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Title:

My worst day... and how I survived it / edited by Sarah Verney and Naomi Kirsten.

Publisher:

Discovery Girls,

Copyright Date:

2012,

Description:

110 p. : ports. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Girls--Social conditions--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Teenage girls--Social conditions--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Resilience (Personality trait)--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Interpersonal conflict--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Friendship--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Family crises--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
People with disabilities--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Verney, Sarah, editor.
Kirsten, Naomi, editor.

Contents:

When you don't fit in. My friends all left me! ; I was bullied ; I thought I was ugly -- Friendship troubles. My BFF totally rejected me ; I was cyberbullied ; It's hard to be "the new girl" -- When parents let you down. I'm so disappointed in my dad! ; My stepdad doesn't love me -- Tough times for families. My dad lost his job ; Drugs changed my cousin's life forever ; Robbed at gunpoint -- Loss. My broken family ; My mom died -- Making amends. Can't we just rewind? ; I toilet-papered my teacher's house! -- Living with disabilities. I am not stupid! ; Diabetes changed my whole life ; I felt so dumb!

Summary:

A collection of true stories from girls in the United States and Canada who have survived tough times.

Series:

Discovery girls ; 4

ISBN:

1934766070
9781934766071

Locations:

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

VFPB334 -- Elgin Public Library (Elgin)