#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Inspired by the award-winning phenomenon The Anxious Generation, this new book for kids and tweens is a complete guide to living a happy, exciting life without being sucked into a smartphone.

A Best Book of the Year, School Library Journal

Jonathan Haidt’s bestselling book, The Anxious Generation, has sparked a global debate about the effects of smartphones and social media on youth development, inspiring millions of parents, teachers, and leaders to take action. Now, Haidt and Catherine Price, author of the bestseller How to Break Up With Your Phone , have teamed up to create a new book that speaks directly to kids. Their goal? To empower young people to stand up for themselves by choosing a life not dominated by screens and social media.

Whether kids already have smartphones or social media or not, this fascinating guide is packed with surprising facts, a graphic novel, interactive challenges, secrets tech leaders don’t want kids to know, and real-life anecdotes from young people who regret getting smartphones at an early age and want to help the next generation avoid making the same mistakes.

But this isn’t just a book about what not to do. It’s a bold, optimistic, and practical guide to becoming your most authentic, confident, and adventurous self. Readers won’t just discover how to avoid becoming the next Anxious Generation; they’ll learn how to be extraordinary.

By Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price
Illustrated by Cynthia Yuan Cheng

Pages 240

Dimensions 5-1/2 x 8-1/4

Age Range: 9-12 years

Grades 4-7