A Smart Girl's Guide to Knowing What to Say (American Girl)

I bought this book for my 9 year old daughter who is quite sensitive and needs some help being a bit more assertive. I also bought 'Stand up for yourself and your friends', another Smart Girls Guide. Although very American, both books are extremely helpful in giving ideas of how to respond in tricky situations without being aggressive or a pushover, or clamming up, not knowing what to say. I have recommended the book to several friends and would recommend to anyone with a pre-teen daughter. The 'Stand up for yourself' book has quizzes to help you understand whether a situation they encounter is bullying or not. This is really useful as at this age it can be hard for them to understand when they need to involve a parent or teacher and when they just need to be more assertive. 'Knowing what to say' has a wide variety of situations, such as what to say when someone is ill, when a friend's pet dies and when girls in your class are excluding another child. Really simple ideas and easy to read. Highly recommended.

Very good for a little girl who is having trouble with relationships at school. Easy to dip in & out of the chapters. Been very helpful to my daughter. Good advice. Slight Americanised, but does not detract from the message.

my 9 yr old says that this book is very informative for her and gives lots of tips, she does come back to this every few weeks to refresh all the tips mentioned, therefore excellent buy!

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Wasn't sure what to expect. Better than i expected and very happy to give to my daughter, who will be 11. I am very such she will love this book (Saving them for her birthday x)

I really liked this, I thought it gave some good come backs for difficult situations. My 9 year old girl was less impressed. Though she has taken it to her room and reads it (I think) so maybe it went down better than I thought.

It's very American in style, language and grammar. I like the concept but doesn't work so well for native English speakers.e.g. "Excuse me ma'am. I ordered the chicken and this is beef." Still it's not bad.

Very useful for my 8 year old daughter who is often stuck for words. I wish such a book had existed when I was a child!

Nice book. Now if only the children remember the right responses at the right time..

Incredible read. Super helpful in many different topics! Perfect amount of information without going over board. Great tips. In my opinion every girl should have to read this!

Great read!

This book is very helpful as it helped my daughter & I to find the right responses for certain situations. I recommended it for all my friends.

Nicely put together questions and answers with excellent drawings. I hope it appeals to my granddaughter!

Like most of the 'Smart Girl's' books, provided clear and informative messages on 'how to' conduct yourself in many everyday situations. Good confidence builder!