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Ophelia Speaks

Ophelia Speaks
Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self
by Sara Shandler
Hardcover: Oct 1999,
285 pages.
Paperback: Jun 1999,
285 pages.

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Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by tina wilzbacher
The book on Sara Shandler called Ophelia Speaks has helped me a lot in the years of hurt and aloneness . My guestions is to this great author . Why not write another have teen girls write there stories I know I would love to be heard and tell my staory or one any way.

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by ally
ophelia speaks is probly the best book i have ever read in my frade 7 year i was going throught sum pretty bad times and this book helped me..I though i was the only one i though i was diffrent But after reading this book i discorved i wasent alone it felt good to hear peoples stories and learn from them..i cant wait till the next book comes out ! i will fo sure By it ...If anyone knows where i can write in so i can get one of my poems into ophelia speaks..please email me at eilidh26@hotmail.com thanks soo much

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Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by carla
I read this book when I was twelve and going through tough times. I read it again a year later and was amazed at how it still spoke to me. It's good to know that there are other girls going through the same things. I still cry every time I read the chapter on self-inflicted wounds,but it also helps me get through that part of my life. Every adult who wonders what goes on in their daughter's life should read thi book. And every girl who wants to know she's not alone should,too. Thank you to the girls who contributed and to Sara for listening to their stories,to our stories.

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Cat
I read this book as a junior in high school and now, 5 years later, I picked it up again for another read and realize how truly amazing a work this is. Compiling works from a variety of young females gives perspective like no other. I reccommend this book to any female, young or old. It is a great read and truly a shoulder to lean on.

Review (not rated) by Amy Daniels
I read Ophelia Speaks for the first time as a 15 year old high school sophmore. In the four years since that first reading, I have not only re-read the book, but also bought copies for friends, aquaintances and family members. Every single experience I have had to deal with in the past four years has been shared by at least one of the extremely talented essayists catalogued in Ophelia Speaks. This book should be a must read for all adolescent girls. Through it's pages, we hear not just Ophelia, but an entire generation of young women, speak.
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