title: Girl, 13: A Global Snapshot of Generation E
author:  Starla Griffin 
description: Grade 6 UpA fascinating portrait of 43 girls from around the world. Griffin traveled the globe to interview 13-year-olds from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and North and South America. She offers basic biographical information such as religion and family members, languages spoken, and talents and hobbies. She also asks each subject, What comes to mind when you think of the United States?and France?and China?and Kenya? (American students are not the only ones who struggle with geography.) Next, the girls invite readers into their worlds through thoughtful essays about their lives and their best days. Though different from one another, they seem to share optimism about themselves and their lives. Thoughtfully presented and wonderfully constructed, the text and the accompanying photographs will be an interesting read not only for middle-grade readers, but also for womens-studies students.<i>Elaine Baran Black, Gwinnett County Public Library, Lawrenceville, GA</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  CONTENTS
  
  
  Title Page Copyright Notice Dedication
  
  
  Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter
  8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15
  Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22
  Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25
  
  
  Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32
  Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Ch