The Coping With series of books is a series of books aimed at 11-16 year olds, written by Peter Corey

Peter Corey

Peter Corey is the author of the Coping With... children's book series. The series targets youngsters using humour. He is also the author of books of non-humorous nature. He has also written scripts for many television programmes and he has played characters in drama]]s and soap operas.- Biography...

 and published by Scholastic Hippo. The first book, Coping with Parents, was released in 1989, and the series continued until the last book, Coping with Cash, in 2000. The books take a humorous look at issues which affect teenagers and how to cope with them. The books are generally built around the same basic structure:

• The first chapter is generally addressed to the reader before buying the book and persuading them to buy it.
• The author then introduces the (fictional) team of researchers who helped him to write the book. Usually, the team includes 'Elderado Dingbatti
  Elderado Dingbatti
  Elderado Dingbatti is a character from the Coping With series of books by Peter Corey. He is usually a member of the team of experts hired to assist with the project of writing the book....
  
  ', an escaped lunatic who frequently falls in love with pieces of furniture and confuses himself with Eldorado, the unsuccessful soap opera.
• Then follows a humorous description of how the subject of the book (such a schooling or currency) has developed through the ages.
• After this follows the A-Z section, which usually takes up most of the book. This section contains various objects related to the book's subject, arranged alphabetically. Every letter is used, which results in 'cheat' subjects only tenuously linked the book itself e.g. "Zoological Friend (pet)" or "Xams (Exams): If your spelling is this bad, maybe higher education isn't for you!".
• Finally, the book ends with appendices and an afterword from the author.

The titles in the series are (in order):

Coping With Book Series

Title	Publication Year	ISBN	Illustrator	Length (Pages)
Coping With Parents1	1989	ISBN 0-590-76140-4	Martin Brown Martin Brown (artist) Martin Brown is an Australian artist who was born in Melbourne and from a very early age, could draw. His father used to bring home slabs of paper from work, and Martin would doodle, until eventually he became an artist. His inspiration came from many cartoons, such as bugs bunny, which he liked...	139
Coping With Teachers1	1991	ISBN 0-590-76485-3	Martin Brown Martin Brown (artist) Martin Brown is an Australian artist who was born in Melbourne and from a very early age, could draw. His father used to bring home slabs of paper from work, and Martin would doodle, until eventually he became an artist. His inspiration came from many cartoons, such as bugs bunny, which he liked...	141
Coping With Girls/ Boys1 2	1992	ISBN 0-590-55044-6	Martin Brown Martin Brown (artist) Martin Brown is an Australian artist who was born in Melbourne and from a very early age, could draw. His father used to bring home slabs of paper from work, and Martin would doodle, until eventually he became an artist. His inspiration came from many cartoons, such as bugs bunny, which he liked...	144 (72 each half)
Coping With School	1993	ISBN 0-590-55279-1	Martin Brown Martin Brown (artist) Martin Brown is an Australian artist who was born in Melbourne and from a very early age, could draw. His father used to bring home slabs of paper from work, and Martin would doodle, until eventually he became an artist. His inspiration came from many cartoons, such as bugs bunny, which he liked...	143
Coping With The Family	1994	ISBN 0-590-55524-3	Martin Brown Martin Brown (artist) Martin Brown is an Australian artist who was born in Melbourne and from a very early age, could draw. His father used to bring home slabs of paper from work, and Martin would doodle, until eventually he became an artist. His inspiration came from many cartoons, such as bugs bunny, which he liked...	144
Coping With Pets	1995	ISBN 0-590-55838-2	Martin Brown Martin Brown (artist) Martin Brown is an Australian artist who was born in Melbourne and from a very early age, could draw. His father used to bring home slabs of paper from work, and Martin would doodle, until eventually he became an artist. His inspiration came from many cartoons, such as bugs bunny, which he liked...	144
Coping With Friends	1996	ISBN 0-590-13183-4	Martin Brown Martin Brown (artist) Martin Brown is an Australian artist who was born in Melbourne and from a very early age, could draw. His father used to bring home slabs of paper from work, and Martin would doodle, until eventually he became an artist. His inspiration came from many cartoons, such as bugs bunny, which he liked...	112
Coping With Love	1997	ISBN 0-590-13446-9	Philip Reeve Philip Reeve Philip Reeve is a British author and illustrator. He presently lives on Dartmoor with his wife Sarah and their son Samuel.-Biography:...	127
Coping With Exams and Tests	1998	ISBN 0-590-19683-9	Philip Reeve Philip Reeve Philip Reeve is a British author and illustrator. He presently lives on Dartmoor with his wife Sarah and their son Samuel.-Biography:...	128
Coping With 1999 (A Diary)	1998	ISBN 0-590-11296-1	Philip Reeve Philip Reeve Philip Reeve is a British author and illustrator. He presently lives on Dartmoor with his wife Sarah and their son Samuel.-Biography:...	128
Coping With The 21st Century	1999	ISBN 0-590-11192-2	Mike Phillips	144
Coping With Christmas 1	1999	ISBN 0-439-01187-6	Mike Phillips	155
Coping With Cash	2000	ISBN 0-439-01015-2	Mike Phillips	144

The Television Show

The books success led to, in 1994, a one-off television special on Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 called Coping with Grown-ups, shown as part of Channel 4's Look Who's Talking strand, featuring shows made by children. This was followed by Coping With Christmas in 1995, and a 6-part series across the 1997-1998 new year: Holidays, School, Cool, Relatives, Girls, Boys. These won multiple awards, including a BAFTA.