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Girls Inc. Presents: You're Amazing! A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self

Girls Inc. Presents: You're Amazing! A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self
Author: Claire Mysko

What's the story?
In The Supergirl Dilemma, a recent report commissioned by Girls Incorporated, more than 1,000 girls grades 3-12 shared stories of feeling increasing pressure to be perfect all of the time. GIRLS INC. PRESENTS: YOU'RE AMAZING! is the first guide to help girls give up the quest to be super and start celebrating what makes them remarkable.

What does it mean for your audience?
A solution to gender stereotypes and mixed messages, GIRLS INC. PRESENTS: YOU'RE AMAZING! addresses issues challenging girls today—including family, school, crushes, and the future—and empowers girls to find the inner voice that makes them unique, special, and above all, amazing. Packed with Girls Inc. activities, quizzes, insight from girls and older teens, and advice from women role models including a NASA engineer, female bloggers, MTV's SuChin Pak and Paralympic athlete Bonnie St. John, the book gives girls tools and tips to feel good about who they are.

Who is the author?
Claire Mysko is a writer, media consultant, and the co-founder of Inside Beauty (www.insidebeauty.org), a website and outreach program designed to give girls a healthy fashion and beauty reality check. She has served as the Assistant Director of Communications at Girls Inc., the Executive Editor of SmartGirl, and the Director of the American Anorexia Bulimia Association. Claire holds a master's degree in gender studies from The New School for Social Research. She lives in New York City. For more about the author, please visit www.clairemysko.com.

What is Girls Inc.?
Girls Incorporated® is a nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and boldSM. With local roots dating to 1864 and national status since 1945, Girls Inc. has responded to the changing needs of girls through research-based programs and public education efforts that empower girls to understand, value, and assert their rights. In 2006, Girls Inc. reached over 800,000 girls through Girls Inc. affiliates, our website, and educational publications. For more information, please visit www.girlsinc.org.

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The author is available for interviews. Please contact:

Beth Gissinger
Adams Media
508/427-6757
beth.gissinger@fwpubs.com

Cheryl Messer
Girls Inc.
212/509-2000, ext. 237
cmesser@girlsinc.org

Girls Inc. Presents: You're Amazing!
A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self Claire Mysko
Publication date: July 1, 2008
ISBN: 1598697137
Ages 9-13
Price: $8.95

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