The Ultimate Survival Guide to Being ..., Christina De Witte
The Ultimate Survival Guide to Being ..., Christina De Witte
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The Ultimate Survival Guide to Being a Girl
On Love, Body Image, School, and Making It Through Life

Author: Christina De Witte

Narrator: Chloe Cannon

Unabridged: 7 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/07/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Addressing the struggles of young girls everywhere, this hilariously relatable comic guide to life provides real advice and encourages a new generation of teen girls to find confidence and embrace individuality.

With friends, love, social media, body image, and more--navigating young adulthood can seem impossible. The Ultimate Survival Guide to Being a Girl provides humorous and highly relatable guidelines for all of the struggles young girls face, presented in author Christina De Witte's signature comic style and told from the point of view of her lovable Instagram and Internet character, Chrostin. A Hyperbole and a Half for the young adult audience, the book includes comics and hands-on advice about serious issues like mental health and self-care, and also deals with questions on every young girl's mind, like "Can you survive on pizza alone?"

Quirky, hilarious, and sincere, The Ultimate Survival Guide to Being a Girlempowers young women to challenge society's unrealistic standards of beauty and embrace their individuality. This is sure to be a favorite for teen girls.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie Amber on March 26, 2018

** I received an ARC from NetGalley and publisher Running Press Kids in exchange for my honest review** "It's so much easier to chase your dreams if you charge your batteries now and again." This little survival guide was absolutely spot-on. It’s honestly the perfect gift for a mom with a daughter goi......more

Goodreads review by ♛ Garima ♛ on March 08, 2018

I think I am bit too old, at the age of 30+ something, to really enjoy and relate to teen issues book but I can see it addresses many issues which would really be helpful for any teenager girl out there. It is book that is mix of traditional and comic style writing - the style I really like so if you......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on January 14, 2020

note: this was sent to me by the publisher for review. i definitely found this helpful in some aspects of my life, expect that it did read a little bit like a textbook and sometimes the slang used put me off a bit. i do think some parts of this book will date itself in reference to social media and......more

Goodreads review by Lucie on October 11, 2018

3.5 Stars *I received an eArc of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* This was... fine. This was a cute read and based on the majority of the content and conversational tone I can see this being a nice book for younger girls just entering high school, but I don't see this being ve......more

Goodreads review by Shaila on December 31, 2023

It took me a little while to read this book from cover to cover... And it was worth it, even though I'm not a teen and it's not written for my age group, there were still things in here that even I needed! I guess this was a good way to close my 2023 reading 🧡......more


Quotes

"Hand to teens who want words of wisdom from a peer and who enjoy comics."—School Library Journal

"The Ultimate Survival Guide to Being a Girl is jam-packed with amusing anecdotes and genuinely helpful advice for young women navigating the precarious teenage years."—-Josh Shipp, author of The Teen's Guide to World Domination

"[Chrostin's] highly relatable situations have made her every girl's best friend on Instagram."—Bored Panda, http://www.boredpanda.com/this-girls-highly-relatable-cartoons-makes-her-every-girls-best-friend-on-instagram/

"Chrostin . . . is a character to be reckoned with. From her obsession with snacks to her passive attention to beauty standards, Chrostin is seriously all of us just trying to (occasionally) win at life."—Revelist.com, http://www.revelist.com/viral/christina-dewitte-chrostin-millennial-women/5153

"De Witte's message is simple but powerful. She wants to remind everyone with her comics that it's OK to feel like you're a total mess sometimes. That's something we can all relate to."—Upworthy, http://www.upworthy.com/15-real-talk-comics-about-the-struggles-women-go-through-on-a-daily-basis

"[Chrostin's comics are] so on point it hurts."—Comedy Central UK, http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/funny-pictures/articles/this-artist-creates-hilarious-comics-that-nail-our-everyday-problems