How do girls negotiate the media's representations of girls? Hains (communications, Salem State U.) interviews young women who grew up with the mixed messages and catch phrases of girl power's
manifestations in children's popular culture in the 1990s, in the forms of the Spice Girls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the animated series The Powerpuff Girls. The book also moves beyond
girl hero cartoons to investigate other modes of girl power that were preferred by the African-American girls in the author's study, especially the Bratz dolls. The book includes b&w
photos, illustrations, and children's drawings. Annotation 穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
