to illustrate the research results presented throughout the book. I would recommend this book for mothers of daughters as young as ten years old, as it has been useful in my relationship with my own ten year old daughter.
Complex subject- Complex and wise treatment.......2002-02-23
I have had the book for several weeks and have been reading and studying it all that time. The ideas in the book are based on real life stories from many persons and on research done by the authors. Bringing these two areas together had to have been difficult but is done well.The research takes a little time to read but when the fit with real life experience is shown it is well worth the study.
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This hands-on workbook on a hot topic shows girls how to sift through the powerful messages that society and the media send them about women's bodies and being feminine. It encourages them to let go of unrealistic standards of perfection and cultivate a positive self-image based on who the are not how they look!
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Hailed for her “remarkably accomplished and poignant work” (Washington Post), acclaimed author Elizabeth McGregor returns with a haunting love story about two lost souls brought together by chance—and bonded forever by a mystery that transcends madness, tragedy, and time itself....
Catherine Sergeant is adept at going through the motions. After losing her parents at an early age, she buried her grief in the study of antiquities. Now, deserted by her husband without warning or explanation, she reports to work at Pearson’s auction house, exchanging pleasantries with colleagues, never revealing her pain. Cocooned in loneliness, she couldn’t be more surprised to find herself opening up to a total stranger—a new client, no less.
In widowed architect John Brigham, Catherine finds a kindred spirit. The two share a fascination with Richard Dadd, an early Victorian painter who lived most of his life incarcerated in an insane asylum. There he produced his most stunning works—works that have deeply moved Catherine and now draw her inexorably
to John. Soon the two are falling in love.
The reawakening of passion in a woman like Catherine is more than John ever hoped for. But when she discovers his possession of an unknown Dadd, it is just the first in a series of revelations that leave her wondering if she knows this man who has shown her life’s true beauty. For John, it may be a last chance to free himself from the priceless secrets he has been harboring too long. Secrets about a soul laid bare on canvas, and a legacy that could shatter all he holds dear in the space of a heartbeat…
A compelling blend of human drama, art, and history, this intriguing tale casts a spell that lingers far beyond the final page—and celebrates the strength we all must find within our hearts.
From the Hardcover edition.
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ELIZABETH McGREGOR is the acclaimed author of The Ice Child and A Road Through the Mountains. She lives with her daughter, Kate, on the south coast of England, in Dorset, where she is working on her next novel.
From the Hardcover edition.
Customer Reviews:
Has promise, but misses the mark.......2007-06-17
I read this for our bookclub. I am a fan of Richard Dadd and was looking forward to this book. I was disappointed, however. The characters are not particularly sympathetic and the two parts of the book (the ongoing romance between John and Catherine; Helen's sinking pathetically into serious mental illness; Catherine and Robert's peculiar breakup--intercut with the peeping into Richard Dadd's psyche) just didn't work really well as an integrated whole. The pace was a bit slow, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, though the ultimate payoff did not make it worthwhile. Not a terrible book by any means, but not very memorable. If you are interested in Dadd, by all means take a look.
Not my kind of book.......2007-06-10
This may possibly be a good book - I found it so boring I gave up after reading only a third of it. Maybe I missed the good part. Although I am a compulsive reader (who ELSE reads the side of cereal boxes?), I couldn't force myself to finish it.
very pleased.......2007-03-09
Received in a very timely manner, book was new and I certainly enjoyed reading it. I would buy from this vendor again.
Well worth reading..........2006-09-14
I had grabbed this book while passing thru a bookstore out of sheer desperation for something to read, and it has turned out to be a wonderful literary surprise. The author brings her characters to life, even the artist, Dadd, takes on a whole new meaning. I'm now anxious to learn more about him. But even more, I am looking forward to reading more of Elizabeth McGregor's books. She has an extraordinary talent in keeping readers interested, even as the story of both Dadd and the primary characters changes from one minute to the next.
