The Secret Lives of Girls: What Good Girls Really Do -- Sex Play, Aggression, and Their GuiltAn eye-opening look at the complex world of the pre-Ophelia generation. The result of more than 125 interviews with pre-teens, teens, and adult women, Lamb uncovers the way girls use their minds and bodies for private sexual play, hidden aggression, and mischief, revealing a remarkable resilience and complexity too often ignored by adults. |
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The Sexual Lives of Girls | 11 |
Play What is Play? What is Sexual Play? | 25 |
Naked Barbies | 48 |
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