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Grade 8 Up In this practical and lively self-help title, the author
argues that teens have six key decisions to make, and that their choices
will make or break their futures. The decisions involve getting a good
education, choosing true friends, getting along with parents, dating and
sex, avoiding addictions, and establishing a healthy sense of self-worth.
Covey provides tips for making and following through on each of these
areas and delivers concise sound bites of advice peppered with colorful
graphics, cartoons, and movie quotes. He supports his arguments with
facts, statistics, and analysis. For example, in urging teens to stay
in school and keep up their grades, he provides a chart of lifelong
earnings based on the highest degree earned, as well as the money needed
for a family. The author briefly addresses problems associated with the
choices. For example, regarding school, he gives tips on dealing with
stress, time management, learning disabilities, and preparing for college.
He is frank in discussing sex and dating myths and the dangers of STDs and
teenage pregnancy. This book covers typical self-help territory, but does
so in a manner that teens will appreciate. Its downfall is its wide scope
and the author's failure to cite most of his sources. However, the volume
is not designed to be read straight through, and its quick and easy tips
will appeal to most readers.

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