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Discovery Girls magazine is a bimonthly American preteen magazine for girls ages 8–12. Its goal is to be a magazine “by girls, for girls,” and honestly address the issues faced by tween girls. It is based out of Campbell, California. First published in 2000, the magazine has a circulation of 195,062 as of 2012.

History
Discovery Girls was founded in 2000 by Catherine Lee. As part of the process of creating the first issue, Lee selected twelve girls from local schools to provide input on what is important to them. Lee continued to use the approach. From 2000-2012, for each issue 12 girls were selected from a state or province. The girls attended a two-day photo shoot and provided ideas and content for the issue. In 2013, this switched to a once-a-year camp for 36 girls that would provide images and content for a year's issues.

Magazine Features
Most of the regular features contain content sent in by readers. These feature include:
 * The worst day
 * Embarrassing moments
 * Ask Ali
 * Health and beauty advice
 * The great debate
 * Mailbag

Books
Discovery Girls has published four books based on the most popular topics from the magazine:
 * Friendship Hardship… You Are Not Alone (October 24, 2012)
 * Sticky Situations (October 25, 2012)
 * Ali... All the Advice You’ll Ever Need (October 23, 2012)
 * My Worst Day… and How I Survived It. (July 9, 2012)

Honors
Discovery Girls has received the Parents' Choice award, National Parenting Publications Award, Mom's Choice Gold Award, and the iParenting Media Award.