My Teenage Werewolf
By Lauren Kessler
By Lauren Kessler
By Lauren Kessler
By Lauren Kessler
Category: Parenting | Biography & Memoir
Category: Parenting | Biography & Memoir
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$24.00
Aug 30, 2011 | ISBN 9780143119456
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Aug 05, 2010 | ISBN 9781101190326
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$24.00
Aug 30, 2011 | ISBN 9780143119456
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Aug 05, 2010 | ISBN 9781101190326
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Praise
âWith grace and skillâŠKessler writes with true fascination and appreciation for what her daughter is experiencing⊠With every description of epinephrine or serotonin, it is clear that she, too, is learning, keeping the passages accessible rather than didacticâŠReading about Ms. Kesslerâs struggle and gradual catharsis will bring a sense of peace to the mothers of teen girls in realizing they are not alone. And for those of us who have been werewolves ourselves, reading about her journey will inspire new appreciation for those who put up with the snarling.â
-Emily Fuggetta, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
âStraight from the trenches, a momâs tale of weathering her daughterâs transformation from sweetheart to snark mouth.â
âPeople
âHaving the final word in an argument doesnât count for much when youâre trying to help your daughter negotiate the bumps and blind curves in the road through adolescenceâŠLauren Kessler captures these debates and dilemmas with pitch- perfect humor and rueâŠ[and] dives into a mountain of research and interviews with experts to understand how social structures, peer pressure, shifting societal norms and biological imperatives all affect teen behaviorâŠMy Teenage Werewolf is painfully funny, occasionally shocking, tender, maddening and wry. Ultimately, itâs reassuring.â
-Barbara Lloyd McMichael, Seattle Times
âPoignantâŠEnlighteningâŠ[Kessler] embeds herself in a world and writes about it as objectively as possible, Margaret Mead-style.â
-Jamie Passaro, Eugene Register-Guard
âWhen best-selling nonfiction author Lauren Kessler turns upon her own household with the sharp eye and reporting skills of an embedded journalist, the life of an American teenager-of her American teenage daughter-becomes a window onto childhood, adulthood, and all the markers in-between. A childâs precarious climb from immaturity to maturity, with the strong hand of a mother for balance, is illuminated here by a young woman who has given her mother access, and by the mother who has handled that access with respect, empathy, humor, and boundless love.â
-Melissa Fay Greene, author of Praying for Sheetrock and There Is No Me Without You
âThe astute, intrepid Lauren Kessler dives into the deep end of teenage culture in this witty, entertaining, and ultimately wise tale of surviving her feisty daughterâs middle school years. Her book belongs on the nightstand of every parent, and everyone who thinks she may one day become a parent (theyâre not adorable babies forever, folks!).â
-Karen Karbo, author of The Gospel According to Coco Chanel and Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me
âThose of us who long identified as âdaughtersâ are suddenly on the other side of the divide: We are the mothers. Of teenage girls. Who are perpetually annoyed by us. Whatâs more, their present dredges up our own past. Yet therein lies the opportunity for a better future-better relationships not only to our girls but to our own mothers and even to ourselves. I can think of no better guide through that process than Lauren Kessler, who reports from the front lines with wit, grit, insight-and truly impressive sangfroid.â
-Peggy Orenstein, author of Waiting for Daisy and Flux
ââŠa hilarious and insightful read thatâs sure to resonate with any mom.â
âLadiesâ Home Journal
âReaders who live with Lizzies of their own will enjoy this glimpse into the adolescent brain, which is ânot yet open for the business of wise and measured living.'â
âMore
âTo find out whatâs up with teenage girls, Lauren Kessler goes where no mother has gone before â like the girlsâ locker room in middle school. If youâre battered by a daughter whoâs 10 times smarter and 100 times cooler than you are, this book could save your sanity. It turns out that that teen monster is still your little girl â just donât let her know that you know it!â
-Barbara Ehrenreich, bestselling author of Bright-Sided, This Land Is Your Land, and Nickel and Dimed
âFew relationships are deeper, more fraught, and, when they go right, more blissful than the relationship between a mother and a daughter. But how do we traverse this sometimes rocky terrain? Intelligent, open-hearted and witty, Lauren Kesslerâs MY TEENAGE WEREWOLF supplies a map for mothers of teenage daughters everywhere.â
-Peg Tyre, bestselling author of The Trouble With Boys