cover image No Body's Perfect Journal

No Body's Perfect Journal

Kimberly Kirberger. Scholastic Paperbacks, $8.95 (304pp) ISBN 978-0-439-42639-8

A trio of titles speaks directly to tweens and teens. Kimberly Kirberger, best known as co-author of Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, presents No Body's Perfect: Stories by Teens About Body Image, Self-Acceptance, and the Search for Identity. Each of the more than 20 sections (""Get to Know Yourself,"" ""Sweeten Your Self-Talk,"" ""Have Faith,"" etc.), introduced by Kirberger, contains stories and poems by real teens, as well as inspirational quotes from the likes of Gandhi and Oscar Wilde. A companion No Body's Perfect Journal offers questions for teens to think about and space for writing their responses.