Choices: Standing Up to Peer Pressure

Please see Part 1 of this series for more information regarding this book series. As mentioned in Part 1 Nicole O'Dell is an Author of a book series entitled "Scenarios." Every day a teenager is faced with choices, even simple ones such as to do their homework, study for a test, what time to try to go to sleep and many others. Choices are part of everyday life for everyone.

In this next book "All That Glitters," we are introduced to two teenagers, who happen to be twins. Drew and Dani looked and dressed alike, until they were going to be freshman in high school. Drew decides that she doesn't want to look like her sister anymore and decides to change her hair, and clothes. Drew then begins to set off on a path leading her away from her sister. She becomes a cheerleader, meets a boy and has all new friends. At times, she feels guilty for not including her sister, but wants to be identified for herself.

Eventually, her new life begins to put her in situations where she begins to think of only herself and not those that she is hurting. She also is placed in situations that cause her to have to lie to her parents in order to be with her boyfriend, she has to say she is doing something with the cheerleading. It all comes down to a night after a game that there is a party that her boyfriend wants her to go with him to. She would have to lie to her parents and say she is sleeping over someone's house in order to go to this party. What does she do? Does she risk losing her popular good looking boyfriend or does she decide to go with him and maybe lose her parents trust?

You are now in the driver's seat once again. What do you want her to do? Do you want her to do the right thing or choose the more dangerous path? In these wonderful can't put down books you will pick which way you want her to go and then continue reading the book. I like to read both ways to see what happens for each choice. Like in part 1 in this series, I do not want to give out what happens you will need to order your own copy today and make your own choices.

As mentioned our teens are faced daily with choices, some very simple and some could forever change their life. One lie could lead to another until the point where the truth is completely gone and lies are the only way of life. Lies will further push the teenager from their parents and eventually the relationship will be forever tarnished. We can't be with our teenagers all the time, so the way that we raise them, communicate with them and the choices they see us make help to build that bridge that hopefully your teen will not want to break down.

This was originally published on Examiner.com
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