About the Author

K. L. Hong is the executive editor at Search Institute and has contributed to many publications for and about youth and community development. She has been a personal mentor to teens at St. Joseph's Home for Children. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Reviews

"Hong does not condescend nor does she preach, while sharing her life lessons." -- VOYA

"An emotional journey through the many challenges of adulthood relationships, self-esteem, jobs, and loss." --David Walsh, author, Why Do They Act That Way?

"Hong navigates her material from confusion to clarity, touching on all the important, close-to-your-heart issues as she goes." --Patricia Hoolihan, author, Teen Girls Only: Daily Thoughts for Teenage Girls

"An honest story about important growing-up experiences and life lessons that feels like a conversation with a friend." --Sharon Rodine, director, Heart of OKC (Oklahoma City), Oklahoma Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Project

"In a guide that is achingly intimate and hands-on practical, Hong addresses teenagers as curious, moral, sexual, searching human beings." -- Elizabeth J. Andrew, author, Swinging on the Garden Gate and Writing the Sacred Journey

"My [15-year-old] son enjoyed the book: 'It's like someone's just talking to me about their life and what they've learned.'" -- Minnesota Parent

"Hong does not condescend nor does she preach, while sharing her life lessons." -- VOYA