Re: [LM_NET] Bibliotherapy books

[Kathy Reel <kathy502@AOL.COM>]

 One of the important areas to address that I would add to the list of topics for 
this girls' bibliotherapy book group is perfectionism, as it affects so many other 
areas. Not just girls, but all teens (and all people, of course) need to realize 
that they do not have to be perfect. Girls, in particular, let this misguided 
notion of perfectionism affect their lives--body image, clothes, friends, 
boyfriends--which can result in serious image problems and depression. I've had 
some experience with teens and this perfectionism demon, so I apologize if I sound 
as if I'm on a soapbox. Some nonfiction books that could prove useful for the 
problem of perfectionism (and they address other issues, too) are 
Perfectionism:What's Bad About Being Too Good by Miriam Adderholdt and Jan 
Goldberg, Reviving Ophelia:Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher, 
Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler, Odd Girl Out and Odd Girl Speaks Out by Rachel 
Simmons. Fiction titles in this area could inclu!
 de Scott Westerfield's series, which includes the trilogy titles Uglies, Pretties, 
and Specials. Also, Sarah Dessen's Just Listen deals with putting up an appearance 
as opposed to dealing with the sometimes ugly truth or issues.
 
 In the dating subject area, Sarah Dessen again has numerous books that could be 
used. Also to consider are Forever by Judy Blume, What My Mother Doesn't Know by 
Sonya Sones, The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart, ttfn by Lauren Myracle, and Nick & 
Nora's Infinite Playlist by Racel Cohn and David Levithan (might want to check the 
language on this one for your group). Meg Cabot's titles seem to be popular with 
teen girls, too.
 
 Kathy Reel
 New Librarian Looking for Job
 Owensboro, KY
 Kathy502@aol.com
 
 
  
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