Title A smart girl's guide boys : surviving crushes, staying true to yourself & other stuff / by Nancy Holyoke ; illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.

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Middleton, WI : American Girl Pub., [2013]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Cheshire Public Library - Children's Department	J 155.433 AMERICAN GIRL	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - New Children's Books	J 1055.433 HOLYOKE	Check Shelf
Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction	J 305.23 HOL	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Children's Nonfiction	J 158.2 HOLYOKE	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Faxon Branch - Children's Nonfiction	J 158.2 HOLYOKE	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Faxon Branch - Children's Nonfiction	J 158.2 HOLYOKE	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Faxon Branch - Tween	TWEEN 158.2 HOLYOKE	Check Shelf
Windsor Locks Public Library - Children's Department	J 305 AMERICAN GIRL	Check Shelf

Description	111 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series	Smart girl's guide
	Holyoke, Nancy ; Smart girl's guide.
Audience	10+.
Summary	Offers girls straight talk on what to do when it seems like everyone's wondering "who likes who?". Includes sensitive, insightful, honest advice from girls and boys on being friends, going out, breaking up, and just being themselves. Also includes tips and quizzes that lend valuable perspective on the beginning and ending of relationships.
Contents	Brave new world: Crushes -- Typical day -- Hormones -- Staying normal -- Who likes whom?: "Liking" a boy -- Getting to know a boy -- Conversation starters -- What boys want -- Should you tell him you like him? -- What's he thinking? -- How to tell him you like him -- Mistake o' the day -- Getting no for an answer -- Unattainable boys -- Turning down a boy -- Quiz: Are you feeling reshed? -- Quiz: Are you boy crazy? -- So, what are the rules? -- Talking to parents -- Life in the Fishbowl: Boys & friends -- Changing interests -- Rx for an ailing friendship -- Secrets -- How to keep a secret -- Competition & jealousy -- Boy buds -- Boys vs. buds -- Boys online -- Parties & dances -- Popularity -- Teasing & harassment -- Quiz: Peer pressure -- Going Together: Twosomes -- Quiz: Why pair off? -- Things to do when you go out -- Touching -- Kissing basics -- Trouble starters -- Solving problems -- Problem boyfriends -- Quiz: Problem girlfriends -- Quiz: Time to break up? -- How to break up -- Getting dumped -- Taking Care of You: -- Pop quiz: How are you doing? -- Happy ever after?
Subject	Girls -- Psychology -- Juvenile literature.
	Girls -- Attitudes -- Juvenile literature.
	Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile literature.
	Dating (Social customs) -- Juvenile literature.
	Friendship in adolescence -- Juvenile literature.
	Dating (Social customs) (OCoLC)fst00888094
	Friendship in adolescence. (OCoLC)fst00935195
	Girls -- Attitudes. (OCoLC)fst00942869
	Girls -- Psychology. (OCoLC)fst00942901
	Interpersonal relations. (OCoLC)fst00977397
Genre/Form	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author	Chavarri, Elisa, illustrator.
ISBN	9781609584672 (paperback)
	1609584678

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