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How Rude!: The Teenagers' Guide to Good Manners, Proper Behavior, and Not Grossing People Out (Paperback) (Paperback)
by Alex J. Packer
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A humorous but practical guide to good manners and social skills, discussing such areas as family life, behavior in public, manners in school, eating, and clothes.
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Author: Alex J. Packer
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. in: September, 1997
ISBN: 1575420244
Pages: 472
Measurements: 9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00925
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-1575420240
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- Awards & Credential -
ALA/YALSA "Popular Paperback for Young Adults"
"Book for the Teen Age," New York Public Library
ALA/YALSA "Quick Pick"
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This book discusses basic manners for nearly every situation in life, from saying hello and good-bye to attending a wedding. You'll find helpful hints on good conversations, writing invites and thank-you notes, being a guest at someone's event, asking people out politely, eating properly, and much, much more.
In addition, this book covers topics that you typically wouldn't find in etiquette books, such as clothes, school, romance, Internet safety and manners, and sex. (So it would be best to give this book to someone whose at least 12-13 years old- maybe 11, if they're mature enough)
Another cool feature of this book is that it features answers to questions sent in by kids to the author about proper manners, all of them answered with humor and good wit. You'll find yourself laughing the entire way through.
All in all, "How Rude!" is the best, most effective etiquette guide to buy for any teenager, boy or girl. It's a book that will be read and re-read constantly. But best of all, you'll learn good manners that will help you throughout the rest of your life.
Target readers:
Teenagers
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Alex J. Packer received his Ph.D. in Educational and Developmental Psychology from Boston College and his master's degree in education from Harvard. He has been Headmaster of an alternative school for 11- to 15-year-olds and Director of Education at the Capital Children's Museum. He is currently President of FCD Educational Services, a Boston-based provider of drug education and substance abuse prevention services to schools worldwide.
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Although manners aren't high on any teen's list of things to read about, this volume not only uses humor to make the subject palatable but also makes good sense in terms of most young people's everyday lives. Whether the topic is rude noises, table manners, or squabbles over the TV remote, Packer has a word or two to say, managing to get the point across without scolding or haranguing. He also has some advice on a few issues not usually covered in books on manners--like in-line skating, computer hacking, and "sex ediquette" (it's "beyond rude" to give someone HIV, get someone pregnant, or ignore the word "No"). The text is nicely broken up by cartoons, boldface headings, goofy chapter quizzes, and survey results (no background on how these were obtained is given), but the book is still a formidable 400 pages. For reference, however, it's first rate: teens can turn to it when they have a specific problem (both the index and the table of contents are good) or use it as an adjunct to the study of human relationships or contemporary culture.
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Ana I. Ibagon (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-22 00:00>
When my son was approaching his 12th birthday, he was forgetting the good manners he had before - everything was a "joke" for him, however, I was afraid he could be offending people, friends, with his behavior. I gave him this book for his birthday. When he read the title "How Rude" he got mad. Later, I saw him taking this book to his room and saw him reading it. Since then, every night he was reading a part. A week later he confessed that this was a great book and he thanked me for it. Any guidance from parents sounds like "nagging" - this book guides teenegers (and pre-teens)giving them good tips. Needless to say, my son improved a lot - he's back to "normal" and we all read this book because is very funny. I highly recommend it.
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A Kid's Review (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-22 00:00>
At 465 pages, this nonfiction book is longer than many fiction books. Who knew there was so much to say about manners? But apparently, there is, and Dr. Packer deals with it in a light, amusing way that had me laughing so hard I actually fell on the floor. It also includes some valuable information known to few -i.e. "don't floss your teeth before having sex".
However, some of the opinions expressed in this book are rather immoral. I was somewhat dismayed when Dr. Packer praised the reader who sent in the comment detailing how she and a friend swap answers when doing homework. That is not "efficiency", as Dr. Packer says, that is cheating. And it was dispiriting to see him list the only reason to be nice to "ignorant jerks" as "one of them might turn out to be a Hollywood talent agent". What about compassion? What about politeness? What about an ability to see inside the person? No, the only reason you should be nice to them is for personal gain. That is not a good message to send to teenagers.
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R. Archibald (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-22 00:00>
My fifth grade grandson asked for a copy of this book after reading through parts of it at a friend's home. His friend received her copy as a Christmas gift. I suspect she showed it to him to try and improve on his typical fifth grade boy manners (or lack thereof). Since he began reading we have all seen noticable improvement in how the relates to both other youth and adults around him. He mostly uses it as a reference book, and looks up what it says about specific problems as they come up. I am certain he has looked through the section on Sex Ediquette because he is starting to become courious about those things, but we found nothing there that should not be covered in the "sex education" part of his regular health classes. I would recommend the book for any youth in Middle School.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-22 00:00>
Wonderful! Very witty, quite clever, and presents etiquette in a non-threatening, humorous, but also very honest way. While some might challenge the author for saying things like "good manners will get other people to more willingly give you things", the truth of the matter is that it *is* true, and youth wil be more prone to listen to the advice if they realize that they will benefit materially (the restaurant manager will be willing to let you stay at the table a little longer and provide better service), not just abstractly (you'll earn the admiration of the elderly people in your church). The appreciation for the abstract awards will come when they hit college, assuming they can be convinced to follow etiquette before they go to college.
If only all teens (and adults) would read this and relaize that eating iwth your open is rude, gross, annoying, and unecessary, we'd be a much better world.
All teens should have a class/course/book on ettiquette, and of the books I have read (admiteedly nowhere near as many as are out there), this one is my favorite so far for depth of information, and presentation of it. Many good pictures, and a pretty straightforward and logical format. I also very much appreciate that throughout the book are some real-world etiquette questions that youth have asked, about addressing friend's step-parents, how to go on a date, saying thnk you for gifts, dealing with problems in school and at home in a civil and gentlemanly/ladylike way, and even some sexual situations (how to say no, how to talk openly, how to respect one another...). Teens will definitely appreciate that the book isn't working only in the abstract, but has many eamples of real-world problems. Problems that never fit nicely into any one category, either, which is where pretty much every real world problem exists. That's why we have etiquette!
I suggest this book for all teenagers.
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