Mean Girls : Facing Your Beauty Turned Beast

by DiMarco, Hayley

• ISBN13: 9780800759131
• ISBN10: 0800759133
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Revell

Summary

Sugar and spice and all thats nice? Not quite. Its tough to be a girl. Girls are mean to each other. Most girls will admit that they have been a victim of a mean girl. In fact, many will say that all girls are basically mean. Whether theyre arguing about a boy, teasing a girl because of how she looks, or making up rumors to torment others, girls can be just plain ruthless.This one-of-a-kind book can help end the cycle of meanness. Mean Girls is a call to spiritual strength. A call to stand firm. It calls girls to face the beasts in their lives head on. In short, its the answer girls need for the problem they never thought could go away.

Author Biography

Hayley DiMarco writes cutting edge books like Mean Girls, the best-selling Dateable, The Dateable Rules, and The Dirt on Breaking Up among others. Her goal in writing is to give practical answers for life's problems and encourage girls and women into stronger spiritual lives. Hayley has traveled the world with a French theater troupe, worked for a little shoe company called Nike, and created a multi-million dollar teen book business from scratch for Thomas Nelson Publishers. Hayley has seen a lot of life and decided to make a difference in her world. Hayley founded Hungry Planet, a think tank that feeds the world's appetite for truth through authors, speakers, and consultants. Hungry Planet helps organizations understand and reach the post-modern generations by tackling life's everyday issues with a distinctly modern spiritual voice.

Table of Contents

My Story	7	(5)
Hayley's own Mean Girl story. Find out how she made it through.
The Beast	12	(1)
What's this book all about?
Why This Book Works	13	(1)
What you need to know to get started.
Quiz	14	(4)
Do you have a Mean Girl problem?
The Mean Girl
Mean for Fun	18	(1)
This Mean Girl's the worst. Look out for her.
Mean for a Reason	19	(2)
Do some girls deserve what they get?
Degrees of Mean	21	(15)
Get the scoop on gossip, name-calling, 3-way calls, and getting revenge.
"You're So Skinny!" and Other Insults	36	(6)
The slam hidden inside the compliment-only a girl could come up with it.
Why Is the Mean Girl in Your Life?	42	(8)
She might be there for a reason. Find out.
Mean Girl behind Bars	50	(3)
A Mean Girl on death row will make you think twice.
Are You Doing something Wrong?	53	(2)
Why is she so dang mean? Could it be you?
Why Does She Hate You?	55	(20)
Why Does She Hate You? Sometimes it's more obvious than you think.
Are You So Easy to Hate?	75	(5)
What makes you an easy target?
You and Your Mean Girl
The Mean Girl Cycle	80	(6)
Find out how to stop the cycle and stop the mean.
Getting Even Is Getting Mean	86	(5)
Why does getting her back make you mean?
Why Does It Feel Good to Be Mean?	91	(2)
There's something fun about being mean, but what is it?
Changing a Mean Girl	93	(3)
What can you do to fix her?
So Offended	96	(3)
Find out when you have a right to be offended-and when you don't.
Get Over Yourself	99	(6)
God commands it. What does it mean? How can you do it?
Hannah Sees the Truth	105	(3)
This sister knows the secret to selflessness.
Standing Up to the Mean Girl	108	(7)
Feel like a doormat for every Mean Girl in your life? Learn how and when to stand up.
God's Plan for Your Mean Girl	115	(5)
Love a Mean Girl? A crazy idea...but what if there were a way?
Jesus on Mean Girls	120	(8)
Jesus has something to say, and we've got the scoop.
Boys and Your Mean Girl	128	(6)
She stole your boyfriend. What do you do now?
Choosing Beauty Over the Beast
The Girl Grown Up (G.G.U)	134	(4)
How to start the mean-free revolution.
Mind Control	138	(1)
The mind is a powerful thing.
Mean = Murder	139	(4)
What's the truth about mean?
Environmental Quiz	143	(2)
Is there a waste dump in your mind?
Saving the Spiritual Environment	145	(3)
Get the garbage out and breath free.
Mean Friends
Quiz: Is Your Friend a Mean Girl?	148	(1)
Mean Girls aren't always your enemies.
10 Clues Your Friend Is Bad News	149	(2)
Should you dump your Mean Girl friend? How mean is she?
How to Handle Your Mean Friends	151	(14)
What to do if your friends are mean to you.
Girls as Friends	165	(5)
Why is it easier to be friends with guys?
School of the Unmean
The Big Picture	170	(4)
Your school can become unmean.
The Battle Isn't against Flesh and Blood	174	(7)
What if you weren't fighting a girl at all?
Pray the Mean Out	181	(4)
If you want to win this battle, find power in numbers.
Leave No Mean Girl Behind	185	(3)
Start the chain. Let's leave no Mean Girl behind!
Ammo for the Battle
The Girls Grown Up Contract	188	(2)
Make your commitment to being anti-mean forever.
The Sword of the Spirit	190	(11)
Verses for fighting off fighting.
Voices of the Past	201	(3)
Been there, lived that. What do wise people of the past have to say about your Mean Girl?
Choosing Christ	204
Make it official and trust God with the rest of your life.