by Katie Couric
First published 2007
Teenage life throws curveballs at every turn. Clothes matter more than they used to. Parties become minefields of social politics. Boys enter the picture and scramble everything you thought you knew about popularity. Parents act strange whenever dating comes up in conversation. Your oldest friend betrays you without warning. Everyone feels entitled to comment on your body as it changes. Kids you know start drinking and using drugs when adults aren't watching. Philip Van Munching, a former teenage boy who now raises two daughters, steps in to help you make sense of it all. He tackles the topics that matter most to you, from beauty standards to handling grief, from questions about sex to thinking about your future. Van Munching offers practical advice delivered with warmth and humor, guiding you toward becoming the person you want to be.
Genres: family-life, self-help, contemporary, adolescence, relationships, non-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, practical-advice
192 pages · Kindle Edition · Simon Schuster