Book Review

Hey Ladies! Tales & Tips for Curious Girls

EW's GRADE
B

Details Writer: Kennedy; Genres: Pop Culture, Self-Help and Psychology, Women's Studies

Forget for a moment how annoying she was on MTV and try to imagine the nerdette adolescence that was responsible for molding Lisa Kennedy Montgomery into the brazen VJ she became. Bucking conventional perceptions of beauty, the bespectacled and outspoken Kennedy in Hey Ladies! is a welcome respite for teenage girls ceaselessly subjected to images of picture-perfect media babes. In a series of humorous essays, she waxes candid — and often touching — on everything from Bob Barker to her mom's bout with breast cancer. And while the tome is unnecessarily peppered with cutesy happy faces, the gawky teen pics of the tie-dyed and feathered-haired author are priceless. B

Originally posted Apr 30, 1999 Published in issue #483 Apr 30, 1999 Order article reprints

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