Good quotes, good advice

Book can help guide teens through troubled times

Reviewed by Suwitcha Chaiyong

Title: For Teens Only
Author: Carol Weston
Price: 395 baht
Distributor: Asia Books

Most teens look up to and listen to their favourite celebrities more carefully than they listen to their parents and their teachers.  Carol, the author of the book For Teens Only, probably notices this. She collected many smart quotes from celebrities like Cameron Diaz, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain and Buddha and paired the quotes with keen advice.

Because it uses quotes from real people, the advice in the book seems more reliable or believable. At the end of each page, Carol ends it with her own useful quotes. For Teens Only is a book that teens shouldn't miss.

There is no redundancy in the book. The author provides sharp solutions to all kinds of teen problems: personal, family, friends, relationships and school. The book also touches topics which parents and teachers aren't comfortable discussing with their teens, like dates, making out and sex.

Being a teen isn't easy. To get through this confusing period, teens need a wise guide. For Teens Only is an efficient and successful option. After reading the book, a teen may become more like Robert Frost who said, "I'm not confused. I'm just well-mixed."    

Vocabulary

look up to (phrase): admire or respect
quote (n): used to show the beginning (and end) of a word, phrase, etc. that has been said or written by somebody else
keen (adj): clever, intellect
reliable (adj): that can be trusted to do something well; that you can rely on
redundant (adj): not needed or useful
solution (n): a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
make out (v): kiss and touch people in a sexual way
efficient (adj): doing something well and thoroughly with no waste of time, money, or energy