If you\'re a girl, you should strive to look like the model on the cover of a magazine.
Growing up is challenging enough; it doesn\'t have to be complicated by convoluted, outdated, or even cruel rules, both spoken and unspo.
Right? Wrong , say 35 leading middle grade and young adult authors.
Above all, be normal.
If you\'re smart, you should immediately go to college after high school, and get a job that makes you rich.
If you\'re a boy, you should play sports and be good at them.
If you\'re a girl, you should strive to look like the model on the cover of a magazine