Knowing What to Say: Finding the Words to Fit Any Situation
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- Create Date：2022-08-02 06:57:53
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Patti Kelley Criswell
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Summary
A friend talks about you behind your back。 What do you say？ You need a bigger allowance。 How do you ask your parents？ You break your friend's favorite DVD。 How do you apologize？ Here are the exact words you'll need in these situations--plus more than 200 others！
*Tell a friend that you're sorry for her loss。
*Ask a teacher for help。
*Stand up to a bully。
Look inside for the tools， techniques （and the actual words！） to help you untangle your tongue and speak out with confidence and grace。
*Tell a friend that you're sorry for her loss。
*Ask a teacher for help。
*Stand up to a bully。
Look inside for the tools， techniques （and the actual words！） to help you untangle your tongue and speak out with confidence and grace。
Reviews
Kara Kuehl
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I really like that American Girl wrote this book because often girls will wonder how to reply to someone in a situation and it can be very hard。 This is a good resource for young girls to go to when confronted with different scenarios。
Kelly Walsh
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This book offers a lot of guidance and ideas to kids， both boys and girls， as well as guidance to parents， teachers， and any adult that can offer any child support。 Hopefully there is a more updated version。 This one is from 2011， and I saw some phrases that are out of date。
AFUM
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this book taught me how to have conversations
Savannah Beckett
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I personally think this a great book。 It has a lot of good resources for educators。 I personally think more speech teachers especially should use it。 I actually gave one of my speech teachers a copy and bring things from it up with them all the time。
Back
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For 8+。 A great resource to go through with your daughter。 Leaves room for you to expand on if you wish。
Aibhne
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It's very ciscentric， neurotypical and hetnormative。 It's very ciscentric， neurotypical and hetnormative。 。。。more
Lydia Hantz
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Very helpful！！！😃
Minnick Minnick
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Good bookThe book wasn't the best。read but it was still very helpful。 Thank you for teaching me many manners and learning how to be kind。 Good bookThe book wasn't the best。read but it was still very helpful。 Thank you for teaching me many manners and learning how to be kind。 。。。more
danerys
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It’s just not very realistic
Cynthia
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I have a few books I've been wanting to read with my daughter。 This is one of them。 My daughter chose a different title to read together so I read this one ahead on my own。 I like that the book gives a variety of approaches for given situations。 A few responses are laughable， in my opinion。 That's okay。 We would all have more to add to the suggestions， as would our girls。 Multiple times， my daughter has come up with responses that I try to emulate。 She is more Zen than I am。 In pre and elementar I have a few books I've been wanting to read with my daughter。 This is one of them。 My daughter chose a different title to read together so I read this one ahead on my own。 I like that the book gives a variety of approaches for given situations。 A few responses are laughable， in my opinion。 That's okay。 We would all have more to add to the suggestions， as would our girls。 Multiple times， my daughter has come up with responses that I try to emulate。 She is more Zen than I am。 In pre and elementary school， she navigated relatively complex situations thoughtfully and head-on。 As a middle schooler， she is more introverted， measured。 And Zen。 Thankfully， she tells me a lot。 We talk through things。 I want to use these books to converse even more。 My main grievance about A Smart Girl's Guide is the ubiquitous reminder to be careful of other people's feelings， couch your words in somethings soft。 I do think it is of the utmost importance to be kind。 Kindness is underrated。 See， I'm being careful to not offend anyone。 There is， however， something to be said for being brief and to the point， simple and clear。 I wonder how a book for boys would read。 I think there is a tendency to praise boys and men for being incisive。 Girls and women are taught to tread carefully， not hurt anyone's feelings， even if someone has been mean to you。 Still， these types of books can be a helpful guide。 There are some good verbal/non-verbal solutions to use or harness as a springboard for ideas of her own。 。。。more
Marya
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Words have power。 Without them， it is very difficult to navigate life's challenges because how can you deal with something you have no name for？ This book isn't just a way for girls to learn how to say "no" （thought that alone is worth a whole book）。 It's a way for girls to learn how to comfort a friend who lost a loved one and how to gracefully accept condolences herself。 It's a way to say thank you， a way to ask for help， and even a way to negotiate with grown-ups to get what you want。 This bo Words have power。 Without them， it is very difficult to navigate life's challenges because how can you deal with something you have no name for？ This book isn't just a way for girls to learn how to say "no" （thought that alone is worth a whole book）。 It's a way for girls to learn how to comfort a friend who lost a loved one and how to gracefully accept condolences herself。 It's a way to say thank you， a way to ask for help， and even a way to negotiate with grown-ups to get what you want。 This book is a guide to life in a way most girls （and those who know them） may have never recognized as being important until the moment they turned the first page。 。。。more
