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I have an 11 year-old daughter and she would make my life miserable if I didn't include girls in my books," Lupica said with a laugh, "When I write I make sure there is a girl who is just as much a star as the boy in the story. In "Hero," Kate provides stability for Zach and in my last book "Million-Dollar Throw" it was as much the story of Abby as it was of Nate.

Which is how I believe all authors should aproach their books.  As an author good books for teenage girls today need to be exciting and cover themes on a whole range of topics and as one sex doesn't live isolated from the other then both should have such strength as required to move the story forward.

Lupica goes on to say.. "I always tell the kids in audience that we grew up in different times," Lupica said. "When I grew up I didn't have ESPN or cable or laptops and, of course, they do. But, despite that, we are exactly the same because we both love a good story and understand that no piece of technology is better than opening a book to page one and knowing that you are walking into a world that you have never inhabited before."

You can read the full interview with Mike Lupica here. ous Chicago Tribune Interview

"The Questions Within" by Teresa Schaeffer   great books for teenage girls

Part of the Cutting Edge Series, this book confronts some of the larger questions teenage girls of today face in a different way.

 For most of her childhood Constance has felt like an outcast; a loner. She's not quite like other girls: somehow she's 'different', and it’s not just that she’s a tomboy. But when Constance meets new boyfriend Sean, things seem set to change – for the better. Or do they? So begins a journey through anger, shame, and loneliness – to a gradual realisation that brings both strength and pride; a journey to answer those questions within.