On Her Way: Stories and Poems About Growing Up Girl

Growing up has never been easy, but the girls in this inspiring collection of twenty-one stories and poems for ?tweens tackle it with gusto. Edwidge Danticat exhorts girls to come to this party? even... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525471707
• ISBN13: 9780525471707
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

A delightful collection!

I'm a teacher at a girls' school who wanted to find a collection of short stories that might interest 5th graders but be of literary value. I read quite a few anthologies, and this one was the first one that was perfect! The girls love the stories (as do I) and we have a lot of laughs and great discussions. We especially love "The Day Joanie Frankenhauser Became a Boy," "The Palazzo Funeral Parlor," "Emily Canarsie Has Something to Say," and "The Makeover." I also loved "The Secret Behind the Stone" and used that story with my 7th graders as it was a little more mature. Though I have favorites, I loved all the stories and poems in the book, and was so pleased to not find a single dud! It is a wonderful collection and I highly recommend it.