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Girl Talk: Questions and Answers about Daily Dramas, Disasters, and Delights

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Girl Talk: Questions and Answers about Daily Dramas, Disasters, and Delights
Authors and Contributors      By (author) ,Nancy Loewen
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
ISBN/Barcode 9781623702182
ClassificationsDewey:155.433
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Coughlan Publishing
Imprint Capstone Press
Publication Date 1 May 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

Tween girls have tons of questions about everything from best-friend squabbles and cell phone privileges to getting braces and surviving a bad grade. Girl Talk's illustrated peer mentors answer more than 100 friend, family, growing up, and school questions in a way that's on-level, true, and expert-approved.

Author Biography

Nancy Loewen writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Recent awards include: 2012 Minnesota Book Awards finalist (The LAST Day of Kindergarten); 2011 Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year (Share a Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story); 2011 Book of Note, Tri-State Young Adult Review Committee (Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes); and 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox Series). She's also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Society of School Librarians International. Nancy holds an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University, St. Paul. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two teenage children. Paula Skelley is a blogger who writes about life, loss, and pediatric cancer awareness. She holds a BS in English and Sociology and an MA in English (creative writing concentration) from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is a mother of two and lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with her family. Julissa Mora has been a freelance illustrator for more than eight years. She specializes in the children's and tween market. She is best known for her trendy tween girls, cute children, and animal characters. Her work has been featured by top industry publications such as American Girl as well as by the award-winning toy company Educational Insights. Julissa has been a part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, helping to mentor her own little sister. Julissa currently lives and works out of her home/studio in Brooklyn, New York.