Middle School Confidential Series: Be Confident in Who You Are
Annie Fox has had her eyes and ears attuned to what is bugging teens and is the
Terra of "Hey Terra" an advice column on www.TheinSite.org.
This first book in the series, Middle School Confidential, uses the letters from
her advice column as the genesis for a guide to self awareness and how to find the core of your being.
How to defend yourself from hurtful comments, how to understand the effects that people's comments have on you, how to know yourself.
The book has been written in a style that recognizes the short attention span that teens may have.
It picks up easily, and within two or three pages you get the gist of what is being discussed
so that even a casual glance at the pages yields useful information.
The pointed topics listed in the contents seem to come out of the mouths of the teems themselves,
”Sometimes I Worry What Other People Think", "Sometimes I Just Lose It.
Chapters confront topics in a vibrant mix of styles: there is the story in comic book formant;
short introductory paragraphs with straightforward questions;
quotes from the letters to Terra (aka Annie Fox) and a very helpful bibliography
listing books and websites.
Advice is kept short and caring. At no time will the readers feel they are being preached to.
A helpful book for teens.
Reviewed by: Editor - 08/09
Ages: Teens-Tweens