Review by Booklist Review
Teens struggle with balancing social lives with school requirements, and many generate high levels of stress as they attempt to score well on each test or assignment. To cope, students need to learn time management skills to juggle the various elements of their lives. Enter Moss and DeLuca-Acconi, who cover most of the same ground as seen in Lesley Schwartz Martin's Make the Grade (2013) but in a format more appealing to its intended audience. Incorporating student questions and practical examples, the authors lead readers through helpful mind games, tips on organization, and necessary skills for the day of the big test. At the beginning of each chapter, checklists with positive reinforcement encourage readers to delve further. The use of slick pages, color headings, quotation bubbles, and charts will hook students, though the lack of an index might frustrate them. Both counselors and school librarians should consider adding this book to their collections.--Petty, J. B. Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
"Even when you can't change the pressures you are facing, you can change how you react to them," write psychologist Moss and social worker DeLuca-Acconi in their introduction to this guide to handling the stresses that can accompany school, homework, and tests. Over eight chapters, the authors show readers how to recognize the symptoms and types of stress, and then how to combat them through organization, time management, and other tactics that include breathing exercises and study strategies tailored to different kinds of learning. Checklists, q&a sections, step-by-step suggestions, highlighted motivational statements ("There is no one best time to study. Find the time that works best for you"), and brief chapter summaries combine to reassure those readers for whom even spending time with a book about academic pressures might cause anxiety levels to rise. Ages 8-13. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 5-8-This guide to study strategies contains helpful information for students wishing to understand anxiety and how to overcome the stress of academics. Presented in an easy-to-follow format with pleasing graphics and some workbook-type activities, the text explains how to cope with stress caused by tests and studying and offers suggestions for organizational skills and time management. Individuals can utilize this book on their own, but the subject matter would lend itself more readily to a facilitator guiding readers through it.-Denise Moore, O'Gorman Junior High School, Sioux Falls, SD (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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