Jonathan Catherman Books in Order

A practical handbook for teenage boys learning everyday independence, with step-by-step instructions for a hundred useful tasks. It covers skills such as cooking, car care, and social situations while encouraging competence and confidence through practice.

Jonathan Catherman and his sons offer boys practical advice for the move into middle school. A hundred situations, from lockers and homework to bullying, friendship, and phone use, are explained through contrasting examples of helpful and unhelpful choices.

This handbook helps girls develop practical skills and confidence as they approach adulthood. How-to instructions, advice, facts, and examples from experienced women address everyday challenges while connecting growing independence with judgment and personal character.

Erica and Jonathan Catherman guide girls through the academic, social, and personal changes of middle school. A hundred illustrated topics cover friendships, bullying, homework, phones, sports, and other situations through practical examples of what to do and avoid.

Catherman encourages young people to build influence by developing their abilities and taking responsibility before seeking leadership. Practical examples explore relationships across generations, personal strengths, stewardship, and purposeful action as readers move from high school toward adulthood.

Entering middle school brings harder classes, changing friendships, and unfamiliar expectations. This illustrated guide uses practical examples and survival stories to explain everyday decisions involving homework, bullying, phones, gossip, sports, and leadership, helping students navigate a complicated transition.