Get Organized Without Losing It

by Janet S. Fox, Steve Mark (Illustrator)

Overview

In the quest for school success—not to mention a happy home life—kids have a lot to juggle: schoolwork, friends, activities, chores, bedrooms, electronics, lockers, and desks. Get Organized Without Losing It provides friendly, entertaining help for kids who want to manage their tasks, time, and stuff—without going overboard or being totally obsessed.
Empower kids to:

• conquer clutter
• prioritize tasks
• master their devices (not the other way around)
• supercharge study skills, handle homework, and prepare for tests
• stop procrastinating and start enjoying less stress and more success

Tips, examples, lists, and steps make it doable; jokes and cartoons make it enjoyable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631981739
Publisher:	Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	07/17/2017
Series:	Laugh & Learn®
Edition description:	Revised & Updated Edition
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	77,770
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.24(d)
Age Range:	8 - 13 Years

About the Author

Janet S. Fox writes award-winning fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults but has won fans of all ages. Her newest novel, The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle (Viking, 2016), has received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly. She received an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2010. Janet, her husband, and their energetic dog live in Bozeman, Montana, where they enjoy the mountain vistas.

Editorial Reviews

Is your backpack a black hole? Do you wish you were more organized? Is your desk at school a disaster? Do you feel like you are always running behind? In this humorous book, Janet Fox guides students toward getting organized at school. Students who lose their homework, forget to study, or procrastinate on long projects will enjoy these helpful insights. Fox includes helpful exercises, like writing out a list, putting your stuff in order (so you can find it when you need it), managing your time, planning for homework and long term projects, and even taking better notes in class. Fox guides middle school students toward higher grades, better organization, more free time, and higher self-esteem. The cartoon-like illustrations will enchant young readers, and the theme of this book is timeless. This book is targeted toward middle school students, but readers of all ages will find the advice invaluable.

Children's Literature - Suzanna E. Henshon

In this handbook for students, Fox uses humor to provide practical, easy-to-follow ideas for organizing desks, backpacks, and lockers; managing time for homework and after school activities; planning long-term projects; and taking better notes. It would be a great book for middle school and junior high teens when they have more subjects and activities to manage. Most of these ideas appear in other books on organization-set your clothes out the night before, write down all assignments, do big jobs in small steps-but they are presented with humor uniquely designed to appeal to young teens. Several tools, such as the Get Organized Shopping List, After-School Scheduler, Homework Checklist, and Long-Term Project Planner, will make it easier for students to follow the rules shared. A note to parents and teachers give them tips on how they can help students stay organized. Fox writes in a conversational style, reassuring teens that they will not turn into "Super-Organized-Perfect-Kid." They will just have less stress in their lives and be more successful in school. Humorous illustrations complement the text, and a list of helpful resources for both teens and parents provide opportunity for further reading on the subject. This book is a useful addition to the self-help library for young adults. VOYA CODES: 4Q 3P M J (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Will appeal with pushing; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9). 2006, Free Spirit, 112p.; Index. Illus. Further Reading., Trade pb. Ages 11 to 15.
—Deborah L. Dubois

VOYA

The author is a mother, writer and teacher of middle school and high school English; she has collected some very practical advice here. If students have their schoolwork organized thoroughly then they have won half the battle for a great school career. The writer gives specific ideas of what to purchase, such as plastic pouches and folders, dividers and binders, in a precise shopping list. The best advice is "when in doubt, throw it out." The other significant message is to have a planner and check it every morning and evening. She advises picking out your clothes and packing your lunch the night before. There are also great clues to paying attention to information a teacher gives because it will be on the test: how to write this information down and highlight it. In reading texts for class, Fox reminds students to skim, highlight and summarize. Reviewer: Sherri Ginsberg

KLIATT - Sherri Ginsberg

If students have their schoolwork organized thoroughly then they have won half the battle for a great school career. [Janet Fox] gives specific ideas of what to purchase, such as plastic pouches and folders, dividers and binders, in a precise shopping list. The best advice is "when in doubt, throw it out." The other significant message is to have a planner and check it every morning and evening. She advises picking out your clothes and packing your lunch the night before. There are also great clues to paying attention to information a teacher gives because it will be on a test: how to write this information down and highlight it. In reading texts for class, Fox reminds students to skim, highlight, and summarize.
—KLIATT

Midwest Book Awards: Merit Award

National Parenting Publication Award (NAPPA)

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