false 6314622 1 <b>The collected wisdom and shared experiences of Hollywood superstars and everyday teenagers—inspirational advice encouraging young women to be comfortable in their own skin and showing them how to become tomorrow’s leaders</b><br><br>Q: What do Vanessa Williams, Meredith Vieira, Queen Latifah, Danica Patrick, Helen Mirren, Janet Jackson, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Hudson, and Eva Mendes have in common with most teenage girls? <br><br>A: They have all struggled with self-esteem and body image; they’ve compared themselves to their peers and have sometimes felt that they come up short. <br><br>Drawing on personal interviews with these and many other celebrities, and her volunteer work with teens around the country, in <i>Exactly As I Am</i> entertainment reporter Shaun Robinson shares the intimate thoughts, revelations, and feelings of these powerful women, illustrating how similar they are to those of average girls struggling to find their voices. For example, Kelly Clarkson discusses the pressure to be thin, Virginia Madsen talks about standing up to the “in crowd,” and Gabrielle Union shares her thoughts on being yourself. <br><br><i>Exactly As I Am</i> shows young women how to achieve a balance between accepting how they look and appreciating who they are on the inside, emphasizing the importance of having a mentor or role model and the support of family. Inspiring and motivating, this tapestry of perspectives will inspire every reader to say, I accept myself “exactly as I am.” 6499854 31 3 2009 Exactly As I Am: Celebrated Women Share Candid Advice with Today's Girls on What It Takes to Believe in Yourself total:9|5:1|4:1|3:3|2:1|1:3| 9 23 36 3 5 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 14:44:27 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 14:44:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 13:57:33 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 12:21:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Thu Apr 16 20:30:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 18:19:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 24 17:16:40 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 17:16:40 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Tue Oct 06 22:10:52 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 22:11:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 27 19:10:40 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 12:56:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 26 15:26:55 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 15:26:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 06:55:41 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 06:55:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 18 10:22:28 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 10:22:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 11:07:03 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 11:07:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 06 17:21:22 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 17:21:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 06 12:02:53 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 12:02:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jul 23 20:12:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 20:12:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 15:59:14 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 15:59:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 12:45:23 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 12:45:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 12 21:52:59 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 21:52:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 07 08:05:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 08:05:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 11:33:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:33:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 26 06:12:14 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 06:12:14 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 24 12:31:33 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 12:31:33 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6314622