AiNEW YORK TIMES/iNOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARbrbrThe classic account of the hurdles facing adolescent girls in America–now reissued with a new Foreword, to coincide with the award-winning author’s new book on women and identity.brbrInspired by a study by the American Association of University Women that showed girls’ self-esteem plummeting as they reach adolescence, Peggy Orenstein spent months observing, interviewing, and getting know dozens of girls both inside and outside the classroom at two very different schools in northern California. The result was a groundbreaking book in which she brought the disturbing statistics to life with skill and flair of an experienced journalist.brbrOrenstein plumbs the minds of both boys and girls who have learned to equate masculinity with opportunity and assertiveness, and femininity with reserve and restraint. She demonstrates the cost of this insidious lesson, by taking us into the lives of real young women who are struggling with eating disorders, sexual harassment, and declining academic achievement, especially in math and science. Peggy Orenstein’sbSchoolGirls/bis a classic that belongs on the shelf with the work of Carol Gilligan, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, and Mary Pipher. It continues to be read by all who care about how our schools and our society teach girls to shortchange themselves.”This important book should be read by parents raising children of all ages and of both sexes.” –iNew York Times Book Review/i.brbr”This book is to young girls what bBlack Beauty/bis to horses, what Upton Sinclair’sbThe Jungle/bwas to the processing of meat. To readbSchool Girls/bis to remember — how reluctantly! — what it means to be a girl in junior high.” — Carolyn See,iWashington Post Book World/i.brbr”Orenstein’s study should be required reading ?Ð