Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self is a 1999 book written by Sara Shandler and published by HarperCollins.[1][2][3]
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Author | Sara Shandler Emily Carmichael (essays) |
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Language | English |
Genre | Anthology |
Published | 1999 |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication place | United States |
The book is an anthology of works by adolescent girls which spent eighteen weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List.[4] Salon's review singled out "Fight Girl Power" by Emily Carmichael as the best of the collection, praising the essay as a "sophisticated, painful, and amusing meditation on girl power."[5]
An unofficial sequel to the book was published in 2001, Ophelia's Mom written by Sara Shandler's mother, Nina Shandler, Sara Shandler wrote the foreword to Ophelia Speaks.
References
edit- ^ Boyle, Alix (18 July 1999). "Life Through the Eyes of Teen-Age Girls (Published 1999)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Book Review: 'Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25.
- ^ CNN
- ^ Opehlia Speaks. NPR Talk of the Nation. (May 6, 1999). Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ Quart, Alissa (September 16, 1999). "Sells Like Teen Spirit". Salon. Retrieved May 6, 2013.