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Ask Elizabeth: Real Answers to Everything You Secretly Wanted to Ask About Love, Friends, Your Body... and Life in General
Their parents might recognize Elizabeth Berkley as one of the stars of television's Saved by the Bell, but teenage girls know her as the helpful moderator of the Ask-Elizabeth advice website. Ask Elizabeth the book utilizes her accrued wisdom to dispense supportive counsel on topics including, but not limited to, self-esteem, menstruation, peer pressure, adjusting to new s...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
March 22nd 2011
by Putnam Juvenile
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My embarrassing facts about reading this book:
1) I am not a teen. This is an advice book written for teen girls. I am a teen librarian, however, so reading this wouldn't be quite as embarrassing if not for facts 2 and 3.
2) I liked it. Kind of a lot.
3) (And this is so embarrassing I can't believe I'm going to release it onto the internets) I learned from it. This book actually dropped some knowledge on me.
If you saw this book and you're around my age you might think, "Elizabeth Berkley? From Save...more
1) I am not a teen. This is an advice book written for teen girls. I am a teen librarian, however, so reading this wouldn't be quite as embarrassing if not for facts 2 and 3.
2) I liked it. Kind of a lot.
3) (And this is so embarrassing I can't believe I'm going to release it onto the internets) I learned from it. This book actually dropped some knowledge on me.
If you saw this book and you're around my age you might think, "Elizabeth Berkley? From Save...more
I decided to read the book 'Ask Elizabeth'by Elizabeth Berkley because my mum had bought it for me and thought I might find it helpful because it is all about teenage girl problems, family, love life, body image and more! It was a very long read but I really enjoyed it and would recommend to any teenage girl who is struggling with any of the issues above which I'm sure majority of us are!
This category completes the diary/auto biography/biography category of the bingo board. I was allowed to cho...more
This category completes the diary/auto biography/biography category of the bingo board. I was allowed to cho...more
To any teenage girls who go through the stress of love, friendship and family, this book will give you the kind of advice you need to pick yourself off the ground and be happy. From the guy you love breaking your heart to your best friend ignoring you, Elizabeth brings you in a place where you can be free and make the right choices. I a sure you that you will smile and laugh while reading this book and that you will begin to realize the choices you need to make in life.
I checked this out from the library as a curious Saved by the Bell Fan. I ended up reading the whole thing. I was pleasantly surprised, but still curious what makes Elizabeth Berkley enough of an expert to write the book. I think the book it put together in an interesting way and is a book I would have really liked as a high school student. As an adult, even, I think her section on grief was excellent.
I was first drawn to this book because of the format. It looks very much like a scrapbook and has lots of teen girl appeal but it doesn't just end there. The information in it is really good. Topics covered are body image, love, friendships, family issues and inner thoughts and feelings. The questions are answered by the author as well as other teens. It is a beautifully written teen girl advice book.
this book is absolutely amazing. its one of my favorite books.. and i read it when i have trouble with boys, school,family.. etc. I go to it to somewhat think things through, and it reminds me that what i'm going through is part of growing up, and that i'll be okay. I'm so glad i have this book, it gave me so much advice... and it still does.
I only have this book because Elizabeth Berkeley herself came to my school and gave it for free. I thought it very profitable to many teenagers/young girls. Elizabeth discusses many issues that most girls face nowadays in a friendly way, yet not in a way to SOLVE the problem. I thought it a nice idea, although I never use/read the actual book.
Jessie Spano wrote a self-help book? I must read this.
UPDATE:
I secretly kind of liked this. The information did nothing for me, but would have been awesome when I was a teenager. I wish this book had existed then! I liked the overall message that Elizabeth Berkley was proclaiming.
I think what I liked the most was the artistic way this book was put together. This book was just PRETTY! This wasn't just words on a page, this was artwork that happened to have words in it.
UPDATE:
I secretly kind of liked this. The information did nothing for me, but would have been awesome when I was a teenager. I wish this book had existed then! I liked the overall message that Elizabeth Berkley was proclaiming.
I think what I liked the most was the artistic way this book was put together. This book was just PRETTY! This wasn't just words on a page, this was artwork that happened to have words in it.
I don't read nonfiction very often. This is because I usually find it pretty boring and uneasy to relate to-even if its a book of advice that is supposed to help me. There was in fact a time when I swore off nonfiction completely because I always ended up disappointed. However, when I started looking through Ask Elizabeth, I knew it would be an exception to that. And it is.
Ask Elizabeth is a must read for teen girls who have ever had questions about, well, almost anything in life. It's a book I...more
Ask Elizabeth is a must read for teen girls who have ever had questions about, well, almost anything in life. It's a book I...more
My Thoughts: Even though this book had answers, this book also had the answers that you can find on many social websites, but the book just put it in one spot. This is a good book though, don't get me wrong, I liked reading the parts that related to me and it did help, made me think in some parts. I liked the pages and how creative the layouts were.
This book gave me some good advice it was so true everything she said but i wasnt so interested i like books that have some action in them but it was a good book.
Unlike other advice books for girls/women, Berkley does not adopt a critical, condescending or preachy tone. Instead, she shares her own struggles and achievements in addition to providing feedback from girls she has worked with, thereby creating a very relatable, readable and helpful guide. The only downside was that most contributions were made by girls eighteen and younger, and yet were surprisingly insightful and well thought-out.
Oh my god, I can't deal with the existence of this book. I guess I would've liked it in 5th grade? The one great truth we learned from this is that Elizabeth was not in on the sublime joke that is Showgirls. Also, she is friends with Parker Posey. This makes me sad.
Elizabeth Berkley gave some very good advice in this book but it is somewhat mixed in a little too much. It could be just a tad more organized.
The best of the 'celebrity advice for teen girls' genre. In fact the only one that is any good, and it's actually pretty good.
This book is really great for young girl because it gives them advice about what ever girl wants to hear and more.
I think every girl should read this book.If we all read this book there wouldn't be half as much drama. If you dont like the way you look then you should read this book.But this book is for girls only!
I won't claim to be a girl that thought everything in this book was fantastic and helped me out a lot. I will say that the parts I read into more were definitely containing pretty good advice, and the sections I skimmed over made sense to me, though I wasn't facing any of the problems listed. Personal notes and stories from other teens were fun to read, because really, when do other girls usually pour their hearts out to you about their moments, like they do in this book? Anyway, whenever you fe...more
I liked this book. It was very helpful, but the layout confused me sometimes.
I like this book mostly because of the beautifull pages. It looks like a scrapbook. I sometimes read it but mostly I just look through it.
This is one hot item at my library.
I am eager to pass the book along to my fifteen year old daughter. It is so hard to give teenagers advice! Elizabeth Berkley as a very reasonable open way of offering good perspective and common sense to teenage girls (something they developmentally sometimes lack) She deals with many difficult topics in a very sensitive way. The ascetics of the book are gorgeous in a scrapbook style. A definite strong recommendation for teens!
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3.5
Not that I need the chapter on love, but I read it anyway. XD I had no idea people had such bad relationships. :/ It's pretty good.
Not that I need the chapter on love, but I read it anyway. XD I had no idea people had such bad relationships. :/ It's pretty good.
A good self help guide for teen and pre-teen girls. Would have liked to see some edgier topics.
This book wasn't especially informative. I like it mainly for the design.
May 17, 2013
Jaclyn
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Elizabeth Berkley is an American television, movie, and theatre actress. Berkley's most notable roles were in the television series Saved by the Bell, as brainy feminist Jessie Spano, and the 1995 Paul Verhoeven movie Showgirls, as exotic dancer Nomi Malone.
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