Older brother making your life miserable? Trying to figure out if your friend is really a backstabber? Being teased by classmates? Parents getting divorced? Are you sick. again? 12 different young women, with 12 different sides, share memorable tales from each of their lives, which will put your good times and bad times in perspective. DEAL WITH IT! Powerful Words from Smart, Young Women is a collection of narratives, essays, letters, memoirs, and poetry, which illustrates that growing up isn¿t always easy. This collection demonstrates that young people have the ability to face the struggles of daily life regardless of where they come from or their actual age. Whether yoüre unsure of your place in your class, your family, or your community, you will find insight and advice to deal with nearly every difficult situation you face. DEAL WITH IT! Powerful Words from Smart, Young Women, written by The Extended Day Girls with Stacey Shubitz and Christina L. Rodriguez, will be sold at Amazon.com, BN.com, Borders.com and over 200 other online retailers by mid-June 2007. NOTE: All proceeds from the sale of the book go into P.S. 171¿s Visiting Authors Fund.