(4) YA Hot Issues series. A rushed history of the U.S. women's movement segues into a convincing case for today's adolescent girls' involvement in the much-maligned feminist tradition. Unfortunately, the book's two missions--history lesson and girl-power treatise--cannot be done justice in so few pages. Included are scattered insights from girls, helpful definitions (as of sexual harassment), and photographs of activist women, famous and otherwise. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram