Seventeen: Trauma-Rama: Life's Most Embarrassing Moments...and How to Deal [Paperback]

Megan Stine (Author)

Book Description

Series: Seventeen | Publication Date: January 9, 2001

"You wore the same dress as who to the prom?"

"Your crush overheard you say what to him?"

"Your soda landed in whose lap?"

Do these questions sound familiar? Then let seventeen save you from life's most embarassing moments. Trauma-Rama is packed with real-life dating, clothing, family, and friendship disasters. . .plus advice on how to deal if they happen to you!

You may have had your share of mortifying moments in the past-but with some advice from the experts at seventeen the last laugh may be yours!

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About the Author

Megan Stine is an avid collector of etiquette books. She is also the authr of over 80 books for younger readers including The Story of Malcolm X, Sports Illustrated for Kids and Wheels: The Kid's Bike Book.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: HarperTeen; 1 edition (January 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064408736
• ISBN-13: 978-0064408738
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,055,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Kind of makes me wish I'd paid more attention to Seventeen, May 9, 2002

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Kirsten A. Edwards "kannealmstedt" (Duvall, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seventeen: Trauma-Rama: Life's Most Embarrassing Moments...and How to Deal (Paperback)

Subtitled Life's Most Embarrassing Moments and How to Deal, this is recognizable to all Seventeen Magazine as a regular feature in the magazine. Culled from the letters to the "Most Embarrassing Moments" column, from teen interviews, and the author's own horrific (are there any other sort?) teen memories, Trauma-rama promises to both titillate and inform. The stories culled feed the necessary schadenfreude of teen embarrassment ("My misadventure was bad, but hers--!!!") but also describe how to deal with or dodge "traumas". Despite my gut feeling that "trauma" is a flailed chest or parent dying, I do recognize the appeal of common sense social advice wrapped up in teen-friendly packages ("How to talk to guys in 4 easy steps") and organized around the sort of mishaps that make ordinary teens sick to their stomach, such as "Love Bites", "Friendship Fallout", and "Bodily Dysfunctions".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Real Deal, February 7, 2001

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Windee (Trenton, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seventeen: Trauma-Rama: Life's Most Embarrassing Moments...and How to Deal (Paperback)

As not only a high school student, but also as a former clutz, this book made a big impact. Dealing with embarrassment and humiliation is a difficaul task for teens. Wearing the same dress as the most popular girl in school can ruin a girls' self-esteem. In this book there are detailed ideas in which teens can face up to there problems. Being that I am a former clutz, I know how it feels to be humiliated. But within the bindings of this book you can find ways of dealing with those humiliations. I completely recommend this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Trama-Rama!!!, March 7, 2007

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L. McCracken (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seventeen: Trauma-Rama: Life's Most Embarrassing Moments...and How to Deal (Paperback)

This book is funny aproach to life's most embarrising moments. I am so pleased with this book that I hope Seventeen continues do make these kinds of books.