Table of Contents
Introduction
School, with you at the controls
Chapter 1: Teacher tension
Afraid to Ask
Favorite teacher leaving
Teacher's pet
Not working to "potential"
Teacher dislikes you
Humiliated in class
Careless teacher
Crush on teacher
Too-friendly teacher
Chapter 2: Friendly and unfriendly mishaps
An average student
Teased about a tutor
Separated from friends
Low on money
Rejected by friends
Your friend is running for prez, too
No luck with girls
Friends join wild crowd
Feeling awkward
Self-conscious in the locker room
Seeing your ex
Uncomfortable with your friends
Chapter 3: The Great Cheating Game
Friend asks to copy off your test
Caught cheating
Wrongfully accused
Plagiarized unknowingly
"Changing" your report card
Chapter 4: Grade Grief
Unfair grade
The slow class
In an advanced class
Difficult test
Essay writing
Nervous test-taker
Handling great grades
Chapter 5: Homework Hang-Ups
Help at home
Undone homework
Oral reports
Lazy project partner
Getting along
Late with assignments
Chapter 6: Family Attention
Parents vs. friends
Report card jitters
Parental expectations
Successful siblings
Problems at home
Chapter 7: Sports spots
Endless drills
A bench warmer
Team pressure
Great expectations
Slipping grades
You're nonathletic
Chapter 8: Extracurricular Crises
Nonmacho interests
Keeping your own i.d.
Job jealousy
Losing the lead
You're too bossy
No time for friends
Ready to quit
Chapter 9: Physical Fears
On the school bus
Hassled in the hallway
Running for help
Reporting others
Witnessing an attack
Frightened of AIDS
Chapter 10: Who Can Help?
Afterword: The Payback
Index
