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1. Middle School, The Real Deal: From Cafeteria Food to Combination Locks, Juliana  Farrell, Beth Mayall.  Cool Book!  Contains chapters such as: Living Through Day One; So Many Teachers; Friends, Cliques, Crushes, and Other Social Stuff; and Why Are My Parents Still Treating Me Like a Baby?.

2. Too Old For This, Too Young For That!  Your Survival Guide For The Middle School Years,  Harriet Mustache, PhD, Karen Unger

3. Been There, Should've Done That II: More Tips For Making the Most of College, Suzette Tyler

1. Dealing with Adolescents - These books are light, easy reading with lots of insightful information.

Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence , Rosalind Wiseman. It focuses on the ways in which girls in schools form cliques, and on patterns of aggressive teen girl behavior and how to deal with them. The book was, in large part, the basis for the movie Mean Girls (2004).

'It's Not Fair, Jeremy Spencer's Parents Let Him Stay Out All Night!: A Guide to the Tougher  Parts of Parenting',   Anthony E. Wolf

'Get Out of my Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?': a Parent Guide to the New Teenager',   Anthony E. Wolf

'Why Did You  Get a Divorce? and When Can I Get a Hamster?':  a Guide to Parenting Through Divorce,  Anthony E. Wolf

' Secret of Parenting: How to be in Charge of Today's Kids  - From Toddlers to Preteens - Without Threats or Punishment.', Anthony E. Wolf

2.BUILDING THE VOCABULARY  SKILLS OF THEIR CHILDREN.   I believe these are the best vocabulary books available for high school, SAT's,  college and life.

'Illustrated Word Smart: A Visual Vocabulary Builder' (Princeton Review Series)

'The Princeton Review Word Smart and Grammar Smart'

3. INITIATING A COLLEGE SEARCH

'Internet Guide for College-Bound Students', Kenneth  Hartman, a "sine qua non" for college search.  Learn to use your computer to get in-depth information about colleges, find scholarships, contact students and faculty via email and bulletin boards, participate in chat rooms and newsgroups, etc.