Playwright Eve Ensler writes fictional monologues and stories inspired by girls around the globe. Moving through a world of topics and emotions, these voices are fierce, alive, tender, complicated, imaginative, and smart. Girls today often find themselves in a struggle between remaining strong and true to themselves and conforming to society's expectations in an attempt to please. They are taught not to be too intense, too passionate, too smart, too...

Discusses the setting, characters, plotline, and themes of the novel, and includes a short biography of Harper Lee and an analysis of the book compared to the film.

Celebrating the idea that anything boys can do, girls can do better, a guide to adventure for girls of all ages includes such chapters as "Fourteen games of tag, " "How to negotiate a salary, " "Math tricks, " and "Daisy chains and ivy crowns."