The first self empowerment book written for teens-by a teen!

Brain Snacks for Teens on the Go! 50 Smart Ideas to Turbo-Charge Your Life.

What are Brain Snacks? Well, there’s an old adage:”Success leaves tracks.” In other words, if someone isparticularly successful in an area of his or her life, thenhe or she is doing certain things day in and day out toproduce that success. Brain Snacks are effective ideasand strategies with detailed tactics to help teens turbochargetheir lives. They’re delicious and nutritious”snacks” of information that can help teens becomehappier, healthier, and more successful in their livesand, ultimately, make the world a better place.

Teens today need every edge they can get to compete forthe highest grades and for acceptance at the best universities. They require direction andsupport from their parents, family members, teachers and friends. According to an article inThe Baltimore Sun, the competition to get into selective colleges has become a complex, multiyearprocess that leaves teenagers and families creating strategies to receive “the letter” froma top college. The U.S. Department of Education projects there are roughly 200,000 more highschool graduates than there were five years ago. Most highly selective colleges now accept athird or less fewer of their applicants. Further, The Ivy League universities accepted less, fewerthan 10 percent this year. A new book by Alex Southmayd and published by Cognosco LearningPublishers, Brain Snacks for Teens on the Go! 50 Smart Ideas to Turbo-charge Your Life,is written for teens, by a teen; it is an invaluable resource for teens, young adults, and parents.Brain Snacks are effective ideas and strategies with detailed tactics to help teens turbochargetheir lives. They are delicious and nutritious “snacks” of information that can help teens happierhealthier and more successful in their lives and, ultimately, make the world a better place!

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About the Author:
Alex Southmayd was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina,and raised in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. Heis currently a senior at Groton School, a prep school inGroton, Massachusetts, where he is Vice President of theDebate Team, a head board member of the Groton CommunityService Board, a writer for the school newspaper,a trumpeter in the Jazz Band, and a member of the Varsitysquash team. He is a solid student and scored 800,800, and 770 on the Critical Read ing, Writing, and Math -ematics sections of the SAT, respectively. The author alsoearned the designation of AP Scholar with Distinctionfrom the College Board’s Advance Placement Program.His favorite area of study is foreign languages, and heenjoys playing squash, playing trumpet, debating, writ -ing, and travel ing. He is a lifeguard, and he currentlylives in Boston.Photo by
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