I strongly recommend this for a really good read.
life imitates art imitates life.......2006-02-25
Oh, wow, I was impressed with this book. Two stories which turn out to be related, alternate. We open in a London insane asylum, 1844. In the middle of a scene remeniscent of the beginning of Amadeus, the artist Richard Dadd is painting the details of an insect's wing. Probably most Americans and people without an art history background have not heard of Dadd, but he was real and his work was fascinating. It's worth taking a look at some of his pictures on the web. He was put away for life after killing his father in the middle of a delusion (he was schizophrenic). Much of his best work was done while confined in mental hospitals. In present day London, art appraiser Catherine has been left by her husband Robert. In the course of her work, she meets John, who has a house full of art and collectibles and antiques. They begin a relationship that eventually leads back to Richard Dadd. The stories are well told, the descriptions are exquisite, and the author treats characters having major mental illnesses with sensitivity, although she also makes them realistic. One remarkable scene has Dadd being transferred from a hospital where he's been for 20 years to another institution outside London. It's his first time out and his first trip on a train. It's a Rip van Winkle kind of sensation; yet Dadd carefully notes every detail for future works because he knows he wont get the chance to see it again. This book is just so interesting and really a pleasure to read. I felt I learned quite a bit, and that's something for a novel. Highly recommended.
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How teenage girls can combat the world's definition of self-image through a biblical understanding of who they are. Written like a conversation, this book tells girls how God created them and how he intends for them to love others and themselves.
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Highly reccomended.......2007-06-18
This is a great book. I would recommend it to any teen girl. It's well written and very easy to follow. It offers lots of practical advice and shares a biblical perspective without forcing the Bible down your throat. I think all teen girls could appreciate this book and can find something in it that relates to themselves. A must have for any home, even if you don't have girls. It gives you an excellent perspective on how teen girls view themselves and the world around them. You have to buy this book!
This book is awesome!.......2004-02-27
This book is awsome! It's a great book for all christian girls to have, or even non-christians. It helps you see what God thinks about things girls go through and have to deal with every day. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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- Yet another great Charmed book
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Mirror Image
Jeff Mariotte
Manufacturer: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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Phoebe Halliwell is stunned when her latest vision involves her younger half sister, Paige. The vision reveals to her that Paige is actually an imposter who will infiltrate the Power of Three and break it apart. However, Piper is dismissive when she learns of Phoebe's concerns -- so much so that Cole and Leo end up taking sides as well. Before long, all involved are on edge.
Paige senses that her sisters are acting strangely around her, so when she meets Timothy McBride, an attractive young stranger who purports to be a witch, she decides not to tell them. She wants to have something of her own, separate from her Charmed duties. Secrets are estranging the sisters from one another, and the timing isn't good. Women are turning up all over the city, dead by supernatural causes. The perpetrator may be connected to the sisters' past -- but if they can't work together, they might not be able to stop him.
Customer Reviews:
ugh.........2007-02-10
I thought that this book was okay but it could have been better.. I didnt like how it told the victims point of view and also Darryl's. I love the guy but i didnt really care about how his board meetings were going. The book bored me pretty badly and it made me want to go and do something eles. Usually I can read a Charmed book in about a day or less but it took me about 3 days to read this one. I dont suggest it but if you collect the series, buy it as cheap as you can so you dont waste your money.
mystery.......2004-06-04
i thought this book was a real page turner and you end up not sure which sister to trust, i wont give to much away, plus there's quiet a bit of mystery in this book but it all comes together well during the ending overall a good read
Mirror Image.......2004-02-01
I personally think this book was an amazing novel. It keeps you turning the pages without stoping for a brake. Once you start reading this book, it's hard for you to put it down. At first, the book keeps you intrested with a mysterious begining, later on it begins with a more insightful start. This book keeps your heart racing with unexpected surprises.
mirror image.......2003-11-03
I thought this was a good book as you are not sure which sistersý side to take when it all turns ugly. Although there are twists and turns in the tail they are quite easy to follow so youýre not left thinking, what was that all about? My one fault if I had to find one with this book would be that they reveal the bad guy to quickly they could of maybe left you guessing a little longer. But overall I would defiantly recommend this book to anyone not only charmed fans.
Yet another great Charmed book.......2003-09-04
This book kept me in the dark but I did have a feeling about who the bad guy was.I think they shouldn't make it obvious on who the "Bad guy" is...they should make it where we think that person is bad but really is good and vise versa with the good guy. It's kid of too preidctable. But I still love Charmed! I just have one question...why are Phoebe and Cole still together? When are they going to make a book where they are not together anymore? I guess the book series is different than the t.v series because in the t.v series when Paige's hair is blonde, Phoebe wants nothing to do with Cole but in the book "Between Worlds" they are still together...well sorry I got a little carried away...back to "Mirror Image" I thought this book was great and I can't wait until I read the "Between Worlds" book. So far I've read all the Charmed book and I have not missed a single one. Some of the books were kind of [not good] like "Spirit of the Wolf," & "Date with Death," I didn't really get those books....But I still think that Charmed rules and it beats out all the WB shows! Nothing and I mean nothing can beat out Charmed. It's still number one on my list of "favorites" and it will always be number 1!!!!!!!!
