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Results for 06/27/2006 to 07/05/2006
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Last week, Tay said:
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"Smart One
I attend a prep school and I am at the top of my class. I have a real problem finding friends who are interested in the same things as I am. I love to read. I read much more than I watch TV, and I can find very few young people to discuss books with."
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175 SmartGirls replied:
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Try joining a book club. If your school doesn't have a book club, try and start one! Talk to your english teacher about this. I'm sure he/she can help you out. |
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Try and get friends or other people interested in new, fun books that you have read by giving them great book reviews! Make recommendations to them, and you can become the guru of books! You never know, they may come back for more opinions. |
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If it's hard to find someone who reads as much, then you should talk to others about books that are movies. If they didn't read the book, then they might have seen the movie. |
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Start watching as much television as possible because there is a lot to catch up on. Get interested in what other people like, so you can fit in. |
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47% gave other responses. Some SmartGirls said:
When I was younger I had the same problem. The best thing is to join maybe a book club outside your school, join the library or maybe join other clubs such as chess. There you will find lots of other intellectual, intelligent people who could make great friends! Aurora, 16 To be friends, you don't have to like the same things right away. You can bring them into the things you like - show them how great it is to read. And you can also try to like the things they like. Dear Tay, Don't worry, give it time and you will eventually come across someone who has the same interests as you. In the mean time, make sure your always friendly to everyone, even if they are the sort of people you don't think you have anything in common with, and always smile. Smiling always attracts friends. Try and maybe doing something you know other people your age like doing to see if you like it aswell. But never do something that you don't like doing just to fit in, and never become someone your not. Good luck. Laurie-Ann
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