Middle School: The Real Deal (revised edition): From Cafeteria Food to Combination Locks - Softcover

Farrell, Juliana; Mayall, Beth; Howard, Megan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061227420 ISBN 13: 9780061227424

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2007

Synopsis

What your older sister won't tell you . . .

What your parents don't know . . .

Where's the cafeteria?

How do I get to my next class, with all the right books, in less than five minutes?

How do I deal with standardized tests?

Which clubs should I join?

Can I bring my iPod to school?

If I get stuffed in my locker, how long will it take for someone to find me?

From cliques to class schedules, electives to extra credit, cafeteria food to combination locks, you'll find everything you need to know right here. And in this newly revised edition, you'll also get the most up-to-date information on everything from technology to test taking. This book has the latest scoop, the coolest quizzes, and the best advice around if you're about to take the middle school plunge.

About this title

About the Author:

Beth Mayall is the former editor-in-chief of All About You magazine and is a contributing editor at Teen. She is currently freelance writing for Marie Claire, YM, Twist, TeenStyle and Hot! She lives in Santa Monica, California.

From Booklist:

Reviewed with Juliana Farrell's High School.

Written in the style of a breezy magazine piece, this title offers mostly commonsense advice about the academic, extracurricular, and social changes faced by students entering middle school and junior high. Occasionally, the text reveals irritating biases: it warns in a discussion of foreign languages that because Spanish is rumored to be "the easiest language, the slackers may take over this class." But the book is helpful in covering increasingly difficult academic subjects, how to cope with different teachers' styles, and how to improve communication and establish trust with parents. Formatted in choppy, occasionally hard-to-read text boxes, this isn't a necessary purchase, but the sporadic helpful tips make for decent browsing material. Gillian Engberg
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061227420
• ISBN 13: 9780061227424
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176