CAN YOU RELATE? Real World Advice for
Teens on Guys, Girls, Growing Up, and Getting Along
by Annie Fox, M.Ed. (a.k.a. Hey Terra!).
At HeyTerra.com Annie Fox, creator of Talk City’s The InSite, invites young people to
share their questions and concerns about relationships. Annie is “Terra”—a
wise person who's been around long enough to know plenty, but not so long that she’s
forgotten what it’s like to be a teen. She personally answers every email she
receives, and her
straight-forward,savvy advice helps teens create healthier relationships with everyone in
their lives—including themselves. This new book brings Terra out of cyberspace and
onto the printed page. Based on hundreds of emails Annie has received, it gives readers
the scoop on what matters most to them: their feelings, looks, and decisions; boyfriends
and girlfriends; sex and sexuality; how to make a relationship work (and what to do when
it doesn’t); finding and keeping real friends; handling problems with parents and
siblings; dealing with other authority figures (teachers, employers, coaches); and more.
Conflict Resolution Tool Kits provide step-by-step strategies for whatever relationship
needs help. “Hey Terra!” letters let readers in on conversations between Annie
and visitors to her site. Open-ended questions invite teens to think about Terra’s
advice and what it means to them. The tone throughout is upbeat, positive, honest, and
respectful reasons why Annie Fox is the person kids turn to when they
need someone to listen.
224 pp., illust., Ages 13 and up. |
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