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The Truth, Diary of a Gutsy
Tween
By Dr. Barabara Becker Holstein
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Genre: YA (8-12)
Length: 176 Pages
ISBN: 978-1628736113
ASIN: B00K4JVUPQ
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About the book:
"I hate Angela and I
wish she would move away tomorrow!" "I get so worried when I hear my
parents fighting at night." "My mother thinks my crush is silly. I
know I am in love!" "I have so many questions about growing up. Who
will answer them?" "I feel so awful when Jake makes fun of me."
"When I grow up I going to remember how to have fun with my kids and never
look away." Growing up is tough. Adults don't always understand you (even
though they were once kids), and children today face increasing pressure to be,
look, or act a certain way.
Written in the voice of a girl on the cusp of
becoming a teenager, The Truth provides young girls with an opportunity to see
how a girl, who is in many ways like themselves, handles her toughest problems
and most personal thoughts. Each new page brings forth a discussion to help
girls handle everyday problems: How do you survive a bully? How do you handle a
crush on a boy? What can you do about relentless teasing by your peers? What
really matters as you grow older?
In a positive and supportive
diary-entry format, Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein encourages tween girls to carry
the most precious parts of themselves into adulthood. A great book for mothers
and daughters to read together, The Truth is aimed to improve communication,
understanding, and self-esteem for young girls as they enter the rocky road of
teenager-dom.
EXCERPT
Date: July 7Dear Diary:I feel so lonely. I can’t believe my parents made us move. Don’t they understand how awful it is for me? I don’t have anyone to share secrets with. I talk to Angela on the phone, but it isn’t the same. Sometimes when I’m on the phone with her I get the feeling that she is on her computer at the same time or maybe just thinking about other stuff. I don’t feel that closeness with her anymore. I want to feel it, but I don’t know how. I’m afraid to ask her if she is playing a game on the computer or chatting on Facebook at the same time as she’s on the phone with me.The only good thing that happened is I asked Angela if she wants to send selfies back and forth to each other. My phone is old and I don’t have FaceTime, but I can still take pictures and send them to her. She loved the idea, so I spent hours yesterday sending her pictures of me in different rooms in my house and in the backyard, too. It was a lot of fun. I dressed up as if I was putting on a play and each room was a new scene. I wore a velvet scarf and one of my mom’s fancy hats and put on an old long petticoat I used to dress up in as a kid and then I went outside and stood on the swing that is hanging from a tree. It was hard to keep the swing still enough to get a good Selfie, but finally I did, and I sent it to Angela. She sent back a selfie of herself dressed up like a Flapper girl from the 1920s, posing with a long stick as if it was a cigarette in a holder. We laughed and laughed on the phone, and it was the best I have felt since we moved. The best part was that if felt like we were together again even though we are apart!
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I have been a positive
psychologist in private practice for the past thirty years. In the course of
working with my clients, I originated the idea of THE ENCHANTED SELF(R), a
positive psychology therapy where I teach people how to recognize and utilize
their strengths, talents, skills and even lost potential. I have developed a
number of methods, including using our memories to rediscover what is right
about ourselves and our lives, rather than what went wrong, helping people to
overcome adversity, experience positive emotions and live the good life!
Since developing this
concept, I've been able to use many tools to bring the Enchanted Self to
everyone, particularly women and girls. I've written many books, starting with
THE ENCHANTED SELF, A Positive Therapy, and then Recipes for Enchantment, The
Secret Ingredient is YOU! My books for
girls are very popular, as they are great fictional reads and also help deal
with many of the questions that trouble kids as they move into the tween and
teen years. The Truth, Diary of a Gutsy
Tween and Secrets, Diary of a Gutsy Teen are the first two books in this
series.
I really love to teach and
educate about happiness and how to benefit from positive psychology in ways
that let us lead lives of meaning and happiness. You can find me all over the
place on the web. In particular, www.enchantedself.com, www.thetruthforgirls.com, on
Facebook at Dr.
Barbara Becker Holstein: Psychologist & Author, on Pinterest at http://www.pinterest.com/barbarabeckerho/and on You Tube. Just look for me on You Tube via Barbara Becker Holstein.
I like the "About the Book" which paints a positive view of oneself. I think we all have a negative elements in ours lives that can overshadow the positive.
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ReplyDeleteI so agree with Jen's comment. We have to work everyday on the positive! And thank you for being an Earth Angel helping me bring The Truth, Diary of a Gutsy Tween to lots of readers! I believe most readers will delight in the book, and it will certainly bring woman back to the girl inside!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the excerpt. I also enjoyed reading about the author and her life's work...I'm very impressed and can imagine how rewarding she finds it.
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