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Also by Rachel Simmons:

Odd Girl Out, Revised and Updated, August 2011
Paperback
The Curse Of The Good Girl, September 2010
Trade Size (reprint)
The Curse of the Good Girl, September 2009
Hardcover
Odd Girl Speaks Out, January 2004
Trade Size
Odd Girl Out, April 2003
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THE CURSE OF THE GOOD GIRL
By: Rachel Simmons

Penguin
September 2010
On Sale: August 31, 2010
288 pages
ISBN: 014311798X
EAN: 9780143117988
Trade Size (reprint)
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Self-Help

Lessons in breaking the curse of the good girl-from the bestselling author of Odd Girl Out

Rachel Simmons argues that in idealizing the "good girl"-unerringly nice, polite, modest, and selfless-we teach girls to embrace a version of selfhood that curtails their power and potential.

Drawing on the exercises Simmons herself uses in her work with girls, parents, and educators, The Curse of the Good Girl provides a catalog of practical strategies to foster girls' assertiveness, resilience, and integrity. At the core of Simmons's radical argument is her belief that the most critical freedom we can win for our daughters is the liberty not only to listen to their inner voice but also to act on it.

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