Author 27: Sarah O'Leary Burningham

Continuing with the teen theme, a teen self-help book:

Sarah O'Leary Burningham has Utah ties-she still comes back to visit her parents-and to thank them for doing their best in raising her. The book, How to Raise Your Parents, has some good tips on how teens and parents can work together. Things like explaining your side to your parents about your grades and how hard you've worked to get the grades you have received. Other items in the book include deciding what kind of parents you have such as: the hippie, the schoolmarm, the teen wannabe, the yuppie, and the sibling activist. There's even a section for translating common parent phrases into language for teens. With all that said, Sarah is located in Manhattan and sections of the book may be a little too permissive for some parents depending upon personal idealogies. It's a take what you want kind of book, not a you must follow everything kind of book. Sarah was raised by a librarian so the book obviously has some good ideas. Read more good ideas at Sarah's site: www.sarahburningham.com