CITATION: Shandler, S. (1999) Ophelia speaks: Adolescent girls write about their sense for self. New York: Harper CollinsIDENTIFYING #: ISBN 0060952970
CLASSIFICATION: NONFICTION
GENRE: PSYCHOLOGY
CALL #: 305.23 SHA
RECOMMENDED AGE/INTEREST LEVEL: ADULT
RATING: 5
Annotation: A collection of writings from teenage girls across the United States discussing politics, parents, boys, sex, and societal pressures.
Summary: As the title indicates, Ophelia Speaks is about young women and their search for identity. The author read Reviving Ophelia as a 16 year-old girl. This led her to want to write her own story and to provide a forum for other young women to express themselves as well. The collection of writings here come from all over the U.S. and are organized into chapters that cover such issues as: The Body Under Assault, Family Matters, Best and Worst of Friends, Touched by Desire, Overcoming Obstacles and Coming into Our Own. There is much voice in the writing included in the book, and there are many instances showing other women that they are not alone in their problems.
Notes: This is a great book for teen girls. If you've ever felt all alone in your thoughts, worries, fears, and problems, this book will reassure that these are all a normal part of growing up.
