New York Times Bestseller
From the author of You Are Mighty, a real-life derring-do woman, a
collection of exhilarating stories, activities, and tips to inspire
girls to pursue a life of adventure and excitement.
Why should girls miss out on the joy of adventure? They can jump off
rocks, swing on ropes, and climb trees just as well as boys can. But
girls often allow fear to stand in their way.
In The Gutsy Girl, author Caroline Paul emboldens girls to seek out a
life of exhilaration. Once a young scaredy-cat herself, Caroline decided
that fear got in the way of the life she wanted--of excitement,
confidence, self-reliance, friendship, and fun. She has since flown
planes, rafted big rivers, climbed tall mountains, and fought fires as
one of the first female firefighters in San Francisco. In The Gutsy
Girl, she shares her greatest escapades as well as those of other girls
and women from throughout history, and offers engaging activities such
as confidence-building stances, creating a compass, positive self-talk,
and using crickets to estimate outside temperatures. Each section
includes a place for girls to "journal" their adventures, thus
encouraging a new generation to develop a zest for challenges and a
healthy relationship to risk. The Gutsy Girl is Lean In for young
girls, a book about the glorious things that happen when you unshackle
from fear and open up to exhilaration. Fully illustrated and enlivened
throughout by bestselling illustrator Wendy MacNaughton's whimsical
pen-and-ink drawings.
