Dear Parents,
Listed below are some books and websites put together by our Middle School Counselors, Mrs. Meegan Lawlor and Mr. Brendan Nelson, to help your child successfully transition to Middle School.
Some of the books are available on Overdrive, Rye Neck's collection of ebooks and audio books. These items are available for you to download on your ipad, Kindle, smart phone or computer and enjoy free of charge.
If you would like to borrow any of these titles from our Overdrive collection, please contact me at lcostelloe@ryeneck.k12.ny.us to set up an account and you can begin borrowing.
Enjoy!
Mrs. Linda Costelloe
Rye Neck MSHS Library Media Specialist
BOOKS FOR PARENTS
The Everything Tween Book: A Parent’s Guide to Surviving the Turbulent Pre-Teen Years by Linda Sonna
Click here to check out this ebook on Overdrive
The Rollercoaster Years by Charlene C. Giannetti
BOOKS FOR STUDENTS
Too Old for This, Too Young for That!: Your Survival Guide for the Middle School Years by Harriet S. Mosatche
How I Survived Middle School by Nancy Krulik
Click here to check out this audio book on Overdrive
Middle School: The Real Deal- From Cafeteria Food to Combination Locks by Juliana Farrell
Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff by Jennifer L. Holm and Elicia Castaldi
Help! I’m in Middle School…How will I Survive? by Merry L. Gumm
WEBSITES FOR PARENTS
Drugs: DEA's Operation Prevention Parent Toolkit https://www.operationprevention.com/sites/operationprevention.com/files/ PDFs/Operation_Prevention_ParentToolkit_Final.pdf
Parenting a Preteen
http://www.pamf.org/preteen/parents/parenting.html
Transitioning to Middle and High School
http://www.theparentreport.com/category/tween/
Smoothing Your Child’s Transition to Middle School
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/3106
Moving Up to Middle School
http://www.schoolfamily.com/school-family-articles/article/817-moving-up-tomiddle-school
WEBSITES FOR STUDENTS
TransitionsPBS Kids
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/