In a world full of beauty do and don’t magazines and other superficial publications Blue Jean: What Young Women are Thinking, Saying, and Doing is refreshing. Blue Jean allows teenage girls to read about significant issues that pertain to all, not just what shade is in for the season. This anthology starts with a bang, and influences readers to get out and actually do something. Blue Jean goes beyond simply telling, it encourages activism - not just dreaming - doing.

Between the pages that bring down feminist stereotypes and help for the mind and soul lay the true feelings and emotions of all girls. Though targeted to 11-19 year-old girls, Blue Jean defies age barriers. It is a collection of illuminating words that evoke dreams, hopes, and stories. Most importantly, it explains that common phrase “if you don’t succeed at first, try, try again.” Rather than put pressure on young women, Blue Jean uplifts and helps girls shape themselves into independent, self-sufficient women. It does not make young women feel as though clothes, makeup, and hot-dates define who they are, rather it coaxes their inner spirit and drive to challenge and overcome setbacks.

ISBN: 0-9706609-1-X, trade paperback, $14.95, 256 pgs., 8 chapter illustrations, Ages 11-19 LCCN: 2001129011