The manual to middle school: the ''do this, not that'' survival guide for guys

The transition from elementary school to middle school can be particularly difficult for boys. Too big to be little and too little to be big, they face the perfect storm of changing bodies, rushing hormones, and learning challenges. They may now begin to struggle with grades, behavior, and relationships with family and friends. Boys are often frustrated and embarrassed by trying to figure out on their own what to do and what not to do in this new environment with new expectations. Jonathan Catherman and his two sons'one current and one former middle schooler'offer boys ages ten to twelve the practical help they need to make the move to middle school as painlessly as possible. The "do this, not that" format covers a hundred relevant topics and situations middle school boys will face, including school lockers, bullies, test taking, cell phone use, homework, gossip, leadership, respect, sports, and many more.;Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1st Day; Absences; Announcements; Assemblies; Backpacks; Bathrooms; Bathrooms; Body Odor; Book Reports; Bragging; Brush Your Teeth; Bullies; Bus; Bus; Car Riders; Cell Phones; Cheating; Clothing Style; Cologne; Communication; Crying; Cyberbullies; Dances; Dating; Desks; Detention; Drinks; Elective Classes; Emotions; Face Wash; Farting; Fights; Fire Drills; Food; Foot Odor; Friends; Gaming; Get to Class on Time; Girl Friends; Girlâ#x80;#x99;s Friends; Gossip; Grades; Grammar; Hair; Hall Pass; Hallways; Hand Washing; Handwriting; Home Room Intro Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction 1st Day Absences Announcements Assemblies Backpacks Bathrooms Bathrooms Body Odor Book Reports Bragging Brush Your Teeth Bullies Bus Bus Car Riders Cell Phones Cheating Clothing Style Cologne Communication Crying Cyberbullies Dances Dating Desks Detention Drinks Elective Classes Emotions Face Wash Farting Fights Fire Drills Food Foot Odor Friends Gaming Get to Class on Time Girl Friends Girlâ#x80 #x99 s Friends Gossip Grades Grammar Hair Hall Pass Hallways Hand Washing Handwriting Home Room HomeroomHomework Leadership Lockdowns Locker Locks Locker Rooms Lockers Lost and Found Lunch Lunch Line Lying Media Center/Library Money Nail Trimming Name on Your Paper Online Parents PDA Physical Education Pop Quizzes Prepared for Class Principal Problem Solving Puberty Raise Your Hand Reading for Fun Reading for School Report Cards Respect Upperclassmen School Pictures Shaving Showering Siblings Sick Days Skipping School Social Media Sports Stealing Studying Substitute Teachers Swearing Teachers Testing Texting Track the Teacher Trash Voice ChangesVoice Volume Writing Papers Yearbook Zombies Riddle Me This Notes About the Author Books by Jonathan Catherman Back Ads Back Cover The transition from elementary school to middle school can be particularly difficult for boys. Too big to be little and too little to be big, they face the perfect storm of changing bodies, rushing hormones, and learning challenges. They may now begin to struggle with grades, behavior, and relationships with family and friends. Boys are often frustrated and embarrassed by trying to figure out on their own what to do and what not to do in this new environment with new expectations.

Jonathan Catherman and his two sons--one current and one former middle schooler--offer boys ages ten to twelve the practical help they need to make the move to middle school as painlessly as possible. The "do this, not that" format covers a hundred relevant topics and situations middle school boys will face, including school lockers, bullies, test taking, cell phone use, homework, gossip, leadership, respect, sports, and many more. Boys entering the middle school years will find fun, funny, and practical advice in this cleverly illustrated, "do this, not that" style survival guide. Youth-Nonfiction;YAN009000;YAN000000