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- A truely original fairy tale... in the old style of the Brothers Grimm...
- Fresh and unique idea, but not much else...
- Magic Mirror with a twist
- A GREAT story!!!
- Perfect for both young adult and adult readers of fantasy
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Mira, Mirror
Mette Harrison
Manufacturer: Puffin
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Abandoned by her parents, and then apprenticed to a witch, Mira is captivated by the other young apprentice, who adopts her as a sister. Mira would do anything for this beautiful girl— and that's just what her sister bargains for. With the utterance of a simple spell, Mira's body is turned to wood, her face to glass. Her only power is the magic her sister gives her, the power to make her sister a queen. But the sister disappears, and where one fairy tale ends, another begins. Mira is left to gather dust until a new hope arrives—a peasant girl with troubles of her own. Soon the two are on their way to find a new kind of magic, a magic that gives life instead of taking it.
Customer Reviews:
A truely original fairy tale... in the old style of the Brothers Grimm..........2007-01-12
Do you remember the magic mirror in the fairy tale, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"? Where you ever curious about where the magic mirror came from, or who was in it? Well, in this truely original fairy tale, you find out how a young witch named Mira was put into the magic mirror, and how she has been trapped there for over a hundred years. This story begins around the time of Snow White, but most of the story takes place a hundred years later, when Mira tries to find a way to escape the mirror and return to human form. This story is not a sanitized "Disney" version of a fairy tale, but a true "dark" adventure like the original fairy tales written by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm. This fairy tale is not for the very young, or faint of heart ... but for those who yearn for unique adventure about a girl who was never shown love in her human life, but learns how to love and be loved while imprisoned in a magic mirror. The recommended age for this book is for grades 7-9, but I really wouldn't recommend this book to anyone under the age of 14, unless they where emotionally mature, because of the "dark" overtone of the story. This story is truely a "work of art" for all fans of the classic fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm.
Fresh and unique idea, but not much else..........2006-06-11
I wasn't that into this book. The first page or so really grabbed me--I really like the way the author began it: "The bargain was quickly made between my mother and the witch..." But that was the peak of my interest. I am an obsessive fan of fantasy fiction and fairy tales, and the reason why I read this book was because the story topic intrigued me. I have never read or even heard of another book that is written from the point of view of a magic mirror, specifically the one that belonged to Snow White's stepmother. But half way through the book, I was no longer anxious to turn the pages. And I found that the end did not move me very much--or surprise me--but don't get me wrong, it had a good message about love between sisters. Perhaps the reason I was disappointed was that I was expecting a young adult novel (that's the section in which I found it in the library). I think Harrison's writing style is simple and juvenile--good for younger kids (I am 18). And a lot of the ideas in it have been done before, over and over, like the idea of swapping appearances, being victim to an arranged marriage, etc, and was there a hint of Beauty and the Beast in there too, or was that just me? Anyway, this was a rather less satisfying read for me; I probably would have enjoyed it more five years ago. I really do think it would be great for preteens and younger teens. A creative idea for a novel.
Magic Mirror with a twist.......2006-03-11
This is the story of the Wicked Queen's magic mirror, from the story of Snow White-from the point of view of the mirror. A young girl, unattractive, unwanted by her father, stepmother, and half-siblings, she's apprenticed to the local witch, and becomes completely enchanted by the witch's other apprentice, and will do anything for her-anything at all.
The other, more talented and more ruthless, apprentice is, of course, the future Wicked Queen, and she enchants Mira into a mirror and gives her just enough magic to be useful in making and keeping her Queen, but not enough ever to escape the trap of the mirror. But Snow White is just one adventure in the long life of the mirror, who has a lot to learn not just about gaining enough magic to free herself from the mirror, but also about the moral lessons her "sister" the Wicked Queen taught her.
Enjoyable.
A GREAT story!!!.......2005-06-16
This was a really great story that almost anyone can learn a good lesson from. I read it in about two days! It puts a new face on the witch queen in Snow White and of course, the magic mirror. It'll make you laugh AND cry!
