A smart girl's guide to manners : the secrets to grace, confidence, and being your best

A smart girl's guide to manners The secrets to grace, confidence, and being your best

Nancy Holyoke

Book - 2005

An introduction to socially acceptable conduct in all sorts of situations.

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Subjects
Conduct of life > Juvenile literature.
Etiquette > Juvenile literature.
Published
Middleton, Wis. : Pleasant Co c2005.
Language
English
Main Author
Nancy Holyoke (-)
Other Authors
Cathi Mingus (illustrator)
Item Description
Originally published as: Oops!, the manners guide for girls, 1997.
Physical Description
119 p. : col. ill. ; 25 x 14 cm
ISBN
9781584859833
  • The basics
  • Me first?
  • After you
  • Good impressions
  • Choose your words
  • Respect
  • Let's talk
  • Introductions
  • Mr., Ms., and more
  • Conversation
  • Being online
  • Quiz: gossip
  • Quiz: nosy questions
  • What do you do? when you don't know what to say
  • Telephone basics
  • Quiz: boys and phones
  • Cell phones
  • Messages
  • Hosts and guests
  • At a friend's
  • Sleepovers
  • Invitations
  • What do you do? invitations
  • Quiz: party pitfalls
  • Boy-girl parties
  • Gifts
  • Presents
  • What do you do? presents
  • Thank-yous
  • What do you do? thank-yous
  • Eating
  • Table manners
  • What do you do? when there's trouble at the table
  • Fancy dinners
  • Restaurants
  • Finger food
  • Problem foods
  • Finished
  • Out and about
  • Neighborhoods
  • Malls
  • Movies
  • What do you do? cautious courtesy
  • Good sports
  • Quiz: the great outdoors
  • Quiz: faraway lands
  • Sticky situations
  • What do you do? at mortifying moments
  • Special occasions
  • Family gatherings
  • What do you do? at family gatherings
  • Weddings
  • Funerals
  • Protocol
  • And finally
  • The checklist
Review by Booklist Review

Gr. 5-8. The emphasis is on good manners as a reflection of respect for oneself and others in this updated edition of Oops! The Manners Guide for Girls0 (1997), with bouncy new illustrations. Clear, straightforward information covers introductions, sleepovers, special occasions, gifts, table manners, hosts and guests, and more. Mingus' cheery, multiethnic characters have a touch of anime and a little bit of the PowerPuff Girls about them, and brightly colored sidebars and display fonts blend in well. The cell phone advice is excellent, though more about online etiquette and the use of iPods, gaming, and other e-toys would have made this a stronger book. A good place to go for readers not quite ready for Miss Manners herself. --GraceAnne DeCandido Copyright 2005 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-7-This update of Oops! The Manners Guide for Girls (Pleasant Co, 1997) covers the basic etiquette areas, including cell phone and table manners, host and guest duties, and such occasions as weddings and family gatherings. The text is sprinkled with lots of colorful illustrations and quizzes geared to letting readers assess their own behavior. Though the rules echo the traditional thoughts on the subjects, the lively writing and straight talk make them seem fresh and relevant today. Especially well done is the section on writing nicely worded thank-you notes, which, in the age of text messaging and e-mails, takes on an even greater significance.-Elaine Baran Black, Gwinnett County Public Library, Lawrenceville, GA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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