Double Duty
By Maya Haidar
Ready, Set, Stretch
Strike a Pose: The Planet Girl Guide to Yoga
by Karen Birkemoe and Heather Collett (Kids Can Press) $14.95If you are looking for an easy way to break into yoga, then look no further. The ancient art of uniting body and mind creates ultimate relaxation, focus and confidence. Forget about the lean, mean, sleek machine that it will ultimately turn you into—yoga can help make just about everything you do easier. Strike a Pose reveals the origins of yoga, basic to advanced poses and even a DIY section on creating your own yoga accessories.
Embarrassed Much?
21 Proms
by various authors (Scholastic Inc.) $10.99Just like much of teen life, Prom can have some embarrassing moments! Luckily for you vervegirls, these blunders make the characters in this compilation of short stories blush, rather than you. All your basic Prom scenarios get covered: boy shows up more dud than stud; the prissy hissy-fit perfectionist goes to any means necessary; guys get nervous asking out the girl of their dreams. This is exactly what you’ll need to unwind after hunting down your dress, your shoes, and all the other bits for the big night!
Know What You’re Saving
An Inconvenient Truth
by Al Gore (Rodale Inc.) $28.95Al Gore is officially a rock star in our books! Not only does the former Vice-President of the United States take the climate crisis seriously, he explains it all so clearly.
An Inconvenient Truth chronicles exactly what is happening to our world, from the shift in global warming to what we can do to stop it.
