Goosehead Guide to Life

Rating:
Summary: Worth a skim, but only for the entertainment value of a fad
Review: After skimming through the content, I would say that this book (and its web site) are good things for Ashley and her groupies to keep busy with. But honestly, I have a hard time seeing how she is doing anything of eternal value. As it is, this is a passing fad where we've chosen to celebrate a teen who can put a commercialized web site together instead of recognizing the students in our world who are making lasting impacts through overseas and local service projects in their communities. If Ashley gets the spotlight simply because Sprite.com is a sponsor, I have to wonder what we are really encouraging - a meaningless chase after the wind? Or perhaps the better question is what are we discouraging? Give me a teen who's making a selfless impact instead so they might feel encouraged to keep on keeping on. Ashley Power, meanwhile, can have Levis Jeans.

Rating:
Summary: Worth a skim, but only for the entertainment value of a fad
Review: After skimming through the content, I would say that this book (and its web site) are good things for Ashley and her groupies to keep busy with. But honestly, I have a hard time seeing how she is doing anything of eternal value. As it is, this is a passing fad where we've chosen to celebrate a teen who can put a commercialized web site together instead of recognizing the students in our world who are making lasting impacts through overseas and local service projects in their communities. If Ashley gets the spotlight simply because Sprite.com is a sponsor, I have to wonder what we are really encouraging - a meaningless chase after the wind? Or perhaps the better question is what are we discouraging? Give me a teen who's making a selfless impact instead so they might feel encouraged to keep on keeping on. Ashley Power, meanwhile, can have Levis Jeans.

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Summary: a message from me
Review: dear ashley and other viewers.. i am not the skinneyest person on earth or anything but i would like to say that i am very proud of you for what you have overcome and went through to get out to other kids. i am olny 13 and i have went through some tough times with kids picking on me saying that i am fat.i have a lot of friends ya know its not like i am a nerd or a looser not that there is nything wrong with that.And i would like to send a shout out to the rest of the world .. that you people do not need to be worried about what people think about you unless it is like in a good way.. and if you are one of those people that get picked on just email me and i bet we will have a lot in common my email adress is ([e-mail])and make sure that under sub you put that you are responding from ashleypower.com or i wont anwser it... so pease out

Rating:
Summary: Good For Her!
Review: having read the reviews of ashley's site and related press for the last few years - and even having suffered through some outrageous falsehoods- i find it refreshing for ashley to tell her side of the story. this is the real ashley power. i know her world is shaped by all of the attention and publicity but somehow she still remains grounded (well as grounded as a teenage girl can get) and true to herself. teenage readers will be inspired to shoot for the moon - adult/parents will find themselves both impressed at her success and perplexed as to whether or not a teenager really needs all that pressure. who knows? all i can say is 'great job ash!'

Rating:
Summary: Awesome
Review: Okay this books is tottally awesome. She talks about her past, how she could not fit in, how she started her website goosehead.com. Life as a CEO, this girl talks about friends, crushes, guys, etc... Its pretty good, she seems like a girl that has a "good head on her shoulders." Really nice and decent.

She doesn't sound stuck-up, she just tells it how it is. She even talks about web design on her book, gosh, what doesn't she do? Anyways this is a great book, and the people that gave her bad reviews, well they need to get over themselves.