Real-Life Advice for Real-Life Challenges This is a self-help book aimed at teenagers by the best-selling author of A Child Called “It”. The book gives practical advice on a number of life issues and is interspersed with stories from Pelzer’s other books concerning the horrendous abuse he suffered at the hands of his alcoholic and psychotic mother. I’m not a teenager by a long way, and I found this book a bit too preachy for my liking. I wondered how the average teenager would take it, not to mention one that was headed off-the-rails. Nevertheless, there is a good deal of wisdom in this book certainly the author has the runs on the board, so to speak, when it comes to working with adolescents. For me though, I found his trilogy of books A Child Called It, The Lost Boy and A Man Named Dave more inspiring since his personal story speaks for itself. | 
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