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New Book Helps Teens and Parents Deal With Harassment
By Teachers.Net News Desk
Hey, Back Off! Tips for Stopping Teen Harassment by Jennie Withers with Phyllis Hendrickson, M. Ed (New Horizon Press, September 2011) offers parents, teens and educators the first book of effective tools for combating the growing epidemic of harassment among teens. Written in clear, easy-to-read, teen-friendly style, this powerful read uses narrative real-life examples and stories that are relatable to teens, while incorporating strategies and coping tips not only for teens, but also parents and educators.
Hey, Back Off! Tips for Stopping Teen Harassment was released from New Horizon Press Books on September 1st, 2011, and is currently available online at amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. Hey, Back Off! is also available through book wholesalers (Ingram, Baker and Taylor, etc.). More information on the book can be found at www.newhorizonpressbooks.com as well as www.jenniewithers.com . Jennie and Phyllis are interested in speaking engagements, facilitating workshops and book club discussions for adults or teens. Jennie is also set up to do book clubs and talks through video conferencing via SKYPE free of charge. See her website (www.jenniewithers.com) for details.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Jennie Withers (www.jenniewithers.com) is a graduate of Boise State University, Boise, Idaho. She taught Technical Reading and Writing and Creative Writing the past 7 years at West Junior High School in Boise, Idaho. The previous nine years she spent teaching Language Arts at Kuna High School in Kuna, Idaho. Jennie is the author of Hey, Get a Job! A Teen Guide for Getting and Keeping a Job. She has also published or contributed to articles in The Ultimate Teacher from HCI Publishing, TWIST magazine, Boy’s Life magazine, Family Circle magazine as well as other national and local publications. Jennie lives in Meridian, Idaho, with her husband and two daughters.
Phyllis Hendrickson, M. Ed, received her B.A. degree in English/Education from Idaho State University and her M. Ed in School Counseling from College of Idaho. Phyllis spent a number of years teaching in the Blaine County School District and the last 14 years of her career before retirement was spent as a school counselor at Burley High School in Burley, Idaho. She lives in Twin Falls, Idaho, with her husband.
Hey, Back Off!
Tips for Stopping Teen Harassment
By Jennie Withers with Phyllis Hendrickson, M. Ed.
New Horizon Press
September 2011
Self Help/Family/Relationships
$14.95 pb
ISBN 13: 978-0-88282-365-2
