If High School Is a Game, Here's How to Break the Rules: A Cutting Edge Guide to Becoming Yourself (Hardcover)

by Cherie Carter-Scott (Author) "You may like or dislike changes, but they're going to happen to your body either way, in a BIG way..." (more)
Key Phrases: Bill Gates

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Beginning with "Truth #1: Your body will change" and ending with "Truth #10: Adolescence is the tunnel to your future," Ch‚rie Carter-Scott espouses 10 touchstones to help teens grin and bear it in If High School Is a Game, Here's How to Break the Rules: A Cutting Edge Guide to Becoming Yourself. She backs them up with actual experiences from teens plus quotes from famous adults who have made it to the other side. For instance, the chapter "Your inner world is your safety zone" offers "Diana's story," describing how one girl changed her looks and interests with each new boyfriend, followed by a quote from Mariah Carey about being secure within yourself.

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From School Library Journal

Gr 7-10-In this compilation of self-help/improvement tips, Carter-Scott provides 10 chapters of "teen truths." Rules addressed are actually discussions and anecdotal accounts of individuals and how they faced the problems of change and choices; friendships and romantic relationships; questioning authority; making mistakes; and lifestyles (drugs, alcohol, tobacco). The stories are primarily middle-class vignettes of a demographically stable world; names may reflect a variety of ethnic groups, but everything is pretty simplistic in discussion and problem resolution. There is no mention of date rape, and abortion is assiduously avoided in favor of adoption. The author avoids overt didacticism and does not proselytize any religious beliefs, but there is an overtone of teacher or parent-to-teen advice. Clear, concise writing and a palm-sized format will appeal to readers interested in this type of self-help book. The brief entries are accompanied by sidebar quotes from a variety of sources; there is a brief list of hot lines, but no Webliography.-Gail Richmond, San Diego Unified Schools, CA

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (April 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 038532796X
• ISBN-13: 978-0385327961
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #818,189 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informed Teen, January 7, 2003

By A Customer

In this book, the author gives the 10 truths to being to in high school. It is basically a self help book, but not only does it tell you how to recuperate from bad situations; it also helps to avoid landing in the same situations again. Through teenagers' quotes and life stories, you can connect better with the information it holds and helps you to understand it.
One of the most important parts of this book is when she talks about changing your environment. A quote from this chapter would be "know what you can change (don't forget about negotiating!) and what you cannot. Apply your energy to what you can change and accept those things you can't."(Page 112). Too many people get caught up in things that are permanent and don't focus their attention on temporary things that could make life bearable.
*I liked the book because it doesn't sugar coat anything and it gives the facts flat out.
* I would recommend this to teens because it can help us deal with the world and assist us into blossoming into the adults we were meant to be.
* I would recommend this book to adults because even though it is centered to teens, its lessons can be beneficial to adults also.
* I wouldn't recommend this book to schools because although I like the book, many people would find it time-wasting and boring.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT BOOK!!!!, September 11, 2001

By	emma (Canada) - See all my reviews

After reading this book, I learned a lot. By reading this book, you learn how to make right choices, how to react in certain situations etc. The book contains short stories and experiances written by teens. Each chapter has a series of different stories regarding certain topics. Reading this book when you are a teen is very useful, you learn how to handle peer pressure, issues with friends, parents, school, teachers etc. I enjoyed reading this book very much and I reccommend it to early teens because it relates to them more. Overall, I would rate this book a 5, I enjoyed it AND I learnt from it!

4.0 out of 5 stars What you sent for--AND A WHOLE LOT MORE!!!!!!!!!!!, August 3, 2008

By	Holly A. Pagliarulo "GrannyPanties" (NortaBostonia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Seller of this book was CONFUSED- sent this, and another, entitled "First Impression, Best Impression" that we DID NOT ORDER,OR WANT, but got charged for anyway."High School" book is a good read,though- so don't judge a book BY ITS SELLER.