The Real Rules for Girls

by Mindy Morgenstern, Mari Florence

Here it is, girls! Everything you need to know in order to live a fabulous life. (Okay maybe not everything, but a heck of a lot of it.) When should you dump him? When is it cool o use a credit card? When is it okay to kiss up to your boss? You'll get the lowdown on all that and more in this hip survival guide for girls who know that the only rule really worth following is Be true to yourself. Written with fierce wit and complete honesty, The Real Rules for Girls is not our mother's rule book. Packed with wisdom -- and quotes from evryone from Maya Angelou to Liz Phair -- it'll help you navigate life's highs and lows with style and substance.

Genres: Young Adult

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2000

About the author

Mindy Morgenstern is a television writer and producer. She has written for dozens of television shows, including The Journey of Allen Strange, Even Stevens, and All About Us. She lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book can be read in one sitting and it is hilarious. It really would be perfect for a daughter or niece in the 14-17 year old range. It looks old-fashioned with the 50's-60's style photos, but it is chock full of real life lessons about boys, periods, sucky jobs, etc.

[Laney Fillman · Rating 3 out of 5]

For reading this book as a project, it was relatively good. It was full of personal stories that really showed a point towards different things that women should know in the business industry and such.

[Erinayo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice

[Pyrate Queen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This fun, inspiring read for high school girls shows how life isn't all that different from generation to generation.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm going through older self help books I bought myself. This one has good advice but is getting dated.

[Thea Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, humorous read. I really liked the life lessons presented in this book.

[Darshana Venkatadasan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read it in one sitting and I wouldn’t even call this a self help book- it was more like a friendly elder sister talking to you. Would recommend teens of any age to read it.