A Smart Girl's Guide: Friendship Troubles: Dealing with fights, being left out & the whole popularity thing (American GirlŪ Wellbeing)

Kelley Criswell, Patti

ISBN 10: 1609582233 / ISBN 13: 9781609582234

Published by American Girl Publishing, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Smart Girl's Guide: Friendship Troubles: Dealing with fights, being left out & the whole popularity thing (American GirlŪ Wellbeing)
• Publisher: American Girl Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1609582233
• ISBN 13: 9781609582234
• Binding: paperback
• Illustrator: Martini, Angela
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 8 ounces

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Synopsis

Learn what's new when it comes to being a good friend -- our popular advice title now features fresh content and new illustrations! Friends are important to girls; they're the icing on their cake, the rainbow in their sky. But even best friends have trouble getting along sometimes. This guide will help girls deal with the pitfalls of interpersonal relationships, from backstabbing and triangles, to other tough friendship problems. It features fun quizzes, practical tips, and stories from real girls who've been there -- and are still friends.

About the Author

Patti has been a clinical social worker for over twenty years. She specializes in working with girls and young women, and their families. She is the award-winning author of many American GirlŪ titles, including A Smart Girl’s Guide: Friendship Troubles (Revised), Friends: Making Them and Keeping Them, The Book Club Kit, Go for It, Stand Up for Yourself, A Smart Girl’s Guide to Knowing What to Say, and What Would You Do? Patti is also a featured author in the parenting book, Raising an American Girl, and has been a consultant to American Girl for more than 13 years. In addition to her clinical practice, Patti teaches in the School of Social Work at Western Michigan University. Patti writes and speaks nationally on the topics of girl aggression and body image, and her work has been featured in print, on radio, and on television. She lives near Kalamazoo, Michigan, with her husband, Brian, and two children, Natalie and Jeff.