A Smart Girl's Guide: Knowing What to Say: Finding the Words to Fit Any Situation

By: Patti Kelley Criswell & Brenna Hansen(ILLUS)

Stock No: WW370758

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A Smart Girl's Guide: Knowing What to Say: Finding the Words to Fit Any Situation

Name: A Smart Girl's Guide: Knowing What to Say: Finding the Words to Fit Any Situation
Price: 7.55 USD
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ISBN: 9781683370758

By: Patti Kelley Criswell & Brenna Hansen(ILLUS)

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A Smart Girl's Guide" Knowing What to Say: Finding the Words to Fit Any Situation by Patti Kelley Criswell and illustrator, Brenna Hansen, Sometimes finding the right words for a certain situation can be hard to find. Maybe your friend has talked about you behind your back, and you're not sure what to say. Maybe you've ruined your friends favorite book, how do you apologize? Or, maybe you'd like to ask for a bigger allowance, but have no idea how to ask your parents. This book will give you the tools, tips, techniques, and actual words you need to speak confidently, and with grace. Paperback, 120 pages. Recommended for ages 10 to 12 years old.

Product Information

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Title: A Smart Girl's Guide: Knowing What to Say: Finding the Words to Fit Any Situation
By: Patti Kelley Criswell & Brenna Hansen(ILLUS)
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 120
Vendor: American Girl Publishing
Publication Date: 2018
Dimensions: 9.50 X 5.50 X 0.30 (inches)

Weight: 10 ounces
ISBN: 1683370759
ISBN-13: 9781683370758
Ages: 10-12
Series: American Girl Wellbeing
Stock No: WW370758

Publisher's Description

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A friend talks about you behind your back. What do you say? You need a bigger allowance. How do you ask your parents? You ruin your friend's favorite book. How do you apologize? Here are the exact words you'll need in these situations -- plus more than 200 others. Look inside for the tools, tips, techniques (and actual words!) to help you untangle your tongue and speak out with confidence and grace.

Author Bio

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Patti has been a clinical social worker for over twenty years. She specializes in working with girls and young women, and their families. She is the award-winning author of many American Girl® titles, including A Smart Girl’s Guide: Friendship Troubles (Revised), Friends: Making Them and Keeping Them, The Book Club Kit, Go for It, Stand Up for Yourself, A Smart Girl’s Guide to Knowing What to Say, and What Would You Do? Patti is also a featured author in the parenting book, Raising an American Girl, and has been a consultant to American Girl for more than 13 years. In addition to her clinical practice, Patti teaches in the School of Social Work at Western Michigan University. Patti writes and speaks nationally on the topics of girl aggression and body image, and her work has been featured in print, on radio, and on television. She lives near Kalamazoo, Michigan, with her husband, Brian, and two children, Natalie and Jeff.