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is a girl's book vs is a girls' book

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Is a girl's book' is used when referring to a book that belongs to a single girl, while 'is a girls' book' is used when referring to a book intended for or popular among multiple girls.

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is a girl's book

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a book that belongs to a single girl.

This phrase is used to indicate that the book belongs to a specific girl. It shows possession by adding an apostrophe and an 's' after 'girl'.

Examples:

  • This is a girl's book, not a boy's book.
  • I found a girl's book on the shelf.
  • Stardust, on the other hand, is a girl's book, even though it also has an everyman hero, young Tristran Thorne, not to mention seven Lords bent on assassinating ...
  • I suspect that this particular book is a girl's book in the same way that Biggles is written mainly for boys. The story is about a girl, ironically named Heidi, who lives  ...
  • Invisible Girl has 140 ratings and 22 reviews. Katy said: A moving account of a girl's experiences living on the streets, how her family life led to it a...
  • Jul 17, 2013 ... “Stardust, on the other hand, is a girl's book, even though it also has an everyman hero, young Tristran Thorne, not to mention seven Lords bent ...

Alternatives:

  • This book belongs to a girl.
  • The book is owned by a girl.

is a girls' book

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a book intended for or popular among multiple girls.

This phrase is used to describe a book that is for or about multiple girls. It shows possession by adding an apostrophe after the 's' in 'girls'.

Examples:

  • This is a girls' book club.
  • The library has a section for girls' books.
  • Splinters has 56 ratings and 18 reviews. Heather said: This is the best hockey book I have ever read. It is the imaginative re-telling of the story of Ci...
  • Nov 13, 2012 ... I quote it here in full: 'This is a girls' book and I don't see why I should try to understand it.' End review. (!!!@## Okay, deep breath.) I desperately ...
  • ... books (fantasy in particular) that boys would enjoy if not for the cover art that screams “THIS IS A GIRLS' BOOK FOR GIRLS ONLY” (I'm looking at you, The Girl  ...
  • Jan 10, 2016 ... ... when the action shifted from childhood to adolescence, about, say, when the narrator began menstruating, I thought, Hey, this is a girls' book.

Alternatives:

  • This book is for girls.
  • The book is popular among girls.

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