Zera
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Reread this childhood book of mine from the fifth grade。 It was one of my very first self-help books， and I can’t help but laugh and marvel at how much this book helped me throughout my middle school years。 Unknowingly， some of its contents still stick with me today。
marie rose
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5/5 This book was a tweenage lifesaver！ I struggle with social situations and most of what I know to say now to sad， angry， or excited friends comes from this book。
Madeline Torres
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This book has many different situations and you choose the answer。 At the end it tells you if you made the right choice and shows what you did wrong。 This is a good book。
mallory
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Good
Liz
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I really liked that this book explained many ways to handle social situations。 I think they really did think of everything。
Mirta Johnson
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amazing
Brooke
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It was a nice book， but I'm a little old for this one。 I rather write my own script。 It was a nice book， but I'm a little old for this one。 I rather write my own script。 。。。more
Maria
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Knowing what to say to people around you in all kind situations。 Its good book guide 。 And help you talk polite when its hard to！！ Fun way to learn。。
Evie
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The content in its entirety isn't yet appropriate for our kindergartner， but we love that she has such a great resource。 The content in its entirety isn't yet appropriate for our kindergartner， but we love that she has such a great resource。 。。。more
Jennifer
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I wish it wasn't so girl-centric， since I think my son could get a lot out of it if I could persuade him to read it。 I wish it wasn't so girl-centric， since I think my son could get a lot out of it if I could persuade him to read it。 。。。more
Eileen
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Love this guide。 My daughter has struggled with a few of the standard things that girls have to deal with in school already at a much earlier age than I expected。 I read this with her and it helped to give her so easy to use tactics。
Alvera
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Cadence chose this for our bedtime reading。 It contained good advice and situations that a person is likely to encounter as examples。 My only complaint is with the assumption that there are words to fit every situation， but that's my jaded adult perspective rearing its head。 A nice book that resulted in some good family discussion。 Cadence chose this for our bedtime reading。 It contained good advice and situations that a person is likely to encounter as examples。 My only complaint is with the assumption that there are words to fit every situation， but that's my jaded adult perspective rearing its head。 A nice book that resulted in some good family discussion。 。。。more
Erin&Sara Kelley
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Great bookThis book was very inspiring and I understand it very well。 It tells me everything I think I should know about knowing what to say。 It is great， a great book and I've already read it a lot for times and in about to read it again。 I focus on certain parts of the book but I still read it all。 I LOVE THIS BOOK IT IS THE BEST！！！！！ Great bookThis book was very inspiring and I understand it very well。 It tells me everything I think I should know about knowing what to say。 It is great， a great book and I've already read it a lot for times and in about to read it again。 I focus on certain parts of the book but I still read it all。 I LOVE THIS BOOK IT IS THE BEST！！！！！ 。。。more
Vandita
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WoW！ This book really taught me a lot of manners and how to communicate with people。 I say， if you have not read this book yet， I suggest it be your next book。 Do not read it like a regular book。 I suggest reading a few pages at a time， and then practicing that for at least one week。 Then go on。 Really， please read this book， and I ensure you that you will see people really admiring your personality！ Read it！！！ What would happen if we knew the content in this book was not happening？ Most people WoW！ This book really taught me a lot of manners and how to communicate with people。 I say， if you have not read this book yet， I suggest it be your next book。 Do not read it like a regular book。 I suggest reading a few pages at a time， and then practicing that for at least one week。 Then go on。 Really， please read this book， and I ensure you that you will see people really admiring your personality！ Read it！！！ What would happen if we knew the content in this book was not happening？ Most people do not know about gossip， most people do not know how to small talk。 This book gives step-by-step instructions。 。。。more
Emma
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AWESOME
P'nen Say
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How can you this book？？ It would let me read it！
Cindy
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Wow！ I really like this book for young girls！！ If only this book was around when I was much younger。。
Mehak Trakru
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AwesomeI really loved this book it is very helpful and lastly very smart and wise I recommend it to everyone
Patrice Secrist
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