Girltalk: All the Stuff Your Sister Never Told You

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ISBN: 9780060585754 | 0060585757
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Copyright: 7/1/2004

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Upbeat and up to date, this essential sourcebook for girls is revised by Weston, now the Dear Carol columnist for "Girl's Life" magazine, who offers solid, sensible, and caring advice as well as facts, hotlines, Web sites, and quizzes.

Hello	p. xv
Body: Looking and Feeling Your Best	p. 1
Do Guys Worry About Their Bodies?	p. 2
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Breasts	p. 3
Is Your Period a Question Mark?	p. 8
The Right Height	p. 16
Excited About Exercise	p. 17
Healthy Eating	p. 19
Don't Window-Shop at the Bakery and Forty-nine Other Dos and Don'ts	p. 21
Eating Disorders: Dying to Be Thin	p. 26
Body Sweat, Body Smells	p. 31
Skin Care (Sun Goddesses, Beware!)	p. 32
A Nose Is a Nose Is a Nose and All About Ears	p. 36
Eye Deal	p. 38
Ignore Your Teeth and They'll Go Away	p. 39
Hair Care	p. 41
Nice Nails	p. 44
Makeup and Clothes	p. 45
Even Beautiful Girls Get the Blues	p. 47
Sleep Tight (Waking Up Is Hard to Do)	p. 48
Mono and Your Health	p. 49
Physical Disabilities	p. 51
Speaking of Body Language	p. 53
Dear Carol...	p. 54
Friendship: You Don't Like Everybody: Why Should Everybody Like You?	p. 66
Girlfriends Last Longer Than Boyfriends	p. 67
Ten Ways to Make Friends	p. 68
The Pursuit of Popularity	p. 75
Your Friends Don't All Have to Like Each Other	p. 77
Can a Guy Be a Friend?	p. 78
Fights and Friends	p. 79
Staying Friends	p. 81
Telephone Tactics	p. 82
Being a Good Guest	p. 86
When Friendships Change	p. 88
Ten Ways to Lose Friends	p. 90
Be Your Own Friend	p. 91
Dear Carol...	p. 94
Love: Falling In, Falling Out	p. 105
Getting Started	p. 106
Sending Out Signals	p. 108
On Your Mark, Get Set--Relax!	p. 111
Icebreakers: Twenty-three Ways to Launch a Conversation	p. 112
Is Cupid Stupid, or Does He Just Have Poor Aim?	p. 114
Should You Go Out with Older and Younger Guys?	p. 116
Should You Go Out with Someone from a Different Background?	p. 117
Saying No Nicely	p. 118
Twenty-eight Things to Do Besides Meet at the Mall	p. 120
The Way to a Guy's Heart Just Might Be My Cheesecake	p. 122
Nine Awkward Situations and How to Handle Them	p. 123
Eleven Surefire Ways to Ruin a Romance	p. 128
Breaking Up Without Breaking Down	p. 131
Lasting Love	p. 135
Love Notes	p. 138
Kissing, Etc.	p. 141
Dear Carol...	p. 142
Sex: What You Should Know Before Saying Yes	p. 154
To Do It or Not to Do It: That Is the Question	p. 154
Talking to Parents about S-E-X	p. 158
Do-It-Yourself Orgasms	p. 160
Sex? Who Me?	p. 161
True Confessions: My First Time	p. 162
It's Easy to Get Pregnant; It's Easy Not To	p. 163
Fooling Around	p. 167
Birth Control Methods	p. 168
What If You Are Pregnant?	p. 179
Quick Quiz on Prom Pressures	p. 186
Straight, Gay, Bi: Sexual Orientation	p. 189
STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections)	p. 192
HIV and AIDS	p. 197
No-Fun Nuisances (That Aren't STIs)	p. 200
Rape	p. 202
Incest	p. 209
Dear Carol...	p. 211
Family: Making the Best of Your Nest	p. 222
Problems with Parents	p. 223
Parents with Problems	p. 235
You're Crazy If You Need Counseling and Don't Seek It	p. 242
Teen Suicide	p. 245
Brothers and Sisters	p. 247
Stepparents and Stepsiblings: Step by Step	p. 254
Relatives in the Parlor and Skeletons in the Closet	p. 257
When Loved Ones Die	p. 258
Dear Carol...	p. 263
Education: Getting Through High School, Getting into College	p. 277
Is School Unbeatable or Unbearable?	p. 278
Why Should You Learn All That Irrelevant Stuff Anyway?	p. 279
Cram Course in Study Habits	p. 280
Learning Differences: You Know You're Smart But...	p. 287
Teachers: They're Not in It for the Money	p. 289
When You Need a Change (School or Summer)	p. 293
College: Choosing and Getting Chosen	p. 299
Dear Carol...	p. 314
Money: The Buck Starts Here	p. 326
Be a Better (and Better-Paid) Baby-sitter	p. 327
Beyond Baby-sitting (but Before the Big Time)	p. 330
All in the Family	p. 332
Figuring Out Your Future	p. 334
Writing a Resume	p. 338
Acing the Interview	p. 341
Networking	p. 343
Once You're Hired, Don't Get Fired--or Should You Quit?	p. 344
When to Be Cheap, When Not to Be Cheap	p. 345
Money Miscellany	p. 348
Dear Carol...	p. 351
Smoking, Drinking, and Drugs: And I Promise Not to Preach	p. 357
Tobacco: When It's Good to Be a Quitter	p. 358
Thinking About Drinking	p. 366
Alcoholism	p. 374
Drunk Driving	p. 377
Illegal Drugs	p. 379
Dear Carol...	p. 389
A Quartet of Quizzes: Getting to Know You	p. 398
Are You Too Nice?	p. 398
How Well Do You Know Your Best Friend?	p. 404
Are You and He a Good Match?	p. 408
Are You the Jealous Type?	p. 415
Goodbye	p. 421
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