Real U Guide To Living On Your Own

by Liesa Abrams

So you’ve finally moved out of the house. Now what? Plunge into real life with a safety net. If you can’t cook, always shrink your socks, and have no idea where to find your stove’s pilot light, this is the guide for you.

In the Real U Guide to Living on Your Own you’ll find answers to nearly every practical question young adults face in when they first leave home,

· What to do when the power goes out
· How long to nuke various foods
· How to cope when the toilet backs up into the tub
· How to set limits with parents and maintain independence
· How to have fun on a tight budget

In the trademark Real U style, Liesa Abrams lays out simple solutions and provides “light bulb moments” for a wide range of everyday problems. Her “Gourmet for 3 Great Meals Anyone Can Make” is sure to be popular with the ramen-five-times-a-week crowd. Four-color photographs and the magazine-style layouts make even mundane chores, like ironing a dress shirt, fun. For anyone who’s ever been afraid to flip a circuit breaker or wondered how long to nuke a frozen hamburger patty, this guide is invaluable.

64 pages, Paperback

First published May 25, 2004

About the author

Liesa Abrams is executive editor at Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Books, where she acquires and edits tween and middle grade fiction in a range of genres, including the bestselling Pendragon series. Previously, she was an editor at Razorbill, the commercial YA imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, and worked with many of today's hottest teen book authors such as Scott Westerfeld and Maureen Johnson. Liesa began her career at the book packager now known as Alloy Entertainment (producers of hits like Sweet Valley High, Gossip Girl, and The Clique), developing, launching, and overseeing ongoing YA series.