New Releases by Patti Kelley Criswell

From American Girl''s trusted line of advice books for tweens, the Ultimate Smart Girl''s Guide to Being Your Best is the perfect entry book for the Smart Girl''s Guide series! An essential, all-in-one Smart Girl’s guide that covers essential tween topics including, self-esteem, sports, family, friends, money, and navigating middle school. The Ultimate collection of Smart Girl''s Guides includes excerpts from American Girls'' best-selling titles. Get tips, how-tos, and facts from the experts on everything from friends and family to sports and self-esteem to money and middle school. Find answers and advice about standing out, fitting in, getting along, and growing up.

This accessible book from American Girl helps young readers gain the tools to recognize and handle bullying. Includes wise words to use with bullies, smart ways to ignore them, solid advice on getting an adult''s help when needed, and advice from real girls who have been in similar situations.

Offers advice to help girls find the right words when stressed, shy, sad, or facing other awkward moments and shares tools, tips, and techniques to teach them to speak out with confidence and grace.

"Friends" is designed to help you learn how to make new friends, and make the most of the friendships you already have. It''s full of quizzes, crafts, thoughtful advice, and true stories of friendship shared by real girls like you.

How do you speak up when you''re afraid of hurting your friend''s feelings? What do you do after a really big fight? What if your friend leaves you for the popular crowd? Inside you''ll find tips quizzes, and real-life stories that can help solve your most common friendship troubles. When your friendship''s in trouble, you want help-fast. Here''s the advice you need to get through the tough times and help you decide how to deal with friendship dilemmas. Look for these and other bestselling books from American Girl: Book jacket.

Help girls find the right words to fit more than 200 situations! With the advice in this latest addition to the Smart Girl''s Guide series, girls will learn smart words to choose when stressed, shy, sad, or facing other awkward moments. Girls can ask a teacher for help. Stand up to a bully. Express sympathy for the loss of a loved one. Plus, the tools, tips, techniques, (and actual words!) will help girls untangle their tongues and speak out with confidence and grace.

Provides advice to young girls on finding the right activity to enjoy and also enhance self-confidence, covering such examples as learning a musical instrument, ice skating, acting in a play, dancing, and playing on a team.

A folder that contains a book and other items used to start and run a book club for girls interested in the American Girl dolls and books.

Presents a series of multiple choice questions about common dilemmas faced by girls, grouped in the categories of family matters, friends, decisions, school, and stress, and includes comments on what the answers reveal about the quiz taker.

From backstabbing to bullying to just being left out, here''s advice for girls about a whole host of friendship problems. Tips, quizzes, and real life stories about girls who have solved their friendship problems round out this timely advice book.