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—Holly Holmberg Brooks, Founder of GirlSite
10 Creative Girl
Check out some inspirational poems and artwork by our GirlSite readers.

11 Getting Rene's Groove back, oh and her head, too!
By Yvette Pompa

“No Rene you have to tell them from the beginning,” Lauren said as she propped both feet up against the concrete pillar, threw her head back and closed her eyes as the full moon gave light to a rather dim front porch. “Look. We totally sacrificed our night out after winning the game and stuff. What gives?”

12 Sisterhood
Not long after, my Dad remarried an amazing woman I proudly call my Stepmother. I am one of the lucky ones where this story doesn’t sound like Cinderella with the evil Stepmother and Stepsisters, (although I wouldn’t mind the fairy Godmother, Prince Charming and the rest of the second half of that story). My Stepmom is great! Shortly after marrying Dad she got pregnant and gave me what I always had wished for, siblings!
13 Seven Safety Tips for Girl Travelers
Have you ever wanted to just pick up your bags and travel the world with your friends? Do you ever just want to get away from it all, but don’t want to go on another family trip?
By Olivia Neri
14 What does your palm reveal?
There is no need to shell out ten bucks to get your palm read by the corner psychic when you can get a free reading on GirlSite instead.
15 Sole searchin’
GirlSite’s guide to reflexology (beware: not for the ticklish!)
16 When Barbie Was Banned
by Brianna Thielen

In third grade, I did a science fair project that changed my life. My dad thought I should test whether skin color makes a difference in what people think is beautiful. We decided to use a Black Barbie and a White Barbie to test people ’s opinions. I thought that more people would choose the White Barbie because more people are used to seeing White Barbies.