Perfect for both young adult and adult readers of fantasy.......2005-04-18
Mira is a witch and so is her adopted sister, an ambitious young woman who steals life from other creatures and uses the magic to make herself more beautiful. Her thirst for more beauty is never quenched, even when she transforms Mira into the magic mirror. Using the mirror to keep herself beautiful and young, the sister becomes the witch queen. But when the queen falls, Mira is stranded in mirror form until a runaway peasant girl saves her. The peasant girl is taken in by a merchant and his daughter. Using her magic, Mira transforms the peasant girl into the merchant's daughter-and vice versa. Each girl assumes the other's role, seeing their lives from a different point of view. In a series of events, the girls and the mirror learn the meaning of trust and friendship. (M/H) Perfect for both young adult and adult readers of fantasy, MIRA, MIRROR is a gripping read with strong characters, the story of a woman who can show everyone a reflection but struggles to see herself for the person she truly is.
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It's the night before the gazing ball ceremony and Zenda has yet to recover her last two musings. Desperately wishing to escape from her problems, Zenda finds herself in a strange dimension where she must undergo a test. Does Zenda have what it takes to pass the test and receive her last two musings?
Customer Reviews:
No Word Can Describe It.......2004-11-27
Though not the last book in the series, this book concludes Zenda's quest to find the missing pieces to her gazing ball. The story was very good, and I found myself practically unable to put the book down until, before I knew it, I'd read the whole book in less then two and a half hours! Definately the most exciting book in the series, because it tells what all Zenda readers have been waiting anxiously for, this book was well worth my time and money! The "test of mirrors" was very entertaining, and I found the way the author described Zenda's emotions then to be very descriptive and realistic. I don't want to give too much away, but I will say that this book was fantastic, and will be a favorite of any Zenda reader!
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Digging deep into God's Word.......2006-10-01
I thought this book was great. It gets you to dig into the bible. But it was hard to mediate on it during the day. It's like a work book. Also questions she asked was really good but Mrs. Grover never said what to do about some anwsers you may have put down. She uses alot of the same passages but it's kinda of God because you did deep in the story. But considering this is the only book she wrote for teens it's a great book.
Book Description
Girl In The Mirror, A Teen's Guide To Self Awareness is a self help book for pre-teen and teenage girls. It focuses on affirmations, visualization, the power of forgiveness and more as tools for self-empowerment, confidence building and character development.
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Only As Beautiful As Our Thoughts.......2004-09-07
Praises to Denise Crittendon for GIRL IN THE MIRROR! With only 72 pages, this little book packs a wealth of information for girls of any race. It is hard enough just being a teenager, growing up in these chaotic times when it seems the cards are stacked against them. GIRL IN THE MIRROR knocks down this wall, and gives teenage girls a fighting chance against the worst enemy imaginable, themselves.
Chapter One, "You Thought Yourself Into It-You Can Think Yourself Out Of It," teaches how the mind is a powerful tool, and our thoughts whether positive or negative, create our own reality. This is a recurring theme throughout the book, offering activities in creative visualization, self love, affirmations, and the power of forgiveness. Crittendon teaches the importance of keeping a personal relationship with God as well, but does it in a way that is neither preachy nor judgmental. She encourages teenagers to speak with God in a manner comfortable to them, whether singing, rapping, whispering or just being quiet; because He is always listening. It is important to realize also, when problems arise and life seems crazy God is still there, He is just trying to get your attention. Problems are merely opportunities to do something different.
Each chapter begins with a personal quote from a popular actor, sports figure or musician to which any teenager can relate. Additionally, at the end of each chapter several exercises are listed to further implement the lessons of self awareness. In fact, my own daughters, ages 15 and 11, have read this book and truly enjoyed it. It was not too complicated, the lessons were simple and straightforward, and the exercises really made them look inside themselves and think.
I believe having a strong self love and self awareness can provide a weapon against the pitfalls plaguing so many teenage girls today, such as drugs, promiscuity, and pregnancy. All of our girls are precious diamonds who just need a little help to shine, and GIRL IN THE MIRROR is just what the doctor ordered.
Crittendon has provided a solid blueprint to save our girls!.......2004-01-25
This work is practical, simple, yet strong and rich in content. Girl in the Mirror provides the formula for self-empowerment that our teens need today. Let's face it; we can't always be there to shield them from the traps and challenges that they encounter. With this guide,they can help themselves and feel good about doing it. And that is invaluable! Get a copy for every teen girl that you care about. There is nothing more profound than giving the gift of self-esteem. My hat is off to the author.
Girl In The Mirror.......2002-08-27
This book is easy reading and clear. The author focuses on important issues and uses pertinant examples to illustrate her points.
It is a "MUST READ" for parents and others who have to deal with the difficult task of assisting young women in their quest for empowerment.
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