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Title details for The Drama Years by Haley Kilpatrick - Available

The Drama Years

Real Girls Talk About Surviving Middle School - Bullies, Brands, Body

by Haley Kilpatrick
Rose Hannah Maté
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Today's middle school girls have it rough. In those few short years, girls go through an incredible number of biological and emotional changes, making it the most formative—and risky—time in their lives. Groups form and turn on each other, childhood friends can reveal trusted secrets just by sending a text message or updating a Facebook status, and deciding where to sit in the cafeteria can be a daily struggle. As any tween will tell you, life for a middle school girl can be summed up in one word: drama.

Haley Kilpatrick's own turbulent middle school experience inspired Girl Talk, a nonprofit organization in which high school mentors offer a "just been there" perspective to tween girls, helping them build self-esteem and develop leadership skills. Here, Haley delivers the definitive guidebook for parents, teachers and anyone who works with middle school girls. Written from the trenches, The Drama Years is packed with anecdotes from real girls around the country, who offer their insight into:

- Why her friends' approval is suddenly vitally important;

- What drives her obsession with name brands;

- Why she feels pressured to be perfect;

- Why she's no longer telling you everything;

- And what three vital things adults can offer to the girls in their lives to downplay the drama.

Filled with practical strategies from tweens and teen mentors to help adults understand what girls today are facing, The Drama Years is a must-read for anyone struggling to help girls navigate the often difficult transition into adolescence.

Published by Post Hypnotic Press Inc. Distrubited by Big Happy Family LLC.

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  • Release date

    September 8, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781927401286
      • File size: 192008 KB
      • Duration: 06:40:00

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      After surviving middle school, Haley Kilpatrick began Girl Talk, a nonprofit organization to help Ôtween girls by advising and inspiring them. Narrator Hannah Rose Mate shares the lively text, sidebars, and quotes from real girls, teachers, parents, and high school mentors. Each Ôtween's first name, age, and home state are given each time she makes a remark. Girl Talk focuses on kindness, compassion, and helping others to get through this difficult time. Problems are stated and solutions, or at least ideas for coping, are given. Most helpful are the anecdotes offered by the girls themselves, high school mentors, or adults. The audio format is particularly appropriate because girls can hear spirited voices--just like their own--offering help and encouragement. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 6, 2012
      Kilpatrick began Girl Talk, a nonprofit peer-to-peer mentoring program that pairs high school girls with middle school girls in 2002 when she was 15 years old. The program swiftly grew from her Georgia high school to 43 states, six countries, and 40,000 members. This book is an outgrowth of the program and is based upon interviews as well as on the challenges she faced during her own “tween” years (ages 11 through 13 or grades six through eight). Though the author points out that she is neither a psychologist nor an academic (and therefore has chosen to skirt more serious issues such as eating disorders and addiction), she does provide sound advice that will help parents to support their tween daughters. Each chapter examines a particular issue (i.e., self-esteem, materialism, body image, love and relationships), and then offers guidance via “Try This” boxes. Kilpatrick’s overarching solution is to help the tween find an “anchor” activity (such as a sport or music), encourage her to give a helping hand (get her involved in volunteer work), and help her find an adoptive older sister (someone to talk to who’s been through similar experiences). With this practical guide to navigating the tumultuous tweens, Kilpatrick hopes to help downplay the drama, generate kindness, and break the “mean girl cycle” so prevalent in contemporary middle school culture.

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