SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE: FC), the company behind The 7 Habits series and The Leader in Me, and Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division announced today the release of The Middle School Student’s Guide To Academic Success: 12 Conversations for College and Career Readiness.
Authored by twin brothers Blake and Bo Nemelka, The Middle School Student’s Guide to Academic Success: 12 Conversations for College and Career Readiness, offers students clear, accessible advice and opportunities for reflection on key topics to help them to succeed in school and in a career, as well as effective ways for parents and guardians to help them along the way.
“Middle school is full of changes—maybe it’s a new school, or complicated friendships, or maybe it’s a combination of a lot of things,” said Blake Nemelka, Ph.D. student at Purdue University and co-author of The Middle School Student’s Guide to Academic Success. “Our book gives parents and students a way to discuss these immense changes, allowing both to achieve the results they seek.”
The 12 Conversations feature topics students can use in school, in college and in life.
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Each conversation is structured in four parts, Listen, Learn, Reflect and Act, so students understand and apply the concepts. The authors also provide an accountability model based on four principles: Desire, Act, Endure and Achieve. These conversations and principles enable readers to lay out a strategy, set and achieve goals, and establish a pattern for success in college and in a career.
This book promotes effective thinking, action, and encourages students as they prepare to face the many challenges and opportunities in their future. It is the ultimate guide to helping students not only become successful middle schoolers, but successful people.
“Middle school isn’t something you have to endure or get through,” said Bo Nemelka, Yale graduate and co-author of The Middle School Student’s Guide to Academic Success. “It can be and should be one of the most important times in your life. With this guide, you can begin to lay a real foundation for your future success.”
For more information on The Middle School Student’s Guide To Academic Success: 12 Conversations for College and Career Readiness, please visit http://www.the12conversations.com.
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ABOUT SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, one of the leading children’s book publishers in the world, is comprised of the following imprints: Aladdin, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Beach Lane Books, Libros para niños, Little Simon®, Margaret K. McElderry Books, Paula Wiseman Books, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Simon Pulse, and Simon Spotlight®. While maintaining an extensive award-winning backlist, the division continues to publish acclaimed and bestselling books for children of all ages. In addition to numerous Caldecott, Newbery, and National Book Award winners, Simon & Schuster publishes such high-profile properties and series as Eloise, Olivia, Raggedy Ann & Andy™, Henry & Mudge®, The Hardy Boys®, Nancy Drew®, the Dork Diaries series, the Mortal Instruments series, Mike the Knight, and the original Cupcake Diaries and Creepover series. For more information about Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Blake and Bo Nemelka were Huntsman Scholars, graduating with honors from the John M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. Blake graduated with his master’s in education administration from Vanderbilt University and Bo graduated from Yale University with his master’s in healthcare management. They are each happily married with young children and continue their love for education in their personal and professional lives.
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT’S GUIDE TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS
By
Blake Nemelka & Bo Nemelka
Simon & Schuster Books for Young
Readers
Publication date: 8/30/16
ISBN: 9781481471602; $15.99;
Ages 8-14
