Totally Me: The Teenage Girl's Survival Guide [Paperback]

Yvonne Collins (Author), Sandy Rideout (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000

The world of young girls today is exciting...and sometimes a little scary. Totally Me is the ultimate survival guide for smart girls who want to find their way and have fun doing it. With a fun, reassuring tone that's easy to read, Totally Me helps girls navigate all the exciting things in their lives, like: The wide world of boys - what are they thinking, anyway? Parent stuff - cool tips on how to get along better; Best friends - learn to make memories that last a lifetime; Self-esteem - staying cool and confident no matter what; With fun quizzes, a cool design, and 'girlie' language, Totally Me is the perfect book for any girl entering her teen years.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout are longtime friends who write together to share their knowledge of friendship and growing up with girls everywhere. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580624103
• ISBN-13: 978-1580624107
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,901,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping Communication Lines Open...., February 21, 2001

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MD Pardy (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Totally Me: The Teenage Girl's Survival Guide (Paperback)

My soon to be 13 year old daughter really enjoyed this book, particularly the quizzes and the sections on parents, friends, boys, etc... simply the whole book! The book has sparked many interesting and healthy discussions between us. It would have been great to have had a resource like this when I was her age.

In my opinion, any book that gets a teen talking to a parent is good news! I highly recommend it as a worthwhile addition to any home library.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Teenage Girl's Survival Guide: A Must Read, October 28, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Totally Me: The Teenage Girl's Survival Guide (Paperback)

Yvonne Collins & Sandy Rideout
Totally Me

The book was basically a teenage girl's survival guide, because it provides you with a variety of different sections on life as a teenage girl. It has sections on boys, and how to deal with them, how to flirt, how to deal with your best friend when she's having problems, and how to deal with your own problems. Teenagers have a lot of stress and things to go through, and this book shows you that even though you may think something is the end of the world right now, it may not be. Sometimes you need to take a step back from your situation, and look at it from someone else's point of view. If that doesn't help, call up the girl's and throw a slumber party, to get your mind off of whatever you're worrying about.
I think that mostly teenage girls everywhere would enjoy this book, because there are so many things you can relate to. There are quizzes for you to take to see if the guy you like likes you, to see if you've been a great friend, to test your flirting IQ, and to see if you know when to ask your parents for something and have the highest result of them actually giving it to you. It has a lot of humor that makes you laugh out loud. I know that when I was reading it, there wasn't ever a time I wasn't hysterical.
I would definitely recommend this book to every single teenage girl. It's got so much helpful information, and it reminds you that life's curveballs are what makes life interesting. It keeps you thinking not to sweat the small stuff, and to actually get up the courage to talk to the guy of your dreams. It was really an all around great read.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally ... someone who knows us!!!, February 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Totally Me: The Teenage Girl's Survival Guide (Paperback)

Sometimes I don't feel like talking to my parents (yuk) what do they know! My friends don't have all the answers - they just talk a lot. This is a great book and it really helped me out. It had lots of good tips, advice and is kind of funny. I think I'll read it again because there is lots to learn. Every girl should read it - the guys just wouldn't understand.