Is there a book that's like a girl's guide to getting through high school?

Question

wierd question, i know, but...

Is there a book out there that's sort of a girl's guide to getting through high school (you know, boys, sports, the horrible homework load, etc?). haha, i need some help!! i'm starting high school this fall and I'm a little freaked.

not about like cliquey stuff, i've never had any problem with that.

just like, you know, all the other stuff =]

like good stuff to eat, tricks for making it all go easier, coping with all the HOMEWORK (ugh!!), etc etc

Answer 1

There are stacks and aisles of them! Ask your Y.A. librarian or the High School Librarian.

Stephanie Perry Moore has some good ones.
Boys Will Put You On a Pedastal (to Look up Your Skirt) is good (written by a Dad!)
High School 101: A Guidebook for Freshmen
and lastly, The Purpose Driven Life (for Teens)

look! : http://www.amazon.com/Girlology-Girls-Guide-Stuff-Matters/dp/0757302955/ref=pd_sim_b_1/105-6837072-6887607?ie=UTF8&qid=1188572350&sr=1-1

Answer 2

You know- I am not sure if there are any out that are really good for that right now...but as a teen going through it you should keep a journal throughout your first year in high school, you could call it Meggy's Guide to High school: the Freshmen years.

Even if you don't intend to publish it it might be good therapy for getting through and figuring out those turbulent times, Because getting to know your self most of all is the key to getting through High School-

Like knowing what is the most important to you-
you should concentrate on making it the kind of year you want it to be-
if you need any advise you could email me- or IM me- I may want to use this idea for writing a book now that u mention it...so let me know if you don't (semi-Author)

VM

Answer 3

i don't know a book that is exactly like it, but the book speak can really capture the essence of starting in a new school, but i really hope it goes better for you than for melinda ( the main character.)

some advice i can give you is that, since you're going to be a freshy, don't act like a "big dog" just because you're in high school. I'm going to be a sophmore this year, and last year i joined track. it's not the most popular sport, but there were so many upper classmen that it really boosted my reputation because the seniors would stop and talk to me in the hall. if you join an activity with older students, then it helps you fit in and not be grouped as much with the other freshys. another thing is that my electives were full of older students, so i didn't tell them i was a freshy, so by the time they figured it out, we were friends, so it didn't really matter.

when it comes to homework, the only thing i can tell you is that you have to do it. even if it's all wrong, you can almost always get partial credit for turning something in. if you are having trouble, ask the teacher. in college, they don't care if you pass or fail, but your high school teachers do care. if you don't feel comfortable talking to them in class in front of your peers (welcome to my world), then ask them after class if you can get help from them in the morning of after school. sports can sometimes make it harder on a student to do schoolwork, but more kids who do sports tend to do better in school than than none athletes. if you feeling like you're drowning in schoolwork, then take some of that time away from the tv and sit down with your parents. belive it or not, sometimes (rarely, but sometimes) they do know a tiny bit more than you. (i know, the teenage mind can't really comprehend that, but i've heard it's true.) if you think you can handle it without goofing off, get some of your friends and have a study group at the library or after school in the hallway. some teachers are even willing to sit in on our study group and answer questions. (like i said, most of them care.)

now that's surviving, but when it comes to boys, you don't need them. Honest! my cellphone library has about 40 guy's numbers, but they are friends from school or sports. dating really isn't much fun when you have to have him drive you everywhere let alone have your parents drive. Ahhhhhhh! having guy FRIENDS is a must because when you hang with guys, it helps build a shield against the guys you don't want dating you. trust me, i've been there, i've done that, i've bought that t-shirt.

ps. i know this may seem like a lot to take in, but these are the laws that i lived by, and i have a 3.8 gpa, i'm a tri-sport athlete, and i get along with a ton of upper classmen. it'll be horrible for the first month, but it gets better PROMISE!
pps. i'm a young author and i'm actually working on a book about two sisters who are in highschool. this is practically taken right from the book.
ppps. GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 4

I do remember one called Queen Bees and Wannabees by Rosalind Wiseman. It focuses on the ways in which girls in high schools form cliques, and on patterns of aggressive teen girl behavior and how to deal with them. The book was, in large part, the basis for the movie Mean Girls (2004).