- Hardcover: 246 pages
- Publisher: Viking Books (5 Aug 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0670021695
- ISBN-13: 978-0670021697
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.7 x 2.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,101,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A must read for moms, dads, daughters, and anyone who has ever been 13
5 Aug 2010
Format:Hardcover
You will appreciate the candor with which the author shares her experiences and insecurities, both as a mother and a daughter, and the light touch she has in including research material within the story of her daughter's last years of junior high school. With twin daughters on the cusp of pre-teenagerhood, this seemed like a must-read, and it didn't disappoint. I laughed, cried, cringed, learned a lot, and closed the book wanting more.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
What a Journey!
5 Aug 2010
Format:Hardcover
After following the journey of Lauren Kessler and Lizzie, how I wished that my mother had read this wonderful book when I was in middle school and had then passed it on to me to use as a guide when my own daughter and I began to navigate the perils of this period. Kessler's focus on what united her with Lizzie rather than on what separated the two them and her focus on empowering Lizzie rather than on controlling her provides parents with a primer that will assist them in learning how to connect with a daughter as she enters her teenage years.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Perfect pick, poignant parenting story
8 Aug 2010
Format:Hardcover
A rich read and wild ride through that mother-daughter thicket with Lizzie and her mom. Hard to know at times who's driving whom more crazy, and with good reason. Kessler turns her meticulous, inquiring mind to her daughter's daily life and motivations, but doesn't spare herself the same vigorous inquisition. As Kessler notes in a reflective moment, one of the toughest things about having a daughter is "parsing out what are her issues and what are actually our own." That's life and the story Kessler tells so well. Comedy, drama and high adventure for moms and daughters of any age--and for the men who love them.
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