Girls Social Media

It was the 1960s - a time of economic boom and social strife. Young women poured into the workplace, but the “Help Wanted” ads were segregated by gender and the “Mad Men” office culture was rife with sexual stereotyping and discrimination. Lynn Povich was one of the lucky ones, landing a job at Newsweek, renowned for its cutting-edge coverage of civil rights and the “Swinging Sixties.” Nora Ephron, Jane Bryant Quinn, Ellen Goodman, and Susan Brownmiller all started there as well. It was a top-notch job - for a girl - at an exciting place. But it was a dead end.

Lucy Edwards is a UK-based blind broadcaster, content creator, Pantene Ambassador and disability activist. At only 17 her world went to black. In an instant Lucy lost her eyesight due to a rare condition called Incontinentia Pigmenti. She had to learn how to navigate her life all over again, the beginning of an extraordinary journey to find self-acceptance and happiness. Lucy took to the internet and started to upload her experiences. Through sharing her day-to-day routine in her viral 'How does a blind girl?' video series, Lucy's story gripped the nation.

Mae Foster is a young girl who loves to code! She is super excited to join her school’s Coding Club but feels guilty about leaving her sick mother at home. Can she figure out a way to continue coding and help her mother at the same time?

In the fifth book in the series, Anne's own true love, Gilbert Blythe, is finally a doctor, and, in the sunshine of the old orchard among their dearest friends, they are about to speak their vows. Soon, the happy couple will be bound for a new life together in their own dream house on the misty purple shores of Four Winds Harbor. But a new life means fresh problems to solve - and fresh surprises. As Anne and Gilbert begin to build that new life, some of those problems and surprises come in the form of their new neighbors.

In the post-apocalyptic, neo-medieval city of Ark, speech is constrained to 500 sanctioned words. If somewhere were to speak outside that approved lexicon, they'd face banishment. The only exceptions to this rule are the Wordsmith and his apprentice, Letta. Together, they are the keepers and archivists of all language. But when Letta's master dies, she is suddenly promoted to Wordsmith and finds the situation more complicated than she knew.

Communication professor and CNN Opinion contributor Kara Alaimo reveals how social media is affecting every aspect of the lives of women and girls—from our relationships and our parenting to our physical and mental well-being. Over the Influence is an audiobook about what it means to live in the world social media has wrought—whether you’re constantly connected or have deleted your accounts forever.

Quel genre de fête d'anniversaire rêve d'avoir une jeune millionnaire ? Faut-il absolument des paillettes et des feux d'artifice sur un bateau de croisière ? Certainement pas ! C'est beaucoup trop ordinaire. Les amis d'Ella devront être originaux et discrets s'ils veulent la surprendre, sans toutefois attirer les paparazzis, et particulièrement Bass, le célèbre animateur de télévision. Mission impossible, tu crois ? Ouvre vite ce livre et tu verras !

Trina wants to play sports like the rest of her family, but she doesn’t know which one to try! Should she be a runner, a gymnast, or a baseball player like her siblings? Or should she find something else? With the help of her family, Trina learns that she doesn't have to pick just one!

Natalie seeks the help of each family member when drawing a picture but most of them are too busy. Will she be able to make her dream picture a reality?

Katie is finally old enough to join the soccer team, but she doesn't know how to play. Through the help of her coach and the other kids, Katie starts to learn.

Aventure extraordinaire, fous rires, amitié et folie, voilà ce que tu trouveras dans cette histoire. Je t’attends à la page 7 pour te raconter la vie fantastique de la fille la plus riche et la plus populaire du monde. C’est un rendez-vous !

Pippilotta Viktualia Rollgardina Pfefferminz Efraimstochter Langstrumpf, kurz Pippi Langstrumpf genannt, wohnt mit ihrem Pferd und dem kleinen Affen Herr Nilsson in der Villa Kunterbunt und macht, was sie will. Sie ist das stärkste Mädchen der Welt und hat vor nichts und niemandem Angst. Thomas und Annika, die im Nachbarhaus wohnen, können sich keine bessere Freundin als Pippi vorstellen!

Too Small Tola lives in an apartment with her clever sister, Moji; her big brother, Dapo; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. In the first of three endearing new adventures, Tola is sized just right to wriggle under the bed and rescue Grandmommy’s prized possession when it goes missing. Her savvy and math skills save the day when Grandmommy gets sick, and when the family can’t afford new clothes, industrious Tola finds a way—with a little help from Grandmommy—to be just as fine as the three fine girls she so greatly admires.

Des clés, des cadenas, des énigmes incompréhensibles, Ella arrivera-t-elle à sortir du jeu dont elle ne connait pas les règles ? Pas facile de se débrouiller quand ton seul allier est un cochon qui ne pense qu'à manger. Pour vivre cette troisième aventure d'Ella Lachance, ouvre ce livre, mais attention, il se pourrait que tu n'arrives plus à en sortir !

Maggie's world is turned upside down when she learns that her father, whom she admires, has a second daughter, Callie, whom no one knew existed. But she won't let a new family member get in the way of her summer plans with her best friend, Daija. They're determined to make tons of money braiding hair for kids around the neighborhood.

Dans cette deuxième aventure, Ella, la fille la plus riche et la plus populaire du monde, t'invite sur son île privée pour vivre des vacances de « rêve »! Ne perds pas une minute, mets ta crème solaire et viens la rejoindre car, avec elle, tout devient rapidement extraordinaire ! Ne rate surtout pas ta chance de vivre les vacances les plus drôles et les plus surprenantes de ta vie... mais peut-être les plus stressantes aussi... ! Bref, des vacances à l'image d'Ella Lachance !

Tara is one of the lowest class, untouchable, and works as a maid in Kolkata, India. Her boss, a Brahmin, is the highest class, and Tara must accept her position in life inside India's caste system. After hearing encouraging words from her grandfather in his pottery shop, she learns to accept her reality. Will Tara accept the forgiveness from her boss for the prejudice during a deathly illness?

Against the ominous backdrop of the influenza epidemic of 1918, Elsie, the class tattletale, liar, and thief, claims the new girl at school, Annie, as her best friend. But Annie soon makes other friends as well and finds herself joining them in teasing and tormenting Elsie, who later succumbs to the epidemic and dies. Elsie is not absent from school long, though. She soon returns there as a ghost, ready to reclaim Annie's friendship and to punish all the girls who bullied her.

Throughout history, girls have often been discussed in terms of what they couldn't or shouldn't do. Not anymore. It's time for herstory‚ a celebration not only of what girls can do but also of the remarkable things women have already accomplished, even when others tried to stop them. This uplifting and inspiring book follows the stories of 50 powerhouse women from around the world and across time who each managed to change the world as they knew it forever.

L'idée du siècle de mes parents ? M'interdire d'avoir accès aux réseaux sociaux à mes 12 ans ! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRésultat : #trahison # injustice! Moi, Luna #DRAMAQUEEN ! Je n'ai pas dit mon dernier mot ! Entre deux descentes en planche à neige, j'établis mon plan #machiavélique pour détourner la décision #TROPPASJUSTE de mes dinosaures de parents! Je suis miss incomprise !!! En espérant que mon plan restera secret...