| Alana's Advice...: When There's a Clique, You've Got to Think Quick Contributor(s): Bender, Alexandra Sabina (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845900758 ISBN-13: 9781845900755 Publisher: Crown House Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2007 Annotation: Written by the author when she was just 12 years old, and after she completed the seventh grade, this work is a firsthand account of Alexandras experience with the hurt and destructive power of cliques and bullies in middle school. She tells her story in order to teach tolerance and understanding to others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues |
| Dewey: 155.518 |
| LCCN: 2007926617 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.35" W x 8.95" (0.60 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cliques and bullies in middle and high school can have a devastating impact on the lives and development of the children affected. Unfortunately in middle and high school, kids often divide themselves up into various groups based on similar personality traits. Bullying goes hand in hand with cliques, as some kids see others as threats because they are different, weird, or nerdy. Sometimes bullies behave the way they do because of a frustrating life out of school. Personality differences are not always tolerated and one group of kids will deliberately exclude others that are not the same as they are. Here we follow the escapades of Alana and Jackie, who have been best friends for years. They both work on the school newspaper at their middle school, where Alana runs an advice column, but their arch rival, Jane, who is editor of the newspaper, never ceases being a thorn in their side. Twists and turns of an adventure await the girls, including a shocking history class final, meeting some of their favorite celebrities, giving some solid advice, daydreaming, planning to get even, but in the end, they finally learned the truth about who Jane really was. This story has a little of everything in it, but along with all the adventures the girls go through comes some excellent and sound advice for students on how to survive the tribulations of school. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bender, Alexandra Sabina: - Alexandra Sabina Bender is a seventh grade student in middle school and lives with her parents and sister Michelle in Connecticut. Observing first hand the hurt and destructive power of cliques, she wrote this book when she was 12 years old to teach understanding and tolerance to others. She is currently working on her third book. |