Promotional Information

The only book for all self-respecting girls from the team behind THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS 'The Daring Book for Girls' is the manual for everything that girls need to know -- and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! There have been pale imitations of our 'Dangerous Book for Boys' trying to create the same for girls. But nothing has achieved that same feeling of freedom and adventure that the 'Dangerous Book' had in abundance. But now 'The Daring Book for Girls' will fill that gap. It is a real daring book written by real girls for real girls. And what real girls want, just look at their comments on-line, is adventure, excitement, and just as much danger as the boys. So here we present to you Famous Women Spies and Pirates, Women Who Changed the World, How to Make and Fly a Kite, Seven Daring Wonders of the World, How to Survive in the Wild, and how to try to begin to understand why boys show you they fancy you by pulling your hair. The only cooking you'll find in 'The Daring Book for Girls' is cooking over a fire, in the wilderness, while your friends tell you ghost stories to scare you witless! Key title / The Daring Book for Girls hit No. 4 on the New York Times besteller charts in its first week of publication in the US. / From the same team who brought you The Dangerous Book for Boys / Top tips and stories written by real girls for real girls. Not a recipe for meringues in sight! / 'The Dangerous Book for Boys' was the must-have book for 2006. Dominating the top ten for over a year, 17 weeks of which were at number 1, it has sold over 750,000 copies to date. / 'The Dangerous Book for Boys' has become a global phenomenon, reaching No.1 on the New York Times bestseller list in America on the first week of publication. / Competition: The Great Big Glorious Book for Girls

About the Author

Andrea Buchanan is the author of Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It. She is the co-founder of LiteraryMama.com, and her work has been featured national magazines and newspapers, as well as in many anthologies. She has appeared on national television and radio and is a co-founder of MotherTalk, Inc., a media agency connecting writers with readers. She lives with her husband, four-year-old son, and eight-year-old daughter. Miriam Peskowitz is the author of The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars: Who Decides What Makes a Good Mother. She has appeared on national radio and TV, is regularly quoted on parenting and women's issues in the national press. She is also the mother of two daughters: a toddler and an outdoorsy and athletic 8 1/2 year old.

Reviews

Praise for The Daring Book for Girls 'Gung-ho girly advice!the boys had their Dangerous book, now this one is for us' Good Housekeeping 'I can't imagine not wanting to get stuck in to The Daring Book for Girls. It's an admirable project' Jenny Diski, Sunday Times 'The authors mix inspiring tales of girls who made good ... with a scrap bag of how-tos for girlish activities ... The Daring Book for Girls keeps ... practical knowledge from getting drowned in the techno-flow' The New York Times 'We've had The Dangerous Book for Boys - now it's our turn. Refreshingly, it's not about lipstick tips, but pioneering women who inspire us' Glamour