Middle School Confidential 2: Real Friends vs. the Other Kind
This 46-page digital graphic novel is based on Book 2 of the award-winning Middle School Confidential series written by nationally recognized teen expert and anti-bullying activist Annie Fox, M.Ed., and illustrated by Harvey Award winner Matt Kindt. This is a native iPad app, designed specifically for the iPad screen. The Real Friends vs. the Other Kind app is now available for download on the iTunes App Store for $2.99 USD
(educational discounts available). Now also available on the Kindle Fire, Android Tablets and the Barnes & Noble NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet! Coming soon to the Kindle Fire and other Android Tablets.
Real Friends vs. the Other Kind is the much anticipated sequel to Electric Eggplant’s break-out graphic novel app Be Confident in Who You Are, a finalist in CYBILS 2011 “Best Book Apps” Award. This next installment of the popular series continues the story of Jack, Jen, Chris, Abby, Mateo, and Michelle—a tight-knit group of friends in middle school—and follows them as they work to strengthen friendships while navigating tough social situations.
“We all want, need, and deserve friends who accept and respect us for who we are. In the emails I receive from teens, friendships come up more than any other topic. The questions usually boil down to, ‘My friend isn’t being a friend. What do I do?’” says Annie Fox. “I wrote Real Friends vs. the Other Kind to empower tweens and teens to change the way they deal with feelings and situations—to show them that they are the key to creating the kind of relationships they want.”
With richly layered audio made up of movie-like sound effects and music, Real Friends vs. the Other Kind makes full use of iPad technology. The app is designed for 8- to 14-year-olds, and gives readers a look at how their peers handle making friends, resolving disputes, and dealing with common hazards of the middle school social scene—like gossip, exclusion, and cyberbullying. The app puts decision-making power into the hands of readers, with interactive quizzes that let readers choose how they would handle these situations. Real Friends vs. the Other Kind is the second 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.
Designed in a format familiar to fans of Marvel and DC Comics apps, Real Friends vs. the Other Kind enables the reader to interact with the story by zooming in for frame-by-frame reading or zooming out again for a page-by-page view. Interactive quizzes test readers on what a real friend would do in sticky social situations. An auto-save feature remembers your place in the story and a menu page permits jumping to any of the eight chapters. Special Meet the Cast pages let young fans learn more about them. The app is designed for the hard-to-reach “tween” age group, reluctant readers, parents, and teachers who use technology in the classroom.
Be Confident in Who You Are, the first app in the Middle School Confidential series, was released in April 2011 and has garnered praise from CNET, iPhoneLife, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal,and Digital Storytime, among others. Common Sense Media gave it four stars and said the app “speaks to kids who are at a really rough age, and reminds them to take pride in their own talents and to [not] let peer pressure (even the unspoken kind) get them down.”
FEATURES
Graphic novel format for easy reading
Interactive quizzes test what you would do in a sticky social situation
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
38 pages of story plus bonus Meet the Cast pages
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)
CONTENT VALUE
Compelling stories that deal with universal tween and early teenage stumbling blocks:
+ The Boyfriend/Girlfriend Zone
+ Self-confidence
+ Communication problems
+ Conflict resolution
+ Out of control emotions
+ Friendship issues
+ Peer Approval Addiction (doing whatever it takes to fit in)
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
iOS Device requirements:
iPad or iPad 2 (iPhone and iPod versions coming soon)
The Real Friends app does not track your usage and does not access your contacts or web history. The app does not collect any personally identifiable information. It does not contain any ads, in-app purchases or social network integration.
The Real Friends app saves the state of the app to your device when it exits, so it can be restarted in the same state. This is recommended practice for an iOS app. This data is not transmitted and it is not associated with any identifying information.
The app does include external links in the About section.
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