The Real High School Handbook: How
To Survive, Thrive, and Prepare for
What's Next
by Susan Abel Lieberman
THE REAL HIGH SCHOOL HANDBOOK by Susan Abel Lieberman
Category: Non-Fiction
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 9/9/97
Publisher: Mariner Books
Reviewed by: Taylor Rector
Rating: 5 Stars
THE REAL HIGH SCHOOL HANDBOOK is just that: a guide to everything that a teen going into high school needs
to know to survive and thrive.
The topics that this book cover include but are not limited to: credits and requirements, grades, test taking: SATs and
ACTs, special education, extracurricular activities, how to juggle homework and employment, allying to college, and
organizations that you can call when you need help. There are also quotes from students who did well in high school and
also a few who wish they had worked harder.
Susan Abel Lieberman is a student mentor and has also written a few other self-help books.
This is a really insightful book and could be very useful for a nervous high school student. THE REAL HIGH SCHOOL
HANDBOOK might be very motivating for a struggling student who thinks that school is a waste of time. There are many
reasons given why you should work really hard in high school so that you can have a brighter future.