We’ve been talking with Debra Gano, author of Beauty’s Secret, A Girl’s Discovery of Inner Beauty. Debra’s book is really an amazing resource for young women today, and I wanted her to tell us more about it. This is the second and final part of her interview. Please read Part 1 to get the whole story!

Please give us more information on Beauty’s Secret. Who is the book aimed at and what kinds of things can readers learn from it?
I targeted the book to pre-teen girls ages 7-14, although it’s been a delight to see mothers start …read more

If it’s one thing I’m passionate about its making sure young women today develop a healthy self-esteem. That’s why I’m really excited to bring you this giveaway.

We’re giving one Blisstree reader the chance to win an autographed copy of author Debra Gano’s award-winning hardcover book, Beauty’s Secret, A Girl’s Discovery of Inner Beauty. Self-esteem building and inspirational, this is the first volume in the new empowering Heartlight Girls Series for girls brings awareness of inner beauty and true worth through a contemporary, fairytale-like story.
Beauty’s Secret has won the 2009 Mom’s Choice Award, the 2008 USA Book News National …read more

Laura Sessions Stepp seems to think so, and it’s not a very popular opinion. Her book Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love and Lose at Both, released on February 15, 2007, is unexpectedly controversial. The focus? The emotional and psychological damaged caused by women’s engagement in casual sex encounters.
And we’re not talking about ‘hos and skanks here. We’re talking about experiences Sessions Stepp gathered over two years of following nine girls ages 15 to 21 — normal, everyday high school and college girls. Today’s New York Times says,
This culture of sexual aggression, [Sessions …read more