American Girl is a great magazine for your preteen girl. While many of the teen magazines might not be appropriate for younger girls, American Girl is age appropriate and features articles about issues that affect the 7-12 age group. It provides advice, crafts, and games, as well as fashion tips, interviews with celebrities, and more. American Girl provides all the things preteen girls look for in a magazine. Much of the content is provided by the readers so it not only provides an opportunity to see that other girls have the same experiences, but also allows girls to try out their writing skills and possibly have the thrill of seeing their name in print.
Discovery Girls is another magazine geared toward the ages 7 to 12 set. Discovery Girls provides a platform for girls to express their ideas and voice their fears. With articles on school issues, inspiring stories about girls, sports, fashion and more, most preteen girls love Discovery Girls magazine and read it cover to cover. Parents like the magazine because of its great content that's appropriate for preteen girls along with its limited advertising. Discovery Girls is a nice magazine for girls who are beginning to focus on body image to see normal girls just like them in a national magazine.