“Let’s face it, life can be cool and it can be stressful. No matter the age. Being deeply involved professionally in girls’ learning and having two sons who managed to navigate middle school, I was wonderfully impressed by Annie’s ability to find common-ground issues and still be able to render gender meaningful advice. She is a wise counselor and delivers advice with straight-forward honesty and with a compassionate understanding of circumstances and personalities. She thinks with, but never speaks down to her readers. The book is playfully designed in a format that fully engages the reader with its mix of cartoon conversations, advice columns, teen-age voices, and resources (be he/she a teen or toppling over the fifty mark). The underlying message? No one’s perfect. But it’s worth a try as we smooth our rough edges. And Middle School Confidential is there to help.
 
“Well done. We are pleased to recommend that the book be placed on our school bookshelves.”

—Meg Milne Moulton, Executive Director,
National Coalition of Girls’ Schools

“They say it takes a whole village to raise a child, but we’ve got to raise the whole child in the village, not just the brain that walks off the bus. Annie Fox’s work is truly a work of genius that helps middle school kids and their families with their emotions.”

—Michael Pritchard, PBS Host and Author

“Annie Fox knows kids, and Middle School Confidential is smart and funny and real. The tips and tools will help you deal with real issues: popularity, body image, peer pressure, anger, confusion, stress, loving yourself and gaining confidence. I wish I'd read this when I was in middle school!”

—Ericka Lutz, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Friendship for Teens

“Middle School Confidential is exciting, bold and different. I wish I had this book to help me when I was in the throws of school cliques and mean girls. Each character and tip section are extremely real for teens and kids who need someone to relate to. Wonderful Annie Fox!”

—Vanessa Van Petten, author of You’re Grounded and creator of OnTeensToday.com

“Annie Fox's Middle School Confidential is a rare book that speaks directly to teenagers without ever condescending. Annie understands that being a teen is complicated and that advice from other kids your age can make all the difference in the world. Through the six key characters in the book, readers are provided with authentic conundrums around issues of confidence that are common (but seldom simple) for Middle School-aged young people. For many students, this book will be a turning-point in self-reflection and in understanding how peers can influence how you feel. I heartily recommend Middle School Confidential to young people, educators, and even parents!”

—John Carlstroem, Head of Black Pine Circle School

“Annie Fox speaks in a simple, believable, warm way to today's kids. Because she's listened to so many teens so well, she understands them and talks in a way they can hear, not just because she's clear, or because she has obvious insight and wisdom, but because she loves kids. In her latest book, Annie has addressed issues so many kids face – self-consciousness about appearance, friendship, bullying, yearning for acceptance and freedom to do what they want. I give my highest recommendation for teens to get this book, along with anyone who has a teen or works with teens—keep it handy, it rings true.”

—Ann H. McCormick, PhD, founder and CEO, Learning Friends, Inc.

“Middle School Confidential … is just wonderful. I love that it deals with the real issues that I have heard middle school students express at the schools I supervise and in the school I was in as a principal. I think the language the students speak is also very true-to-life, and the overall format of the book is extremely well-structured and easy to both read and use. One big ‘plus’ is that this structure allows the user to pick and choose the dilemmas or issues they want to address from throughout the book, rather than feeling obligated to plough on through from beginning to end. I can imagine that both adults and students will find this book to be extremely helpful, pertinent, and user-friendly.”

—Harriet R. MacLean, Ed.D. Executive Officer, Middle Schools Network 2
Oakland Unified School District

“Parents… At last, a practical, useful advice book for middle schoolers on how to be "cool", how to deal with anger, and how to ‘like who you are.’ A copy of this book will help your youth win the battle for self.

—Anabel L. Jensen, Ph.D.
President, Six Seconds EQ Network