This book is realistic and educational. It provides insight into how to help children set goals as it relates to becoming successful in school, specifically as it relates to improving grades. It does so by focusing on two friends (Jaida and Lissa) with different attitudes about and toward school. Learn how the counselor and a teacher support the building of positive relationships and Lissa's self-esteem.
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This book is about two girls who are best friends and how different each of them are in their attitude about school. The adults in school play a major role in helping Lissa build her self-esteem and change her attitude about doing well in school.
Autorentext
Teresa Short Mitchell has served as an educator for thirty-two years. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Tuskegee University and a Master's and Specialist's degree from Troy State University. She has taught for the Pinellas County School District (Florida), Fort Benning and Clayton County Schools (Georgia) and served as an administrator for Harris County and Fulton County Schools. She has published a poetry book, Heartfelt Words: Words Speak When Hearts Cannot and the first book in a series, The Bathroom Tells On Me which was selected top 8 out of 15,000 books. Having served as a teacher, administrator, mother and grandmother, she has witnessed and helped others work through life and school-related issues. It is her goal to help as many caregivers as possible by publishing children books that provide insight and guidance. She currently lives in the Atlanta metropolitan area.