...Be Confident in Who You Are!

Remember middle school?  With all the insecurities, self doubt and feelings associated with 6th, 7th and 8th grade?  Rather not?  We have all been, and lived through it… but when you are smack in the middle of it life seems bleak.

Free Spirit Publishing is delighted to announce the release of a new iPad app, Be Confident in Who You Are: A Middle School Confidential™ Graphic Novel, developed by Electric Eggplant. This graphic novel is sure to hit the right chord with tweens! It incorporatates their music, dance and of course, problems unique to their age group.

But don’t take my word for it, stick with us “after the break” for a first-hand look for yourself!

“Lack of self-confidence underlies most of the problems tweens and teens have with their peers,” says Annie Fox, who has been answering email from kids and teens around the world and offering advice since 1997. “I  wrote the Middle School Confidential series to help  kids  build  their sense of self and make choices that reflect who they really are.”

With  richly  layered audio consisting of wall-to-wall movie-like sound effects and music, Be Confident in Who You Are makes full use of iPad technology.  The app is  designed for 8 to 14-year-olds, including those who aren’t enthusiastic readers. Be Confident in Who You Are is the first in a series of kids’ story apps to be produced by Electric Eggplant, the multimedia production company founded in 1992 by Annie and her husband, David Fox, both award-winning game designers.

I have had to distinct privilege  to interact with David at Twitter parties for developers and publishers that are interested in bringing age-appropriate content to children utilizing the best of iOS features, and I can say he is the real deal.  David and his wife Annie work in their given field because they have have a passion for children and want to make a difference to and for them.  Electric Eggplant has thought of everything! You can even email the characters and they will write back!

Couple Annie and David with Free Spirit Publishing and you truly have a winning combination. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Free Spirit Publishing is the leading publisher of learning tools that support young people’s social-emotional health and educational needs. Free Spirit’s mission is to help children and teens think for themselves, succeed in life, and make a difference in the world.

Be Confident in Who You Are Offers:

• Graphic Novel format for easy reading
• Page swipe or touch page edges for easy navigation
• Auto-save feature remembers your place in the story
• Info page allows you to jump to the beginning of any of the 8 chapters
• 44 pages of story plus bonus Meet the Cast pages
• Email the characters—they’ll write back!
• Two modes of reading: full-page mode or double-tap to zoom-in for frame-by-frame reading
• Movie-like sound effects and music (enhanced sound in zoomed-in mode)

with Valuable Content:

• Compelling stories that deal with universal tween and early teenage stumbling blocks:
• Self esteem
• Body image
• Stress
• Out of control emotions
• Friendship issues
• Peer Approval Addiction (doing whatever it takes to fit in)
• Bullying
• Thoughtful solutions for teens grappling with personal and social issues
• Designed for the hard-to-reach “tween” age group, including reluctant readers
• Powerful addition to an advisory or character education curriculum
• Ideal for teachers who use technology in the classroom

Annie and David Fox, along with Free Spirit Publishing bring quality content to your iPad in a genre that appeals to its audience!  We look forward to seeing even more great content from this talented team in the future!  In the meantime, you are going to be glad you got the Be Confident in Who You Are iPad app for YOUR middle school kids!

Apps for iPads Recommended Reading:

• Middle School Confidential™ iPad App | Kid Reviewed – Although the title of this interactive comic book is a little on the long side, it is an enjoyable read with a good message. As you would expect with an interactive comic book, there are multiple ways to read it. You can flip through like a normal comic, one page at a time or zoom in and read it one comic pane at a time.
• Middle School Confidential: Be Confident in Who You Are – iPad … – The Middle School Confidential series is a full colour graphic novel (first published in 2009) that has been imported and adapted to the iPad. The stories in Be Confident in Who You Are revolve around a group of 7th …
• Middle School Confidential™ iPad App | Kid Reviewed – This is an interactive book review by Sierra at kidreviewed.com. The review is of the book Be Confident in Who You Are: A Middle School Confidential™ Graphic Novel written by Annie Fox available for iPad.

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