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!
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.
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