The teenage guy's survival guide

by Jeremy Daldry

Other authorsJeremy Daldry

Paper Book, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

7.32.02 D3 te 1999

Genres

Nonfiction

Collection

Your library

Description

The go-to book about growing up for teenage (or soon-to-be teenage) boys everywhere, updated with brand-new content for today's social media-driven world. Why do crushes make a person go crazy? Where is the best place to break up? What's up with bad teenage mustaches? With chapters covering everything from dating, kissing, and shaving, to moods, peer pressure, bullying, and drugs, The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide offers the real deal on everything guys want to know. Author Jeremy Daldry tackles the various issues adolescent boys face with irreverence and true understanding - and without giving them a nervous breakdown. This revised second edition has been updated to address all sexualities, to reflect changes in the way kids hang out and party, and to tackle the myriad of other challenges brought on by today's social media-driven world. Like nothing else in the market, The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide gives kids the advice they need from someone who feels like a big brother.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member aje3

This is a quick-read, funny but serious book for guys (written by a guy). It covers dating, relationships, physical changes in puberty and teenage social life among other teenage topics. The humor paired with the varied fonts not only make the book likable and easy to read, but they also make the

book more approachable when discussing difficult topics. There are many sections where I don't personally agree with the author's advice. For example, it would be nice to see something about abstinence in the sex section. But he does do a good job talking about drinking, smoking and drugs. I also like his section about asking a girl out and the date. I'm sure most young men would enjoy the book.

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Physical description

136 p.; 21 cm

ISBN

0316178241 / 9780316178242

Local notes

Without being overly earnest or condescending, this American version of the 1997 British book Boys Behaving Badly is frank in both language and description as it tackles everything from asking a girl out to demystifying the emotional and physical minefield of adolescence--from pimples to pornography. Daldry's tone is irreverent and warmly sarcastic as he trashes myths about masturbation ("It won't make you go crazy or blind") and homosexuality ("It doesn't mean that you have to start wearing women's underwear") and helps readers cope with being dumped, having mood swings, the temptations of drugs, and finding out that their mothers know about their stash of porn magazines. Cartoon illustrations and the use of a variety of typefaces enhance both the humor and the message. Important phrases leap off the page, mimicking the exaggerated, emotional conversations that rocket through middle-school hallways, and the captioned remarks of the two cartoon teens--one jaded, the other naive--talk straight to Daldry, asking him questions and responding to his advice. Daldry also includes a list of helpful organizations.