Girl Reviews
Our Girl Reviews showscases blogs that discuss how girls are portrayed in and impacted by books, movies, television shows, live performances, museums and exhibits, games, and products.
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Dear America: Making History Personal
Junior Girl Emily VanderBent writes about the iconic Dear America book series in the early 2000s, and one of her favorite books in the series.
Book Review: The Holly Black Series
Junior Girl Elizabeth Bailey reviews The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, and the Queen of Nothing, a series by Holly Black.
Book Review: Rosie Revere, Engineer
Junior Girl Yuwen Zhang reviews Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, and discusses the STEM aspects of the book.
Book Review: Educated
Junior Girl Emily Scott reviews the stunning 2018 memoir Educated by Tara Westover about growing up in a survivalist cult.
Book Review: Anne of Green Gables
Junior Girl Charlotte Wilson reviews her favorite childhood book, Anne of Green Gables, and reflects on what Anne means to her.
Maria Qamar’s Hints at Bigger Problems Within South Asian Culture
Junior Girl Teresa Mettela reviews a Maria Qamar exhibition from 2019, and talks about Qamar’s influence on South Asian girls.
Book Review: Life Lessons From Remarkable Women
Junior Girl Emily Clarke reviews Life Lesson From Remarkable Women, a book curated by UK magazine Stylist, filled with inspirational essays.
TV Review: Malory Towers
Junior Girl Hannah Wilson reviews the new BBC show, Malory Towers, based on the classic Enid Blyton series.
Game Review: Animal Crossing
Junior Girl Kat Kavaliova reviews the popular Nintendo Switch game, Animal Crossing, which she argues is even more needed during the pandemic.
Film Review: A League of Their Own
Junior Girl Jessica McCall reviews the classic 1992 film A League of Their Own.
Never Have I Ever…Been More Impressed By Netflix
Junior Girl Teresa Mettela reviews the original Netflix show Never Have I Ever, which follows a South Indian high school student.
Movie Review: Ella Enchanted
Junior Girl Frances Belt reviews the 2004 classic film Ella Enchanted, starring Anne Hathaway and Hugh Dancy, and based on the best-selling book.
TV Review: The X-Files
Junior Girl Emily Rawle reviews The X-Files and discusses main character Dana Scully’s character arc throughout the 11-season arc.
Museum Review: Virtual Exhibit at the British Museum
Junior Girl Emma Pearce reviews the British Museum’s new virtual exhibition, called “Museum of the World,” using existing museum collections.
TV Review: Sex Education
Junior Girl Beth Dockery reviews the hit Netflix show Sex Education, and an impactful, important storyline involving main character Aimee.
Exhibition Review: Pre-Raphaelite Sisters
Junior Girl Emma Pearce reviews the Pre-Raphaelite Sisters exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Book Review: Dare Me, by Megan Abbott
In recent years there have been a litany of articles, books and TV shows that all celebrate female friendships. This is incredibly important as I am a firm believer in women supporting women. For many years a popular trope in entertainment was to pit women against...
Book Review: May
Tiffany reviews Kim Abi Zeid Daou’s “May,” a collection “of odes, poems short stories and prose interwoven with themes of collective memory, coming of age and feminism.”
Getting Serious About “Chick Lit” with the Princess of Genovia
Recently my friend, an amazing artist, illustrated my favorite quote from Princess Mia. I first met my personal heroine, Mia Thermopolis, on my eighth birthday at a movie theater in Ohio. I enjoyed the film adaptation of The Princess Diaries well enough, but the magic...
TV Review: Hilda
Junior Girl Rebecca Davis reviews animated Netflix show, “Hilda,” featuring a brave girl protagonist and her adventures in nature.