Have you ever had a day when you felt overwhelmed, down-and-out or simply “at wit's end?” Were you suffering a disappointment, feeling betrayed or nursing a broken heart? Were there times when you had a million-and-one urgent this to do — and not enough time (or desire) to accomplish them? Or, things didn't turn out as you planned — or you had no plans — and everyone else, it seemed, did.

Has life thrown you a curveball — and you don't know what to do about it, nor who to turn to? On those days when stress sets in, pressures mount and anxiety lingers — when your cool has turned to ghoul — you could use a taste berry! This book is yours!

In A Taste-Berry Teen's Guide to Managing the Stress and Pressures of Life, you'll learn how to:

• Understand what stress is — and isn't
• Examine how you respond to stressful situations and how effective it is
• Determine how stress affects your physical and emotional behavior
• Minimize stress and stay cool under pressure through some terrific (and time-tested) intervention and prevention strategies
• Get through stressful situations and use them to your advantage.

Stories written by teens demonstrate the issues that are a source of stress for them, including schoolwork, dating, moving, parents' divorce, weight problems and sexual identity. To copy with these problems, the author suggests three skills for helping you “think” your way through stressful times. Practical stress-busting techniques are also provided in each chapter.

A Taste-Berry Teen's Guide to Managing the Stress and Pressures of Life is sure to be the next big success in this extraordinary teen series.