Synopses & Reviews
A unique, personal time capsule to keep for your whole life, you are the author of this guided journal.
The Secrets of My Life will reveal clues about your personality, identity and your future, and help remind you what it's like to be you today. Sound off on these pages and let this silent companion guide you through this changing time in your life with totally down-to-earth tips and advice. Record your life's story by answering thought-provoking and important questions about:
* Where you come from and how you're similar and different to your family
* Your childhood likes and dislikes
* Who your best friends are and have been
* Your favorite things about school, and stuff you don't like so much
* What's going on with your body
* Who you've got the hots for
* What you want to be when you grow up and how you might get there
* What you think about yourself
The best part is you can always go back and read what you've written, see what you've experienced and felt and be amazed at just how much you are changing from a little kid into a young woman.
Synopsis
The adolescent years are full of discovery, confusion, physical changes, shifting friendships, and countless other issues. They are also prime diary-keeping years. Since this time is filled with secrets -- about feelings, situations, and thoughts about one's evolving identity -- a journal often becomes a young girl's only ally in a world full of change. At a time when girls are fascinated by their own writing, this guide includes quizzes and lists that give them clues to their personalities, their identity, and their future. With sections like "My Beginnings, " "The Kid I Used to Be, " "School Daze, " and "Top Secret Love Notes, " and full of thought-provoking and important questions, The Secrets of My Life will help girls record their thoughts and dreams, and in the process discover things about themselves. This book will surely become a treasured companion now and a priceless momento later.
About the Author
Dr. Kathy McCoy is the ALA Award-winning author of
The Teenage Body Book, as well as
Growing and Changing: A Guide for Preteens and
Understanding Your Teenager's Depression. She is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in the Los Angeles area. She lives in Valencia, California, with her husband.