A Smart Girl's Guide to Starting Middle School

A Smart Girl's Guide to Starting Middle School is a book with tips and facts for girls going into middle school.

Facts

• Author: Julie Williams
• Illustrator: Angela Martini
• First Published: 2004

Content

The book is split into six different categories each with tips and quizzes related to the subject.

Fresh Start

• Quiz: How do you Deal? Find out how well you deal with change.
• Picture yourself
• Rise 'n Shine
• Mini quiz: Good Morning?: find out what your school mornings are like.
• "What do I wear?"
• Getting there: questions from girls about arriving late for middle school.
• Before you go...

New School

• Getting around
• Your locker
• Moving in: What to put in your locker and leave out.
• Pack perfect
• Take a seat: the best and worst seats to have in a classroom.

Teachers

• Teacher types
• First impressions
• Got a question?
• Teacher troubles

Subject Matters

• Class notes: Explains and gives tips about different classes in middle school.
• Keep it together
• "Why do I have so much homework?"
• Just do it
• Excuses, excuses
• Test time
• Making the grade
• "Whadja get?": tips on handling grade competition among friends.
• To cheat or not to cheat?

Friends

• Friendless?
• Fading Friendships
• Make new friends
• Join the Crowd?
• Tough Times: how to deal with bullies
• The school dance

After School

• Quiz: What's your passion?
• Get psyched for tryouts
• Chill out
• How much is too much?
• Stressed out?
• Commit or quit?
• You can do this!: quotes from girls about how they feel about middle school now.