This collection captures the raw vulnerability of the guidance counselor’s office through short, high stakes poetic monologues. Readers find their own hidden thoughts reflected in the authentic, unfiltered voices of diverse students facing real life hurdles. Books in this family share an intimate, eavesdropping quality that delivers intense emotional honesty through brief and accessible storytelling.
Reach for this book when your teenager seems to be carrying the weight of the world but cannot find the words to explain why. It is an ideal resource for parents of high schoolers who feel disconnected from their child's internal life or for students who feel like the only ones struggling with invisible burdens. Through a series of poignant, first-person poems, the book invites readers into the guidance counselor's office, where diverse students and parents lay bare their anxieties, family conflicts, and hopes. This collection normalizes the messy reality of the teenage experience, covering everything from academic pressure to identity crises. By presenting these stories as monologues, Mel Glenn provides a safe window into the minds of peers, fostering empathy and showing teens that they are not alone in their 'problems.' It is a realistic, secular, and deeply human look at the high school years, best suited for readers aged 12 and up who are navigating the complexities of growing up.
