Customer Reviews
Not designed for the UK market... - By: S. Cook, 12 Jul 2008 
I bought this for my 13 year old daughter as I thought it might help her with a few problems she has been having. Being able to buy it from the amazon.co.uk site & also (I thought)from the title, I assumed that it would be relevant to us.
It is totallly geared to a US audience (with such things as the language difference - mom, graduation, apartment, 'parking' etc; the way of life usedin the 'real-life' letters/scenarios are incredibly different to that experiencedin the UK) & the book I felt was also aimed at an older teenager rather than the younger.
I did not buy this book for the depression angle - the 11th point on the book's cover of the subjects includedin the book - so was absolutely horrified that the first few chapters focussed wholly on feeling down/bad/depressed; had a run through of various types of depression & even checklist to help the reader determine whether or not they were likely to suffer depression!
Perhaps this is what a US reader needs but some of the questions & the whole tone of the book made me realise that my daughter has a good, safe, normal teenage life, supportive home life & really does not need a book focusing on negative aspects of being a teenager - & to be told that she needs a therapist!
A book for a teenager going through any difficult patches - By: , 20 Apr 2002 
I thought this book was excellent. If you you can't seem to getin touch with your emotions - & you feel that there is no one you can turn to - then you need Life Happens. Life Happens: The honest advice you need to get through it.
This book represented life exactly how it is! Perfect! - By: , 31 May 2001 I felt completely tuned into this book. It offers such a wide range of situations. Every point was relevent to teenage life & it is very easy to relate to. This book was a like a councillor, a mother & a friend all rolled into one & set out on paper.
