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BooksforaBetterLifeAwardWinnerHereisalandmarkbookthatrevealsthewayboysthinkandthatshowsparents，educatorsandcoacheshowtoreachoutandhelpboysovercometheirmostcommonyetdifficultchallenges--bythebestsellingauthorwhochangedourconceptionofadolescentgirls.Doyouconstantlystruggletopullinformationfromyourson，student，orathlete，onlytoencountermumblingorevasiveassurancessuchas“It’snothing”or“I’mgood?”Doyousensethattheboyyoucareaboutisbeingbullied，butthathe’lldoanythingtoavoidyour“help?”Haveyourepeatedlyremindedhimthatschoolworkandchorescomebeforevideogamesonlytospyhimreachingforthecontrollerassoonasyouleavetheroom?Haveyouwatchedwithfrustrationasyourboyflounderswithgirls?WelcometoBoyWorld.It’saplacewhereaskingforhelporshowingemotionalpainoftenfeelsimpossible.Wheresportsandvideogamescanmeaneverything，butworkinghardinschoolfrequentlyearnsridiculefrom“theguys”evenastheyasktocopyassignments.Where“masterminds”dominateandfriendsruthlesslyinsulteachotherbutcanneverobjectwhensomeonestepsovertheline.Wherehidingproblemsfromadultsistheironcladrulebecausetheirinvolvementonlymakessituationsworse.Boyworldisgovernedbysocialhierarchiesandapowerfulsetofunwrittenrulesthathavehugeimplicationsforyourboy’srelationships，hisinteractionswithyou，andthemanhe’llbecome.Ifyouwantwhat’sbestforhim，youneedtoknowwhattheserulesareandhowtoworkwiththemeffectively.Whatyou’llfindinMastermindsandWingmeniscriticallyimportantforeveryparent–oranyonewhocaresaboutboys–toknow.Collaboratingwithalargeteamofmiddle-andhigh-school-ageeditors，RosalindWisemanhascreatedanunprecedentedguidetothelifeyourboyisactuallyexperiencing–hison-the-groundreality.NotonlydoesWisemanchallengeyoutoexamineyourassumptions，sheoffersinnovativecopingstrategiesaimedathelpingyourboydevelopapositive，authentic，andstrongsenseofself.FromtheHardcoveredition.