An irreverent guide to surviving and thriving the stress of teen life. Educator Earl Hipp and cartoonist L.K. Hanson draw on their own lives, the comments from scores of young people, and healthy doses of humor to create a map through the teen years. Bold graphics and format attract young readers. For ages 11-17. This book, along with the Caring Circle: A Facilitator's Guide to Support Groups and Thirty-Eight Great Handouts are all part of a complete curriculum to use in developing broad-based support groups for young people ages 12 and older. Other books that can be purchased that are part of this program to help teens in specific areas are: -Help for the Hard Times (Grief & Loss)-Fighting Invisible Tigers (Stress)-Understanding the Human Volcano (Violence)