The Truth, Diary of a Gutsy Tween
Author: Barbara
Becker Holstein
Genre: MG/YA Coming of Age
Genre: MG/YA Coming of Age
Book Description:
"I hate Angela and I wish she would move away tomorrow!"
"I get so worried when I hear my parents fighting at night." "My
mother thinks my crush is silly. I know I am in love!" "I have so
many questions about growing up. Who will answer them?" "I feel so
awful when Jake makes fun of me." "When I grow up I going to remember
how to have fun with my kids and never look away." Growing up is tough.
Adults don't always understand you (even though they were once kids), and
children today face increasing pressure to be, look, or act a certain way.
Written in the voice of a girl on the cusp of becoming a teenager, The Truth
provides young girls with an opportunity to see how a girl, who is in many ways
like themselves, handles her toughest problems and most personal thoughts. Each
new page brings forth a discussion to help girls handle everyday problems: How
do you survive a bully? How do you handle a crush on a boy? What can you do
about relentless teasing by your peers? What really matters as you grow older?
In a positive and supportive diary-entry format, Dr. Barbara
Becker Holstein encourages tween girls to carry the most precious parts of
themselves into adulthood. A great book for mothers and daughters to read
together, The Truth is aimed to improve communication, understanding, and
self-esteem for young girls as they enter the rocky road of teenager-dom.
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Excerpt
Date: June 27
Dear Diary,
I can’t believe it. Today we moved,
and I feel like I’m in a dream. I just keep walking around our new house and
wondering when we will go home. It feels so different and strange. Everything
is on one floor (that’s called a ranch house). The floors are all bare wood. My
mom said our rugs would look terrible here so she let the people who bought our
old house keep them. I think she was probably right. They were a dark maroon
and the walls here are a light cream. I don’t think that would look good. I
went to the bathroom three times since we got here and every time I used a
different bathroom. I can’t believe it. Three different toilets in the same
house! Only my friend Susan, my rich friend, had more than two bathrooms in her
house. And four bedrooms! And a family room. I can’t believe we have this much
space now.
When I look out of the windows I
expect to see the shrubs and the Hudson’s house who were next to us on the
left, but I don’t. Instead, I see a big open field that will probably have
houses built on it by next year. That’s what my dad said anyway. And when I
look out to the right I expect to see our clothesline and the Dixon’s driveway,
but instead I see rose bushes and a wooden bench under a tree that the last
owners said we could have.
Tonight, we had to eat supper off
paper plates and use plastic forks, knives, and spoons because our boxes are
still packed. My aunt made us a big picnic basket full of food and that’s what
we ate for supper. It was delicious. There was fried chicken, potato salad and
potato chips, cupcakes for dessert, and fruit salad. And at the bottom of the
basket under the ice was a whole package of Hershey Kisses. Yum!
My brother already started to play
with a kid next door who’s about a year older than he is. He’s so lucky. I have
no new friends yet and that’s the truth!
About the Author
I have been a positive psychologist in private practice for the past thirty years. In the course of working with my clients, I originated the idea of THE ENCHANTED SELF(R), a positive psychology therapy where I teach people how to recognize and utilize their strengths, talents, skills and even lost potential. I have developed a number of methods, including using our memories to rediscover what is right about ourselves and our lives, rather than what went wrong, helping people to overcome adversity, experience positive emotions and live the good life!
Since developing this concept, I've been able to use many tools to bring the Enchanted Self to everyone, particularly women and girls. I've written many books, starting with THE ENCHANTED SELF, A Positive Therapy, and then Recipes for Enchantment, The Secret Ingredient is YOU! My books for girls are very popular, as they are great fictional reads and also help deal with many of the questions that trouble kids as they move into the tween and teen years. The Truth, Diary of a Gutsy Tween and Secrets, Diary of a Gutsy Teen are the first two books in this series.
I really love to teach and educate about happiness and how to benefit from positive psychology in ways that let us lead lives of meaning and happiness. You can find me all over the place on the web. In particular, www.enchantedself.com, www.thetruthforgirls.com, on Facebook at Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein: Psychologist & Author, on Pinterest at http://www.pinterest.com/barbarabeckerho/ and on You Tube. Just look for me on You Tube via Barbara Becker Holstein.
I have been a positive psychologist in private practice for the past thirty years. In the course of working with my clients, I originated the idea of THE ENCHANTED SELF(R), a positive psychology therapy where I teach people how to recognize and utilize their strengths, talents, skills and even lost potential. I have developed a number of methods, including using our memories to rediscover what is right about ourselves and our lives, rather than what went wrong, helping people to overcome adversity, experience positive emotions and live the good life!
Since developing this concept, I've been able to use many tools to bring the Enchanted Self to everyone, particularly women and girls. I've written many books, starting with THE ENCHANTED SELF, A Positive Therapy, and then Recipes for Enchantment, The Secret Ingredient is YOU! My books for girls are very popular, as they are great fictional reads and also help deal with many of the questions that trouble kids as they move into the tween and teen years. The Truth, Diary of a Gutsy Tween and Secrets, Diary of a Gutsy Teen are the first two books in this series.
I really love to teach and educate about happiness and how to benefit from positive psychology in ways that let us lead lives of meaning and happiness. You can find me all over the place on the web. In particular, www.enchantedself.com, www.thetruthforgirls.com, on Facebook at Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein: Psychologist & Author, on Pinterest at http://www.pinterest.com/barbarabeckerho/ and on You Tube. Just look for me on You Tube via Barbara Becker Holstein.
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