No offence to American self improvement books but I would love to know if there any books my dd would easily relate too. I am concerned about a few things my middle dd has said recently. Along the lines of thinking she is not as "special" as her younger sister. 
DD is tall and a bit clumsy (just like me!) she is brunette to dd2's blond and she wears glasses. DD2 is charismatic and cute - not a lot we can do about that, but I feel that dd1 feels 'outshone' by her younger sibling and I need to do something. DD1 is no less special or beautiful to her family than either of her siblings... but clearly we are not communicating that well enough. dd2 needs more input with her reading and has different needs to her older sibling (which doesn't bother my older ds) which is just the way it is. But dd1 needs help as well and I will be working on how best to make sure she feels special and loved, but to supplement I think a book aimed at her age group/ gender will be useful. The face book group
a mighty girl
has some interesting positive book recommendations including A Smart girls guide to liking herself but reading through the reviews there is a suggestion that it conflates low self esteem and introverted personality types... this bothers me as I don't want dd's view of positive self image to be predicated on having lots of friends. Friends are great but she needs to feel good about being herself and valuing herself even though she does struggle with friendships at times.
Any ideas or similar experiences would be really appreciated - thank you.