With humor and conversational tone， the Acuff family’s teen version of Jon’s Soundtracks is a great tool for any teenager。 LE and McRae unpack how teens repeat “soundtracks” to themselves which keep them from truly growing and exploring the person they are becoming。 Simple ideas like “I can’t do math” become self-fulfilling prophecies， but those ideas can be changed by “turning down the dial” and replacing them with new soundtracks。 The principle is great for everyone， but this book really plays With humor and conversational tone， the Acuff family’s teen version of Jon’s Soundtracks is a great tool for any teenager。 LE and McRae unpack how teens repeat “soundtracks” to themselves which keep them from truly growing and exploring the person they are becoming。 Simple ideas like “I can’t do math” become self-fulfilling prophecies， but those ideas can be changed by “turning down the dial” and replacing them with new soundtracks。 The principle is great for everyone， but this book really plays to its teenage audience by using examples from the girls’ lives as well as that of those teens who shared their thoughts。 What’s most helpful are the practical solutions for changing your playlist: asking the right questions， flipping the song， and writing new playlists are all explained in a tangible and applicable way。 Chapters are short and several encourage readers to take action like writing notes， making lists， or finding physical objects to remind them of their new soundtracks。 It’s easily readable for a busy teen。 It would also make a great discussion for a book group （with or without adult facilitators）。 The only thing the book is really missing is the outsider kid。 The Acuff girls come across as atheistic， friendly kids who have great family support - which is awesome！ The book lacks examples for the kids who literally don’t have friend groups， participate in sports， pass their classes， or even those whose harmful soundtracks may have been written by bad family situations。 These kids can ABSOLUTELY benefit from this book， but it will be tough to find examples to which they can relate in it and they might feel even more discouraged。 I’ll be buying copies to give as gifts to my own teenager as well as my nieces。 （After pre-ordering my copy of the book， I was given the opportunity to read an online version before the release date。 The idea in this review are completely my own。） 。。。more