Hey Ladies!

It's the middle of summer and you're bored. There's nothing to do, right? WRONG-O!! Girls can do anything and everything they want to do. So prove it. Learn to windsurf, teach yourself French, re-paint the walls of your room ... just do something.

Need some inspiration to get started? Kidsreads.com has three super-fun guides for you. So stop flipping through TV channels and painting your toenails. Get out there and kick some butt!

CREATE YOUR OWN GIRL BAND
by Janet Hoggarth
Chicken House
ISBN: 043929651X
Ages 11-up
160 pages

You've always wanted to meet a cool girl-band star like Beyonce from Destiny's Child or Left-Eye from TLC. With this book, you can BE the star. Author Janet Hoggarth offers tons of fun tips on everything from learning to write the cool lyrics to choreographing your own dance routines. This book is guaranteed to get you and your friends off the couch and on the road to stardom!

GIRL NET: A Girl's Guide to the Internet and More
by Sarra Manning
Chicken House
ISBN: 0439296390
Ages 10-up
144 pages

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Don't just veg out in front of the computer looking at pictures of Justin Timberlake. Take a hold of that mouse and change your world. This book will help you find the coolest sites on the Web, as well as the sites with the most interesting facts and best information. Author Sarra Manning also devotes chapters to explaining the ins and outs of e-mail, chatting, IM'ing and even basic homepage making. Geek Girls Rule!

GIRL DIRECTOR: A How to Guide for the First Time, Flat Broke Film and Video Maker
by Andrea Richards
17th Street Press
ISBN: 1931497001
Ages 11-up
128 pages

Andrea Richards knows that a girl's place is behind the camera. She begins this fascinating and really helpful book with a chapter on pioneering film women. Then she brings on all the practical information a girl could need to make her foray into the world of the director. Richards explains topics like screenwriting, storyboards, set design, editing, and distribution. A must for all screen queens!

   --- by Addelaide Hayes

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