cover image GIRLS: A History of Growing Up Female in America

GIRLS: A History of Growing Up Female in America

Penny Colman, . . Scholastic Nonfiction, $12.95 (192pp) ISBN 978-0-590-37130-8

This volume traces U.S. history from the perspective of its girls, via diaries, letters and other documents, from the Ice Age Paleo-Indians to today's girls who skateboard, rap and edit Web sites. B&w photos show them in all their variety. Ages 8-up. (Mar.)