The Smurfette gets her own special volume! In "Little Red Smurfing Hood," life begins to imitate art after Smurfette dons a red cape and meets a sorcerer in wolf's clothing-- Gargamel! Plus, four more Smurf-tastic stories featuring everyone's favorite blue bombshell.

The Smurfette gets her own special volume! In "Little Red Smurfing Hood," life begins to imitate art after Smurfette dons a red cape and meets a sorcerer in wolf's clothing-- Gargamel! Plus, four more Smurf-tastic stories featuring everyone's favorite blue bombshell.

If you're trying to make a healthy start to the New Year, wait until you see the Smurfs tackle the medical profession! When one Smurf steps up as doctor he starts a fever-for more doctors! Soon, a hospital is built in the Smurf Village and it rapidly fills up with all sorts of wacky cases. But how much help are these new doctors actually giving their patients? As usual, only Papa Smurf can provide the remedy for the latest Smurfs craze. It's another classic Smurfs adventure from master cartoonist Peyo.

Life for Gargamel has been frustrating of late: he’s tired of hunting, living alone, and cooking for himself. A lady companion would be a solution... but who would take the frumpy evil sorcerer as a companion?! If love is magic, can even Gargamel be transformed for the better? The Smurfs think so and concoct a scheme to get Gargamel partnered up! Also featuring the Smurfs’ friends Johan and Peewit in an adventure of their own. Johan, the royal page, and Peewit, the court jester, investigate the truth behind a young noble with exceptional swordsmanship. Plus: Join the Smurfs for tales of magic and sorcery, along with fun short stories showcasing the whole Smurfs Village. A perfect tie-in opportunity with the all-new SMURFS animated series on Nickelodeon!

Never before has so much popular culture been produced about what it means to be a girl in today's society. From the first appearance of Nancy Drew in 1930, to Seventeen magazine in 1944 to the emergence of Bratz dolls in 2001, girl culture has been increasingly linked to popular culture and an escalating of commodities directed towards girls of all ages. Editors Claudia A. Mitchell and Jacqueline Reid-Walsh investigate the increasingly complex relationships, struggles, obsessions, and idols of American tween and teen girls who are growing up faster today than ever before. From pre-school to high school and beyond, Girl Culture tackles numerous hot-button issues, including the recent barrage of advertising geared toward very young girls emphasizing sexuality and extreme thinness. Nothing is off-limits: body image, peer pressure, cliques, gangs, and plastic surgery are among the over 250 in-depth entries highlighted. Comprehensive in its coverage of the twenty and twenty-first century trendsetters, fashion, literature, film, in-group rituals and hot-button issues that shape—and are shaped by—girl culture, this two-volume resource offers a wealth of information to help students, educators, and interested readers better understand the ongoing interplay between girls and mainstream culture.