Growing up has never been harder. The pressures on teenagers are so immense that we now have situations where youngsters are literally killing themselves rather than be part of society and that is why this book is so important. Written by an experienced author, the book is designed to equip every teenager to make informed choices about their lives in the vulnerable period where many leave school but are not yet fully confident. The author uses the metaphor of an island to talk the reader through all of the situations a young person needs to confront as they develop through these difficult years.

 

There are 116 pages in this book. This is a guide book. This book was published 2010 by GLMP Ltd .

Dr Graham Lawler is the writer and broadcaster known as Mr Educator. He can be heard on a number of BBC Stations around the UK, and now on LBC Radio in London. Sandy Tasker is an educational writer with special interest in supporting teenage development. She has written a number of books on teenage support and now lives and works in Australia.

This book has the following chapters: Section One: School survival. Handling homework, taking and making note at school, memory strategies, exams, asking for help, where to from here? Choosing a career. Section two: community castaway. Ideas for part-time employment, applying for a job, cover letter and cv, job interview, opening and keeping a bank account, saving and budgeting, using a credit card. Section three: social smoke signals. emails, netiquette, forms, essential computer skills, telephone skills for speaking to adults, driving cars, using mapsSection four : island home. Security and looking after the house, survival shopping, winning recipes, laundry, general house cleaning, our house routine, babysitting. Section five: serious stuff. Twenty ways to beat stress, tribal conflict (bullying), a barrel of rum for me hearties ( alcohol and drugs), island rations( eating disorders)trouble in paradise (teenage pregnancy), sex smart, different materials same huts (sexuality), the event of the year(school ball), the invasion ( clubbing), more help.