We all know the standard teen magazines: Seventeen, YM, Teen Vogue, etc. But, back in the late 80's/early 90's, there was a groundbreaking magazine called Sassy. It was the first teen magazine that worked to empower girls' self image rather than simply tell them what lip gloss to buy. It was also the first teen magazine to hype alternative bands, such as R.E.M. and Nirvana (Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love even appeared on the cover once!). Oh, and indie actress Chloe Sevigny used to be a Sassy intern.

In the new book How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love Letter to the Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time authors Kara Jesella and Marisa Meltzer pay tribute to the magazine that had the guts to call Saved by the Bell actress Tiffany Amber Thiessen an airhead. The book talks about how Sassy was the first magazine aimed at the large demographic of teenage girls who have no desire to be head of the cheer leading squad and who would be more likely to write a book or start a band than to worry about getting a date with the school's football star.Sassy taught girls that it was good to be different and independent. If you were too young to read the magazine the first time around, be sure to check out this book!