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Girls Like Gross, Too

Bugs and (Fake) Boogers Are Way Cool

By: Mark Zaslove
Sep 27, 2006

Tweenettes may dress in pink and wear rhinestones, but that doesn’t mean they don’t wanna get down and dirty with creepy crawlies. Insects, snot-green slime and electronics kits have all made it to the list of tween girls' gotta-haves, retailers told TDmonthly. Sheri Stein, director of marketing for B-Bel Inc., pointed out that girls even love their Wild Ones Adventure Crew action figures “though our primary target is boys.” Find out more about tweenettes' shifting tastes in the next issue of TDmonthly Magazine.

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Writer's Bio: Mark Zaslove is an entertainment industry veteran in developing content (writing, directing and producing television and feature films) for the major studios, including Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. A two-time Emmy Award winner for writing and recipient of the Humanitas Prize (for writing uplifting human values in television and movies), Mark is also Head of Content Development for Nice Entertainment. Read more articles by this author


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