The HOT List for 11/14 - Page 2

#2: Learn how to do everything that's fun about being a girl! Read The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz (HarperCollins).

Sugar and spice and everything nice? Yep, that's what we girls are made of, but it certainly doesn't mean we want to sit around in fancy dresses, keeping our hands nice and clean. Well, okay, sometimes we do. But sometimes we just wanna get our hands dirty, our hair messy, and have some fun, and this cool how-to book is the perfect guide for learning lots of new ways to do that very thing. From lessons on female heroes throughout history to instructions on making friendship bracelets, turning the perfect cartwheel, passing notes in class (without getting caught!), mastering the art of jumping rope double-Dutch style, figuring out what boys are thinking(!), creating the perfect science project, how to bowl, how to make a campfire, play hopscotch, make a great paper airplane, learn about the periodic table, play softball, how to put your hair in a twist (using a pencil!), and much, much more. We'd say this would make a great gift, but when you pick it up, trust us, you'll want to keep it for yourself!

Check it out now at harpercollins.com.