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Teen girls speak for themselves

The lives of teen girls are often talked about -- Are they anorexic? Are they going to college? Are they having sex? Are they doing drugs? -- but they are never really talked to. And, more disturbingly, in our popular culture, there's no real platform where they can speak for themselves.

With "Red: The Next Generation of American Writers -- Teenage Girls -- On What Fires Up Their Lives Today,"...

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