<p><b>This is what it's like to be a high-school-age girl.<br></b>To forsake the boyfriend you once adored.<br>To meet the love of your life, who just happens to be your teacher.<br>To discover for the first time the power of your body and mind.<br> <br><b>This is what it's like to be a college-age woman.<br></b>To live through heartbreak.<br>To suffer the consequences of your choices.<br>To depend on others for survival but to have no one to trust but yourself.<br> <br><b>This is <i>Anthropology of an American Girl</i>.<br></b>A literary sensation, this extraordinarily candid novel about the experience of growing up female in America will strike a nerve in readers of all ages.</p>