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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 155.24 EAN: 9780399240072 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0399240071 Label: Putnam Juvenile Manufacturer: Putnam Juvenile Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: October 28, 2002 Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: October 28, 2002 Studio: Putnam Juvenile Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Having a million-plus copies of the bestselling Who Moved My Cheese? in print hasn't stopped Spencer Johnson, (The One Minute Manager) from repackaging his homily about adapting to life changes for a teenage audience. The core of this teen book--a cheesy (literally) allegory about four characters navigating a maze in pursuit of happiness (cheese) with varying success--is identical to the cheese-quest story told in Johnson's grownup book. The only difference is that the opening and closing backstory that pads out Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens involves a group of teenagers kibbutzing in the cafeteria, not a group of adults attending their high school reunion. Of course, it's hard to argue with the essence of Johnson's commonsense message: one of the few constants in life is change, and the sooner we learn to anticipate and adjust to change, the happier we'll be. But most criticisms of the book (and there have been many) boil down to the fact that Cheese is just too reductive and simplistic, and sometimes change in our lives can and should be resisted. (It hasn't helped that the book's popularity among corporate managers has come to be associated with layoffs... er, cheese removals.) But whatever your take on Johnson's philosophy, you'd do well to keep it to yourself. Otherwise, you can count on your teenager to form the exact opposite opinion. (Ages 12 and older) --Paul Hughes Product Description: Spencer Johnson's Who Moved My Cheese? has helped millions of people around the world adapt and succeed in changing times. Now Dr. Johnson introduces his simple parable to teen readers-an audience whose lives are chock-full of change-and provides a teen discussion section to address the unique problems that teenagers face every day. A group of friends are discussing a difficult change in their class schedule. To help them out, Chris tells the story of Who Moved My Cheese?, where four characters-Hem, Haw, Sniff, and Scurry-search through a maze for Cheese, a metaphor for what you want to have in life. As they find and lose the Cheese, some of the characters learn to move with the Cheese and discover how to deal with change. After Chris finishes the story, the friends discuss how it applies to the changes they all face, such as doing well at school, divorce, relationships, or just feeling good about one's self, and how they might react more positively in the future. Using simple language and engaging characters to which any teen can relate, Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens offers a wonderful and entertaining way to get teens talking about the changes in their lives and provides insight that will last a lifetime. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Teens get itThe story was written for adults but it applies to everyone, so I'm glad they rewrote the discussion for teens at the end of the book. My 13-year-old daughter read it in a day, and she keeps mentioning the insights from each chapter, so I know it "took" It's a book everyone should read and keep on hand, I think Rating: - MNReviewGood book for teens. Liked the examples of 4 different mice (kind of like the clicks in high school) making different choices. Easy story-like read. Rating:  - Excellent Book for PreTeens and Teens...My daughters love this book. Excellent book to buy for any occasion. Highly recommend. :) Rating: - Great book, understandable and applicableAs an English teacher, I was looking for a good nonfiction book to assign to my 10th grade students. I'm very happy I found this book! The allegory used and the lessons taught are fantastic for high school students. I would recommend this for students of all backgrounds in all situations. There is always something to be learned. Rating: - A good, pratical book for teens.This was a good, pratical book for teens. It deals with the subject of change and how to adapt to it. This book has helped both adults with marrige problems and teenagers with breakups. It has been called "simple" or "pointless" when really it is not. Just because the advice is not spelled-out does not make it useless. In fact, thats what makes it so great-anyone can apply the exelent advice to their current problem or situation. No teen wants to sit down with a heavy book aboout "goal-banks" "paradigms" ... Read More 
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