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In this highly praised collection you’ll find hilarious, heartrending and riveting essays on parenting teens written by acclaimed writers, such as Pulitzer Prize winners Anna Quindlen and Dave Barry, bestselling authors Barbara Kingsolver, Louise Erdrich and W. Bruce Cameron, and many others. What better companion during the tumultuous adolescent years than a book from the real experts—other parents.

“Shivers of relief for parents feeling the heat.” – Florida Today

"Full of hilarity and laughs -- just the right tonic for at-their-wits'-end parents of teens." -chinaberry.com

"Tells it like is." - Literary Mama

“Any parent will find comfort.” – Amazon.com