cover image The Code: The 5 Secrets of Teen Success

The Code: The 5 Secrets of Teen Success

Mawi Asgedom, Mawi, Mawi Asgedom. Megan Tingley Books, $15.95 (160pp) ISBN 978-0-316-82633-4

The Code: The Five Secrets of Teen Success by Mawi Asgedom offers advice for teens about how to succeed in school and beyond. Having overcome enormous obstacles himself during a childhood in war-torn Africa, the author, now a successful motivational speaker, addresses teens in a straightforward no-nonsense way with advice (""Give first, receive second,"" is secret #3), personal experiences and motivational exercises.