{"product_id":"faking-happiness-feeling-sadness-9798889070139","title":"Faking Happiness, Feeling Sadness","description":"\u003cb\u003eWill Anika ever feel happy again? She has her doubts. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sadness is a feeling Anika cannot shake. She feels as if her life has no purpose or passion. Her unhappiness has been with her for so long, she's forgotten what joy feels like. Still, she tries to put on a happy face. \u003cb\u003eShe fakes being happy for the sake of her friends and family. But they're starting to see cracks in her cheerful façade, \u003c\/b\u003e and Anika doesn't have the energy to keep on pretending. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With support and encouragement from her two best friends, Anika agrees to talk with a school counselor. She hopes for a quick fix, a speedy remedy, a permanent cure. But \u003cb\u003eshe soon learns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethat the path to feeling better is a process\u003c\/b\u003e that may require patience, practice, and effort. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaking Happiness, Feeling Sadness\u003c\/i\u003e is a dramatic, empowering chapter book that\u003cb\u003e gives young readers, especially girls, the hope and guidance they need to work through uncomfortable feelings and find emotional relief. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Educators and group leaders can supplement the story with a \u003ci\u003eTeacher and Counselor Activity Guide.\u003c\/i\u003e The guide provides self-reflection questions and group activities to thoughtfully engage readers with the content, which includes strategies for coping with sadness, such as meditation, exercise, healthy eating, vision boards, journaling, and joy seeking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Award-winning author and school counselor Jennifer Licate's celebrated series, \u003ci\u003eNavigating Friendships\u003c\/i\u003e, also includes these popular titles: \u003ci\u003eWhy Is Drama Always Following Me?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Anxiety Is Messing Things Up\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHe's Not Just Teasing!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Lost My BFF\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAm I Weird?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boys Town Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889070139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 5.83w x 0.16d","brand":"Jennifer Licate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315051524277,"sku":"9798889070139","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_082a6a6e-da08-4eed-990c-5f260d0019af.jpg?v=1718719973","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/faking-happiness-feeling-sadness-9798889070139","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}