Is there a proper way to make new friends? Is teasing always rude? What can you do about friendship problems?

How can you show a girl (or guy) that you like her (or him)? What’s the best way to ask someone out . . . and who pays for the date?

This book answers these questions and many more.

Along the way, teens learn the basics of polite behavior with friends and more-than-friends—and laugh out loud while learning.

When family life is full of strife, what can a poor teen do?

This book covers the basics of creating the civilized home—a place where people talk instead of yell, pick up after themselves, respect each other, and fight fair.

And it’s not all about the traditional family. Tips also cover the blended, shaken, stirred, and mixed (or mixed-up?) family, with special advice for teens whose parents are divorced.

What counts as rude behavior in school? What can you do when a teacher is rude? What’s the best way to handle bullies and bigots?

Here’s sound advice (touched with humor) for teens who want to make school more bearable.