Teenage years are hard years. It's a fact, whether you've survived them already or are just in the process of getting through them. In this largely autobiographical work, John Bytheway encourages Latter-day Saint youth with accounts of his own personal experiences from seventh grade to twelfth grade. Using plenty of his own teen challenges, beginning with moving to a new town just before seventh grade, John shows young people that you can endure this roller coaster of life when you have more confidence with the gospel on your side. John refers to this book as "same-boat therapy," laughing at his own foibles and failures, pointing out lessons learned from his "been there, done that" wisdom and mingling humor and analogies with counsel from the scriptures and latter-day prophets. He also encourages young people to try new talents and skills. This wonderful, practical advice helps teens learn how to use the gospel to get through the hardest time of their lives.