I'm finding it really interesting, and spending time contemplating how much pressure I put on my own two girls. A friend of mine has a daughter who is a freshman in high school and is having a very difficult time of it. The girl is super smart, super sweet, very pretty (and dances-ballet- and plays the piano and is a runner). The girl is feeling inadequate and overwhelmed in high school. I recommended this book to her. Just reading the book jacket had my friend very interested. I found Hinshaw's reference to "America's Next Top Model" especially enlightening. Both my girls absolutely LOVE that show. I never could understand why. Hinshaw explains how the Triple Bind is openly played out on the show and that the appeal is that the girls are succeeding!
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Let me know how the book turns out... we're doing course selection for next year, and I told the kids NOT to sign up for A.P. French unless they loved French. I told them if they needed another A.P. course because they were applying to very exclusive colleges to NOT sign up.
Yvonne
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