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The Blueprint for My Girls: How to Build a Life Full of Courage, Determination, & Self-Love
Have you ever wished that someone had told you ahead of time how a problem could be avoided?
Do you feel like no one understands where you're coming from?
Now there's a blueprint that can offer you comfort, motivation, and real solutions.
When Yasmin Shiraz launched Mad Rhythms , a hip-hop magazine aimed at college students, she visited youth organizations and colleges across the country to teach young people how to effectively pursue their dreams. Drawn to Yasmin's confidence and determination, young women in particular sought her opinion on topics such as body image, popularity, dating, sexuality, child-parent relationships, and social and academic pressures. Yasmin could easily speak to those issues. She struggled with many of the same concerns when she was younger.
Inspired by the common threads connecting each generation, Yasmin developed The Blueprint for My Girls to help young women discover who they are, develop a sense of self, and stay positive. In the book, Yasmin pairs her personal stories with 99 "expressions" designed to help readers deal with situations they may not feel comfortable discussing with friends and family. Each expression is accompanied by exercises to help readers progress on their journey.
Staying real without being preachy, The Blueprint for My Girls will be a solution giver, a problem solver, and a friend in need for generations to come.
Do you feel like no one understands where you're coming from?
Now there's a blueprint that can offer you comfort, motivation, and real solutions.
When Yasmin Shiraz launched Mad Rhythms , a hip-hop magazine aimed at college students, she visited youth organizations and colleges across the country to teach young people how to effectively pursue their dreams. Drawn to Yasmin's confidence and determination, young women in particular sought her opinion on topics such as body image, popularity, dating, sexuality, child-parent relationships, and social and academic pressures. Yasmin could easily speak to those issues. She struggled with many of the same concerns when she was younger.
Inspired by the common threads connecting each generation, Yasmin developed The Blueprint for My Girls to help young women discover who they are, develop a sense of self, and stay positive. In the book, Yasmin pairs her personal stories with 99 "expressions" designed to help readers deal with situations they may not feel comfortable discussing with friends and family. Each expression is accompanied by exercises to help readers progress on their journey.
Staying real without being preachy, The Blueprint for My Girls will be a solution giver, a problem solver, and a friend in need for generations to come.
214 pages, Paperback
First published December 30, 2003
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About the author
Yasmin Shiraz
17 books61 followersYasmin Shiraz is the author of The Blueprint for My Girls as well as The Blueprint for My Girls in Love. She is an empowerment speaker and program developer who has delivered programs and keynotes based on her books.
She is the author of the ALA's Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers selection, Retaliation. She has spoken at over 100 colleges nationwide on topics such as empowerment, black history and hip hop culture.
She is an award winning film director as her film, Can She Be Saved? won 4 film awards including Best New film.
When not writing books, she produces documentaries for her company, Still Eye Rise Films.
She is the author of the ALA's Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers selection, Retaliation. She has spoken at over 100 colleges nationwide on topics such as empowerment, black history and hip hop culture.
She is an award winning film director as her film, Can She Be Saved? won 4 film awards including Best New film.
When not writing books, she produces documentaries for her company, Still Eye Rise Films.
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January 3, 2019
The intended audience of this book is teen and preteen girls, and it is written in a tone and manner that will resonate with them. It is broken up into 100 different “expressions” which include a paragraph introduction to the topic, the author’s testimony and experience with the topic, a maxim, and some questions to prompt the reader to write about this topic in her journal. Some of the topics are about sexuality and sexual behavior, but do not go into much detail. Nothing is truly inappropriate for girls of the right age range, because they will need to understand these concepts (among many others—parents: that’s your job!) to help them navigate peer relationships and make good choices. As an adult reading this book, I was tempted to compare the language and writing to that used in my favorite adult-intended non-fiction books. But as a mother, I had to think about how these concepts are best broken down and discussed to help the average teenager stay interested in a self-help book. This book is full of good advice and potential discussion starters to help teen girls find their way.
February 1, 2010
What month did you read this book for? January
Title: The Blueprint for my Girls
Author: Yasmin Shiraz
Date started/date completed: January 2, 10/ Jan 30, 2010
Total Pages: 204
Rating of book (1-10): I give this book a 7.5, it was relatable, but I think it could have covered a bit more and in more detail.
Briefly summarize the book: This book is kind of like a chicken noodle soup book, where it has a topic (girls) and it tells stories and poems about girls and from girls all over the world. This book covers things from sex, abuse, diseases, peer pressure, anything that you could expect young girl to deal with especially in this day and time. This is the kind of book that will let young girls know that they are not alone and someone is always there to talk to no matter what they have or what they are going through.
Author’s purpose: The author wrote this book to give young girls security in not only their situations but also in their mind, lettting them know that they are never alone. I would definitely recommend this book to teens and preteens going through anything, or even to kids that arent facing harship.
Intended audience(s): The intended audience were young girls and girls facing tough lifes that need reassurance to get through the day from other people that have been in their situation already.
Title: The Blueprint for my Girls
Author: Yasmin Shiraz
Date started/date completed: January 2, 10/ Jan 30, 2010
Total Pages: 204
Rating of book (1-10): I give this book a 7.5, it was relatable, but I think it could have covered a bit more and in more detail.
Briefly summarize the book: This book is kind of like a chicken noodle soup book, where it has a topic (girls) and it tells stories and poems about girls and from girls all over the world. This book covers things from sex, abuse, diseases, peer pressure, anything that you could expect young girl to deal with especially in this day and time. This is the kind of book that will let young girls know that they are not alone and someone is always there to talk to no matter what they have or what they are going through.
Author’s purpose: The author wrote this book to give young girls security in not only their situations but also in their mind, lettting them know that they are never alone. I would definitely recommend this book to teens and preteens going through anything, or even to kids that arent facing harship.
Intended audience(s): The intended audience were young girls and girls facing tough lifes that need reassurance to get through the day from other people that have been in their situation already.
August 12, 2008
This book had a lot of good points and advice in it. I have already been through many experiences in my life, so much of the tips and advice i already knew. I would recommend it to someone younger and less experienced... possibly in high school! Overall, not a bad read!
April 7, 2010
"Keep a positive outlook, be determined, realize you will make mistakes. No matter how difficult, no matter the challenges, no matter what, stay focused. Know that there is no pain, no problem that lasts forever."
June 8, 2009
Its Okay So Far
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