Life Is A Party That Comes With Exams
LIFE IS A PARTY THAT COMES WITH EXAMS (A Youth Empowerment Guide) is a festive, upbeat approach to the principles of success. Young readers -- from middle school to young adulthood -- are escorted through an inspirational world of music, video games, sports and other activities that are highlighted with knowledge that that leads to confidence, determination, anger management, stronger character and more.
Denise Crittendon
Denise Crittendon is a veteran journalist and the founding editor of the former African American Family Magazine, an award-winning lifestyle magazine for black families in Metro Detroit. She also wrote "Positive Thoughts," a self-help column that appeared once a month in The Detroit News.
The Detroit native worked for 15 years as a reporter/features writer for The Detroit News. In 1994, she became the first woman in the history of the NAACP to be appointed editor of its national magazine, The Crisis.
In addition, Ms. Crittendon is author of Life Is A Party That Comes With Exams, a youth empowerment guide, and Girl In The Mirror: A Teen's Guide To Self Awareness, a book that focuses on the character development, self esteem and self empowerment of pre-teen and teenage girls. (Each chapter is short, easily understood and ends with brief exercises to strengthen the concepts presented. Girls everywhere will benefit from this handbook.)
In 2001, Ms. Crittendon received the Detroit City Council's "Spirit of Detroit Award" and was honored by the Women's Informal Network as "One of the Most Influential Black Women in Metropolitan Detroit.” She has taught magazine and feature writing classes as an adjunct professor in the Journalism Department at Wayne State University in Detroit and served as host for “Reclaiming The Village,” a series of panel discussions that aired on WTVS Channel 56 and WB20 in 2005.