Frenemies: What to Do When Friends Turn Mean

We used this book for a small group study at church with young high school girls. As an adult, it helped me! Puts in perspective how to deal with tough friendships that girl’s experience. Highly recommend!

I'm a therapist and a big fan of Haley DiMarco! Her books are warm, humorous, down to earth, and exceptionally practical.These are books kids will actually read and discuss with their friends. The advice is excellent, compassionate, Christ-centered but never preachy. She teaches the reader to think and to make solid, wise choices. She doesn't avoid any issues.

I work in the school system and was excited to read this book to a group of girls who are "frenemies". Was disappointed about all the religious references made in this book; I would like to have taught the girls other skills besides channeling their spirituality in dealing with this situation. I guess I should have paid more attention to this basis of the book before buying it. I just want others to be aware of this emphasis. In my particular case, a christian-based strategy book is not appropriate; for others, it may be.

Bought this for my middle-school age granddaughter who was having issues at school. She said she really liked it and that she learned a lot from reading it.

Great perspective on how to deal with girls on a spiritual level. I would definitely recommend this book.

Teanage

The constant references to the bible make this book useless to the majority of American school children.

This is a great book to help teens and preteens learn how to handle the frenemies they will face in their lives. I wish this book had been around when I was a teen, but honestly, the advice in it helped me see things about my own interactions with friends now. Very helpful and a must read for both parents and teens who will face this.

Terrible book. Do not buy unless you want your daughter to be brainwashed by weird Christian doctrine. So frightening as no mention of religion in blurb. Absolutely disgusted by the content. DO NOT BUY.

Hopeful, light but faithfully deep. This book is ideal for a tween book group that is lead by an adult leading discussion and reflection. Hayley DiMarco motivates girls to focus on FAITH when creating boundaries and making decisions in tough situations. What do we look for, what are the warning signs and how do we deal with friend issues without compromising our integrity?

To much religion in it! i can't not use it in a high school