{"product_id":"2940170053155","title":"The Drama Years: Real Girls Talk About Surviving Middle School -- Bullies, Brands, Body Image, and More","description":"\u003cp\u003eToday¿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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaley 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, \u003cem\u003eThe Drama Years\u003c\/em\u003e is packed with anecdotes from real girls around the country, who offer their insight into:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why her friends¿ approval is suddenly vitally important;\u003cbr\u003e- What drives her obsession with name brands;\u003cbr\u003e- Why she feels pressured to be perfect;\u003cbr\u003e- Why she¿s no longer telling you everything;\u003cbr\u003e- And what three vital things adults can offer to the girls in their lives to downplay the drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with practical strategies from tweens and teen mentors to help adults understand what girls today are facing, \u003cem\u003eThe Drama Years\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for anyone struggling to help girls navigate the often difficult transition into adolescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublished by Post Hypnotic Press Inc. Distrubited by Big Happy Family LLC.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Post Hypnotic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178230989040,"sku":"2940170053155","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170053155_p0.jpg?v=1763700707","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170053155","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}