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Diary of a Parent Trainer

by Jennifer Smith
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Meet Katie Sutton. She may just look like your average thirteen-year-old girl but in reality, she's the world's leading expert in Grown Up behavior. And you're in luck because in your hands you hold a one-of-a-kind guide to training your parent and becoming highly skilled at: understanding their insane behavior, predicting their next moves, and operating them to your best advantage. So please keep this book out of the way of your grown up, we don't want them going into "grumpy mode" too soon.

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  • Release date

    June 12, 2012

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      • ISBN: 9780375988943

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      • ISBN: 9780375988943
      • File size: 2365 KB

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    • Table of contents to all chapters of the text via links.

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  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.9
    • Lexile® Measure: 860
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      May 1, 2012
      Thirteen-year-old Katie is certain she has the grown-ups in her life figured out. Organizing her findings as a guide to understanding grown-ups, self-proclaimed "parent trainer" Katie decodes their behaviors within the pages of her diary. With a keen eye, Katie identifies the various "modes" in which grown-ups operate--ranging from "Embarrassing Mode" to "Annoyed Mode"--including the modes' potential causes and possible solutions. Interspersed among the observations and advice are Katie's diary entries. Smith reveals the myriad emotions that Katie experiences as she perches on the edge of young adulthood: feeling bereft as friends Hannah and Loops begin dating boys, while spurning the attention of a boy she truly likes. Other diary entries delve into the aftermath of Katie's beloved father's death. Katie is appalled that her mother is dating a new, younger man and determines to discourage him. As she reflects on her father's final days and his words of hope and encouragement, Katie must decide whether she can accept the impending changes in her life. While Katie is often exasperated by her eccentric but loving extended family, Smith conveys a powerful message about family connections. Alternately funny and heartbreakingly poignant--a memorable tale. (Fiction. 10-13)

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    • School Library Journal

      July 1, 2012

      Gr 5-8-Although this humorous novel starts slowly, it picks up as 13-year-old Katie Sutton plots to ruin her mother's relationship with her boyfriend, Stuart. Set in an English village, this novel, presented as a "User's Guide" to adults, is almost entirely populated with Katie's relatives. Katie fancies herself the world's leading expert on grown-ups and describes all their behaviors from "Angry Mode" or "Depressed Mode" to "Delirious Mode" and how best to manage them. "Familiarization with these is essential before difficult maneuvers are attempted," she advises. The tone is definitely British, but it will not be off-putting to American readers. When Katie and her sister hatch a plot to get rid of Stuart, extended family members get in on the act. Meanwhile one of Katie's best friends has started hanging out with Katie's ex-boyfriend, and Katie realizes she still likes him. Her younger brother adds some bright bits of humor. Readable and funny but not remarkable, this novel makes a good choice for any collection that needs more girl-centered humor.-Tina Zubak, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA

      Copyright 2012 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2012
      Katie Sutton, age thirteen, is an expert at maneuvering her mother--except when Mum starts dating after four years of being widowed. That, plus boyfriend drama with her friends and an ever-present extended family, makes Katie realize that life does not come quickly to heel. In the novel's grating format (a "users' guide" to owning a grownup), Katie comes across as manipulative but matures decently by the end.

      (Copyright 2012 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

    • BookPage
      Katie Sutton (parent trainer extraordinaire) offers up a comprehensive manual for effective handling of grown-ups in this delightful novel. Thirteen-year-old Katie knows quite a lot about Grown-Up Studies, since she’s had to pay particular attention to the effective control of her mom, a widow who has just begun dating.Katie and her two siblings live with their mom in Brindleton, a sprawling English town with posh houses—and public housing units like the one where the Suttons live. Katie’s manual takes the form of a summer journal, and the impetus for completing her Users’ Guide to Grown-ups is Stuart, her mum’s first boyfriend since her husband died.“I suppose my main problem with Stuart is that he’s turned up in our lives at all,” admits Katie. And with Stuart’s strong environmental values (including no logos on T-shirts), Mum has every intention of keeping him around. The situation calls for drastic action from Katie and her sister Mandy. Added to this decidedly unwelcome summer romance are Katie’s own tribulations in matters of the heart.First published in the U.K., Diary of a Parent Trainer is a story of love, friendship and family that arrives in the U.S. just in time for summer reading. But a word to the wise: Parents, watch out! Your young reader may apply some of the information in this manual to ensure your optimum performance as a Grown-Up.

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.9
  • Lexile® Measure:860
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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