Through out THROUGHOUT IS ALSO ONE WORD the book the author uses cleaver CLEVER ways like this to drag the reader in and want you to read more. After finishing the first chapter I realized that I have done the things mentioned in the book, and this made me want to go on. As I read through I also noticed that the author used short stories that teens have written to him, these stories gave me some confidence that things listed in this book actually work.

Reading on, I came to a chapter that recommended cutting the word “I know” out of my vocabulary. At first I thought this was a dumb idea, but as I read through the chapter I realized how often I actually use the word WORDS, it also made me think of the impression that I might give when I do use the words. When I read this chapter I thought to my self MYSELF IS ONE WORD, “Not only teens use this word, I have heard several adults use the word WORDS “I know” before.” So even though this book is labeled “for Teens” I would also recommend this book to Pre-teen PRE-TEEN IS NOT CAPITALIZED through adults.

When reading this book it made me realize that, some of the biggest things that I worry about, are actually really small things that most of the time I cant even change. This book changed the way I look at most situations. Such as, in the chapter called “Walk away” a sixteen year old named Robert is encouraged to punch someone who is going to report something that he had seen Robert do. After Robert punched him and he was down, he went back and kicked him. After doing that the boy was seriously injured, and Robert spent a year in juvenile hall. Before reading this chapter I might have done the same thing, but now I see that if Robert didn’t punch the kid, he would have got in a very small amount of trouble compared to what he actually did.

Not only does this book help you change the way you look at a lot of things, and help you keep your cool in stressful times, but it also helps you to relieve some of your stress and become happier and more content. The stories and tips in this book make you realize that not every problem has a solution worth finding. It shows you that its IT’S easier and extremely DELETE EXTREMELY more rewarding to just let the small things go.

Don’t sweat the small stuff for teens also addresses things like making good choices. In one of the stories COMMA a girl decides that she was not going to smoke with the rest of her friends. By doing this she lost all the friends, but in turn made new ones that have now been with her for a lifetime. The book shows that there is usually a more rewarding side to doing good things over bad.

I thought one of the best suggestions in the book was about something that most of us probably don’t even think about. In the book he tells you to avoid the 90-10 trap. At first, I thought, “What a stupid name for a trap”. But when I read into this chapter it stated that in most people it is true that they focus on the one negative thing that has happened to them during the day rather then the nine positive things that happened. I then realized that Avoid AVOID IS NOT CAPITALIZED HERE the 90-10 trap was a perfect name for this trap.

Usually when I am late for something, its very stressful and there’s a lot of commotion. Seeing this, I Decided DECIDED IS NOT CAPITALIZED HERE to take the authors AUTHOR’S approach and get ready early. In the beginning I was miserable because I thought I was wasting my time to perform a pointless task. It wasn’t until my mom came home from work with a smile on her face because I was ready to leave that I got the point, PERIOD NOT A COMMA I wasn’t wasting time. It actually worked.

I was not surprised when I saw there was a chapter called “Admit that your YOU’RE wrong, or that you’ve made a mistake” and I couldn’t wait to read it. When I read it, it was pretty much what I had expected. It said that when you make a mistake, and don’t admit it. COMMA NOT A PERIOD You spend way to TOO much needed DELETE NEEDED time and energy defending your self YOURSELF IS ONE WORD or trying to prove your point. I have seen this a lot, and most defiantly SPELLING think that this is a useful strategy that most people should follow.

Although I did enjoy the book, there were a few things that I did disagree with. Through out THROUGHOUT IS ONE WORD the book the author repeatedly states that doing good things for others will reduce stress and make you feel better about yourself. I am not saying that doing good things for others is a bad idea, or that it won’t make you feel good, but there were several chapters dedicated to this idea. I felt that if the author wanted to stress this fact, instead of doing NOT DOING. TRY WRITING, CREATING several chapters with different names he could have made a longer chapter, or at least alterED the ideas a little bit each time.

NEEDS A CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH

GOOD WORK

Bethany

Reading this book has set off a self-analysis process, which I will refer to as I comment on the chapters that have impressed me the most.

Paragraph (#) 1, lines (L.) 1-2:

(A) shows how teenagers could “keep cool” in stressful times [since “keep cool” is a slang, use “quotation marks”]

(B) L.3: the book’s (add an apostrophe here) very first chapter;

avoid “your” and “you” [use “the reader’s” and “the reader”];

“grabs your attention by telling you “Don´t …”:

by advising readers not to throw up on their friends, which means that teens, whenever they are an emotional wreck, should not take it out on their friends.

#2:

L.1: “Throughout the book, the author motivates readers to go on. For example, after finishing […] to go on.

L. 4-5: “[…] have written to him, showing that the pieces of advice given in the book can actually work.

#3:

L.1: ” […] cutting the expression ” I know” …”;

L.3: […] the word. It also […]

L. 4: myself (one word)

Suggestion (last sentence): I think this paragraph should end as follows:

It also makes me think that maybe the same expression has different meanings, depending on the situation and on the speakers. In other words, “I mean”, when said by a teenager, means “[…]”; when said by an adult, it means “I can understand you; I follow you, etc.”.

#4:

L.1, Introductory sentence: As I try to relate what I read to my own experiences, I realize that some of the biggest things …

L.5-6: After punching the guy, who lies flat on the ground, Robert kicks him. Since the guy becomes seriously injured, Robert is sentenced to a year in juvenile hall.

L.8: […] but now I realize that if Robert had not punched the kid, he would have avoided being sent to […].

#5:

L.2-3: “[…] but it also helps you to look at them from a different standpoint.

#6:

Introductory sentence: Another useful clue has to do with the choices teens make.

## 7,8 (should be joined together):

Introduct. sentence: Still, in my opinion, one of the best […]

Suggestion: the example you give, in #8, is not clear. Please, elaborate. From what you have written, it seems to me that you were waiting for your mother to get home from work because she was going to take you somewhere. She was a little late, it seems, and you were getting anxious. As she opened the door, with a smile (despite having working all day long), your anxiety went away. (??)

#9:

Introd. sentence: All in all, it is also important to admit you are wrong […]

#10:

L.5: ” […] dedicated to this idea. In so doing, the author implies he wants to teach readers how to behave, which may not have a positive effect on some readers, most especially on teenagers. Therefore, I think that if the author wants to stress this fact, […].

In your review, you speak your mind. Therefore, I would not change your colloquial style. It gives the impression that you are talking to your reader(s). In other words, since the strongest point in your essay is showing how the book has changed you, the level of usage seems perfect to me. I also think your teacher will be happy to know that you really READ the book, being, therefore, able to learn from it.