Linda Perlstein was a prizewinning education reporter for The Washington Post. She is the author of Not Much Just Chillin’. She lives in Washington, D.C.
-Perlstein's interpretation of what's going on inside [middle schooler's] hormone-charged world is information every educator and parent should have. . . . A fascinating and important book.--Atlanta Journal-Constitution -Linda Perlstein has a wonderful and compassionate way of presenting the incredibly poignant day-to-day stories of middle schoolers. A truly valuable book.--ANTHONY E. WOLF, PH.D., author of Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?-Chillin' may not make parents feel more comfortable about early adolescence's arrival in their household, but it will certainly make them more prepared.--The New York Times -PERLSTEIN IS A GODSEND. . . . ELOQUENTLY ARTICULATING THE STUDENTS' HIDDEN PERSPECTIVES.--Washingtonian Perlstein s interpretation of what s going on inside [middle schooler s] hormone-charged world is information every educator and parent should have. . . . A fascinating and important book. Atlanta Journal-Constitution Linda Perlstein has a wonderful and compassionate way of presenting the incredibly poignant day-to-day stories of middle schoolers. A truly valuable book. ANTHONY E. WOLF, PH.D., author of Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? Chillin may not make parents feel more comfortable about early adolescence s arrival in their household, but it will certainly make them more prepared. The New York Times PERLSTEIN IS A GODSEND. . . . ELOQUENTLY ARTICULATING THE STUDENTS HIDDEN PERSPECTIVES. Washingtonian Perlstein's interpretation of what's going on inside [middle schooler's] hormone-charged world is information every educator and parent should have. . . . A fascinating and important book. - Atlanta Journal-Constitution Linda Perlstein has a wonderful and compassionate way of presenting the incredibly poignant day-to-day stories of middle schoolers. A truly valuable book. -ANTHONY E. WOLF, PH.D., author of Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? Chillin' may not make parents feel more comfortable about early adolescence's arrival in their household, but it will certainly make them more prepared. - The New York Times PERLSTEIN IS A GODSEND. . . . ELOQUENTLY ARTICULATING THE STUDENTS' HIDDEN PERSPECTIVES. - Washingtonian