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Carolyn is a girl with strong opinions. On being a girl: 'stupid.' Wearing dresses: 'only when forced, and then with shorts underneath.' Summer nights: 'make you feel invincible.' Girls with MaryJjanes: 'no use at all.' The boy next door: 'I do not have a crush on him ' The top... Read Full Overview

Carolyn's tips for survival: Keep your hair too short for ribbons. Get a great dog. Avoid girls who wear Mary Janes. Spy on the neighbors. Play in the mud. Carolyn likes to break the rules. To her great surprise, it turns out that's what being a girl is all about.

No one ever said being a girl was easy - especially when you're stuck with two brothers. She wears boys' clothes whenever possible, but things are changing. Can she figure out how to be a girl - without losing track of who she really is?

Economists treat barter as an inefficient alternative to market exchange, assuming that it is normal only in primitive economies. For their part, anthropologists are more concerned with the social and moral complexities of the "gift," and treat barter as mere haggling. The authors... Read Full Overview

Carolyn's tips for survival: Keep your hair too short for ribbons. Get a great dog. Avoid girls who wear Mary Janes. Spy on the neighbors. Play in the mud. Carolyn likes to break the rules. To her great surprise, it turns out that's what being a girl is all about.