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quippeThe Blurb On The Back:
Living your best life.
Dear reader. This blurb is different. Instead of going on and on (and on) about how amazing the book is, it’s a reminder of how amazing you are. But growing up can be a bit brutal so you sometimes forget!
Being your best self.
The simple truth is this: the very best version of you can deal with life’s challenges, setbacks, twists and turns. In a world where there’s a lot of talk about “living your best life” ad being your “best self”, The Art Of Being A Brilliant Teenager shows you how.
- Tap into your resilience, positivity and confidence
- Learn how to get out of your own way
- Create great habits that will last a lifetime
- Un-learn bad habits
- Calm your mind, reduce your anxiety, STEP UP
- Create a positive ripple effect
Welcome aboard. Expect the unexpected! Bring an open mind and a sense of humour. Oh, and maybe a pen.
ONE LIFE: OWN IT!
Dr Andy Cope is a professional trainer, teacher and author with a passion for motivation and positive psychology. Amy Bradley is an experienced illustrator of children’s and YA books. Brimming with positive messages, this is a useful guide for pre-teen readers on how to make the most of their teenage years and really encourages them to interact and make the most out of it (which the design of the book and illustrations facilitates).
There are a number of messages within the book, all aimed at being positive (including choosing how to be positive), making the most out of opportunities, getting outside your comfort zone, and making sure that you are prepared by changing your attitude. Cope takes a holistic approach to this and a lot of the advice is very sensible and compassionate and takes in not just looking after yourself but also looking out for friends and how your behaviour and attitude can affect those around you. There’s also some useful biological information there about what’s happening to your brain as you go through adolescence and how that affects your behaviour, which I think offers some useful context.
There are a number of exercises throughout the book aimed at making readers think about what they’re reading but also want they want and how they want to get it. I think that’s very useful because it encourages engagement with what Cope is saying but also focuses the reader on what’s important. Word should be made of Bradley’s illustrations which are deliberately cartoonish but work well in keeping the tone light and reinforcing the messages of positivity.
Cope writes with an enthusiastic tone and comes across as very sincere in wanting readers to get the most out of their teenage years. If I’m being honest, then I’m not sure I would have responded to that enthusiasm in kind if I was reading this as an 11 or 12-year-old but that’s because I was already heading for jaded cynicism and certainly not a reflection on Cope.
All in all, I think that if you have a pre-teen then it is worth while giving them a copy of this book so that they can think about the next stage of their lives and how they wish to live it.
The Verdict:
Dr Andy Cope is a professional trainer, teacher and author with a passion for motivation and positive psychology. Amy Bradley is an experienced illustrator of children’s and YA books. Brimming with positive messages, this is a useful guide for pre-teen readers on how to make the most of their teenage years and really encourages them to interact and make the most out of it (which the design of the book and illustrations facilitates).
THE ART OF BEING A BRILLIANT TEENAGER was released in the United Kingdom on 5th October 2023. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Dear reader. This blurb is different. Instead of going on and on (and on) about how amazing the book is, it’s a reminder of how amazing you are. But growing up can be a bit brutal so you sometimes forget!
The simple truth is this: the very best version of you can deal with life’s challenges, setbacks, twists and turns. In a world where there’s a lot of talk about “living your best life” ad being your “best self”, The Art Of Being A Brilliant Teenager shows you how.
- Tap into your resilience, positivity and confidence
- Learn how to get out of your own way
- Create great habits that will last a lifetime
- Un-learn bad habits
- Calm your mind, reduce your anxiety, STEP UP
- Create a positive ripple effect
ONE LIFE: OWN IT!
Dr Andy Cope is a professional trainer, teacher and author with a passion for motivation and positive psychology. Amy Bradley is an experienced illustrator of children’s and YA books. Brimming with positive messages, this is a useful guide for pre-teen readers on how to make the most of their teenage years and really encourages them to interact and make the most out of it (which the design of the book and illustrations facilitates).
There are a number of messages within the book, all aimed at being positive (including choosing how to be positive), making the most out of opportunities, getting outside your comfort zone, and making sure that you are prepared by changing your attitude. Cope takes a holistic approach to this and a lot of the advice is very sensible and compassionate and takes in not just looking after yourself but also looking out for friends and how your behaviour and attitude can affect those around you. There’s also some useful biological information there about what’s happening to your brain as you go through adolescence and how that affects your behaviour, which I think offers some useful context.
There are a number of exercises throughout the book aimed at making readers think about what they’re reading but also want they want and how they want to get it. I think that’s very useful because it encourages engagement with what Cope is saying but also focuses the reader on what’s important. Word should be made of Bradley’s illustrations which are deliberately cartoonish but work well in keeping the tone light and reinforcing the messages of positivity.
Cope writes with an enthusiastic tone and comes across as very sincere in wanting readers to get the most out of their teenage years. If I’m being honest, then I’m not sure I would have responded to that enthusiasm in kind if I was reading this as an 11 or 12-year-old but that’s because I was already heading for jaded cynicism and certainly not a reflection on Cope.
All in all, I think that if you have a pre-teen then it is worth while giving them a copy of this book so that they can think about the next stage of their lives and how they wish to live it.
The Verdict:
Dr Andy Cope is a professional trainer, teacher and author with a passion for motivation and positive psychology. Amy Bradley is an experienced illustrator of children’s and YA books. Brimming with positive messages, this is a useful guide for pre-teen readers on how to make the most of their teenage years and really encourages them to interact and make the most out of it (which the design of the book and illustrations facilitates).
THE ART OF BEING A BRILLIANT TEENAGER was released in the United Kingdom on 5th October 2023. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
