SECRETS,
DIARY OF A GUTSY TEEN
by
Barbara Becker Holstein
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BLURB:
Following
in the footsteps of The Truth, Secrets: Diary of a Gutsy Teen begins
as the thirteen-year-old protagonist makes a move with her family to
a new town. She has grown up a lot over the past year—and has made
a list of everything that’s important to her now that she doesn’t
want to forget when she gets older. But now, as she enters her early
teen years, she begins to write down the secrets she wants to
keep—and the ones she has no one to tell about. From new school
experiences to a new baby in the family to a new crush, this new teen
finally feels empowered on making her own decisions with confidence
and keeping those secrets she holds dearest for herself.
In a
positive and supportive diary-entry format, Dr. Barbara Becker
Holstein encourages tween and early teen girls to carry the most
precious parts of themselves into adulthood. A great book for mothers
and daughters to read together, Secrets 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:
July
7
Dear
Diary:
I
feel so lonely. I can’t believe my parents made us move. Don’t
they understand how
awful
it is for me?
I
don’t have anyone to share secrets with. I talk to Angela on the
phone, but it isn’t the same. Sometimes when I’m on the phone
with her I get the feeling that she is on her computer at the same
time or maybe just thinking about other stuff. I don’t feel that
closeness with her anymore. I want to feel it, but I don’t know
how. I’m afraid to ask her if she is playing a game on the computer
or chatting on Facebook at the same time as she’s on the phone with
me.
The
only good thing that happened is I asked Angela if she wants to send
selfies back and forth to each other. My phone is old and I don’t
have FaceTime, but I can still take pictures and send them to her.
She loved the idea, so I spent hours yesterday sending her pictures
of me in different rooms in my house and in the backyard, too. It was
a lot of fun. I dressed up as if I was putting on a play and each
room was a new scene. I wore a velvet scarf and one of my mom’s
fancy hats and put on an old long petticoat I used to dress up in as
a kid and then I went outside and stood on the swing that is hanging
from a tree. It was hard to keep the swing still enough to get a good
Selfie, but finally I did, and I sent it to Angela.
She
sent back a selfie of herself dressed up like a Flapper girl from the
1920s, posing with a long stick as if it was a cigarette in a holder.
We
laughed and laughed on the phone, and it was the best I have felt
since we moved. The best part was that if felt like we were together
again even though we are apart!
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
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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