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Where Should I Sit at Lunch?: The Ultimate 24/7 Guide to Surviving the High School Years
Contributor(s): Unger, Karen (Author), Mosatche, Harriet S. (Author)
ISBN: 0071459286     ISBN-13: 9780071459280
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
OUR PRICE:   $22.80  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2006
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Annotation: Get a grip on high school with insider advice from experts and teens just like you.

You've heard the horror stories about high school--the competition, the cliques, the calculus!--but those four years don't have to be a nightmare. In fact, they can be amazing, especially when you have the right advice. "Where Should I Sit at Lunch?" gives you expert answers to all your important questions, straight from high school students who've been there and done that--and lived to tell about it.

Q: How can you handle the schoolwork?
A: "Don't overload yourself the first year. If you freak out your first year, you'll find the rest of high school impossible." --Shaheen, 16

Q: How can you resolve conflicts with your family?
A: "When you are angry with them, try to put yourself in their shoes." --Eliot, 20

Q: And how "do" you figure out where to sit at lunch?
A: "Look for a group that seems open and friendly. Make eye contact. If someone smiles, take a seat." --Julia, 14

Filled with checklists, quizzes, and tons of insider tips, this 24/7 handbook gives you the 411 on: Getting comfortable in your body Working and managing your money Preparing a term paper--without all-nighters Balancing time with friends and family Negotiating love and dating Choosing a college and much more!
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Education
- Family & Relationships | Parenting - General
Dewey: 646.700
LCCN: 2005027002
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
 
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Publisher Description:

Everything teenagers need to know about surviving the four most dramatic and difficult years of their lives

Written especially for teens aged 13-17, this is the ultimate all-in-one survival guide for today's desperate high schoolers. The authors are soughtafter speakers who talk to teens all the time--and they tell it like it is, dishing up the no-nonsense advice that teenagers are looking for. They set the record straight on peer groups, part-time jobs, colleges, homework, family, friends, and rivals. Where Should I Sit at Lunch? offers real-life stories from teens who've been there, done that and tips from teen-friendly experts. And yes, they tell them where to sit at lunch, too.

Contributor Bio(s): Mosatche, Harriet S.: - McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwideMosatche, Harriet: - McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwideUnger, Karen: -

Harriet S. Mosatche, Ph.D., and Karen Unger, M.A., are the authors of Too Old for This, Too Young for That: Your Survival Guide for the Middle-School Years. Dr. Mosatche is the senior director of Research and Programming for Girl Scouts of the USA. She and her daughter write a popular advice column on www.girlscouts.org. Unger is a writer, editor, and former manager of program development for the Girl Scouts.