Review: Growing Up Powerful - Rebel Girls - May 2023 Growing Up Powerful is an empowering and informative book that every girl between the ages of 12 and 16 should have on her bookshelf. Written in a relatable and engaging style, this guide takes on the challenges and triumphs of adolescence with compassion and understanding. Puberty can be a rollercoaster ride, and this book serves as a reliable companion throughout the journey. It covers a wide range of topics, from navigating new friendships and discovering inner strength to dealing with body changes, school stress, and social anxiety. The authors understand the complexities of being a teenage girl in today's world and provide practical advice to help readers build unshakable confidence. What sets Growing Up Powerful apart is its interactive format. With Q&As between experts and girls from different parts of the world, readers can gain insights from real experiences. The inclusion of fun quizzes adds an element of excitement...

Review: Rebel Girls - Level Up - Rebel Girls Series - June 2023 Rebel Girls Level Up is a captivating and empowering collection that introduces readers to 25 remarkable women who have made their mark in the world of gaming and the metaverse. Authored by various talented writers, this book celebrates the achievements of female creators and their contributions to the gaming industry. With its engaging storytelling and vibrant artwork, it is a must-read for both gamers and enthusiasts of women's empowerment. Through its pages, Rebel Girls Level Up takes readers on an exciting journey, delving into the lives and accomplishments of women who have revolutionized the gaming landscape. From designing innovative technology to breaking down barriers in a male-dominated industry, these women have left an indelible mark on gaming culture. Each story provides a glimpse into the challenges they faced, the triumphs they celebrated, and the unwavering passion that fueled their success. One of the ...

Review: Rebel Girls Celebrate Pride - Rebel Girls - May 2023 I love reading the Rebel Girls books and even though they are targeted for the younger audience and make me sometimes wish I was younger, so I could enjoy them even more . They are great in giving females some strong role models and even more this particular one which shares females who identify as LGBT+ as back then , those that identified didn't feel accepted and have the role models needed. Rebel Girls Celebrate Pride: 25 Tales of Self-Love and Community" is a remarkable addition to the captivating biography anthologies published by Rebel Girls. Unlike its predecessors, this particular volume stands out as a bite-sized paperback, making it the perfect companion for readers on the go. Its compact size is ideal for slipping into backpacks or pockets, ensuring that the stories of resilience and empowerment found within its pages can be easily accessed and shared. The book's layout is a visual treat, with each pag...

Review: Ada Lovelace Cracks the Code - Rebel Girls - November 2021 One thing I am happy I get to read them now as a reviewer, but I so wish that when I was in my tweens/teens that Rebel Girls had existed as I could have gone down a completely different track with my career as I would have been exposed to more female role models, as it was I had ones like Ann M. Martin, Beverley Cleary, Judy Blume, Louise May Alcott, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, Jacqueline Wilson, and Francine Pascal and then their book characters like Elizabeth Wakefield, Harriet the Spy and Mary Ann Spiers. This makes sense as to why I went down the track of reading and writing, and even so with this I often wish I had parents at the same time that encouraged me as I would be on a completely different life path than I am now. Who knows where I could be if only we had books like Rebel Girls in the 90s and early to mid-2000s? Working for the House of Science as an EA, I am now exposed to females in the STEM field and one...

Review: Rebel Girls - Animal Allies - Rebel Girls Series - April 2023 It's books like this that make me wish I had a daughter or at least a close niece that loved reading that I could share these books. Sadly, the two that I have a close relationship with that are girls aged 6 and 8 are more into technology than reading which is a shame. Maybe they might turn to books when they are older. In this series Rebel Girls, I also wish it was around when I was growing up just imagine the careers I could have ended up with or the heroes I had as a female. I would have had some great strong female role models, but back then we didn't have this exposure. I recently went to a talk about the scientist Marie Curie and they talked about the oppression of women in careers despite there still being some struggles, even in the last 20 years we have come so far for females to be recognised as when I was growing up, we didn't have that recognition and I grew up in the 90s and the early to mi...