Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul IV. More Stories of Life, Love and Learning

317 Pages·2010·1.21 MB·English

by  Jack Canfield

CHICKEN SOUP
FOR THE TEENAGE SOUL IV
CHICKEN SOUP
FOR THE
TEENAGE SOUL
IV
Stories of Life, Love and Learning
Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Kimberly Kirberger
Mitch Claspy
Backlist, LLC, a unit of
Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC
Cos Cob, CT
www.chickensoup.com
Contents
Introduction
1. FRIENDSHIP
The Friend That You’ve Outgrown C. S. Dweck
My Friend, Forever Melissa Malloy
There Is No End in Friend Rebecca Woolf
Sketches Kristina Wong
Love Poem Cortney Martin
Unfaithful Chiara Tomaselli
Bacon and Eggs Beth Dieselberg
Andy Scott T. Barsotti
For Claire Rebecca Wicks
Jonathon Dan Levine
Going Away Bethany Trombley
SPF 1,000 Lauren Henderson
More Than Just Sisters Julie Hoover
2. MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Just Being There Patrick Seitz
I Hope You Dance Dallas Nicole Woodburn
The Greatest Audience Greg Faherty
Understanding Jenny Cynthia M. Hamond
Sometimes We Dream Olivia Heaney
My Amazing Brother Carrie O’Maley
Super Roy Jeff Heisler
Safe at Home Mary Berglund
Sight and Insight Eric J. Moore
3. RELATIONSHIPS
Reality Check Arielle Jacobs
Only a Matter of Time Tal Vigderson
Drowning in Somebody I’m Not Mark Whistler
Eternity Deiah Haddock
Tom(my) Boy Zoe Graye
First Love, First Loss Melody Mallory
Once Upon a Time I Lost Myself Rebecca Woolf
My First Date Sarah Van Tine
Junior High Crush Rachel Louise Moore
Not Forgotten Sarah Strickler
Never Too Late Linnea Gits-Dunham
4. LESSONS AND LEARNING
My Moment of Truth as told to C. S. Dweck
Perfection Brittany Steward
Dear John Cynthia M. Hamond
What One Boy Can Show a Girl Sarah Erdmann
When the World Stopped Turning Michael Punsalan
Let Me Live Jennifer Danley
Happiness Sarah Provencal
Watch Out for That Tree! Cady Carrington
Self-Esteem Jim Lauer
5. FAMILY
The Doctor’s Son Harold Eppley with Rochelle Melander
My Favorite Professor Brian Eule
Uncle Jerry Mary Shannon
New Beginnings Sara Ronis
When It Counts Heather Woodruff
No Longer an Only Child Jessica Wilson
My Other Family Phyllis Anne Guilmette
She’s My Sister Christina Dotson
Everything Is Possible Al Batt
Grandpa’s Gift Cazzey Louis Cereghino
A New Coat Peter Lim
Dreams Inspired by Dad Emily Peck
My Brother, Ben Donata Allison
Some Service Eli Shoshani
My Father’s Truth Rianna Ouellette
6. TOUGH STUFF
Don’t Stop the Dance Simone Would
When Daddy Died Irene Budzynski
Life Is a Gift Lindsay Ann Parker
My Mother: Her Depression, Her Strength Laura Pavlasek
Take Back the Night Lauren Nevins
The Unexpected Julie Lucas
A Struggle to Be Me Lizzy Mason
The Bully Cheryl Costello-Forshey
My Own Thing Neil Katcher
Staying Strong Deiah Haddock
A Step Toward Healing Yaa Yamoah
Unbreakable Bond Lauren Fritsky
False Hope Molly Karlin
7. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
My Worst Enemy Emily Starr
The Sound of My Father’s Voice Dinaw Mengestu
Watching My Brother Ride Don Keyes
So Afraid to Change Chris Sullivan
Tear-Stained Eyes Donya Brown
Bike Ride Esther Young
Silence Is Tiring Brittney Shepherd
Bat Mitzvah Blues Rachel Moore
8. GROWING UP
Moonlight Drives Don Keyes
365 Days Kelly Garnett
Uniform Amy Nicholson
A Perfect Score Lalanthica V. Yogendran
Two Ways We Can Remember It Evan Wynns
Losing Sight of the Shore Marianne Melcher
Live Your Dream Katie Hays
Right Kick, Wrong Direction Joseph Losardo
Label This! Emily Adams
Star of My Own Movie Cecile Wood
Oh, the Things That We Feel Danielle Rosenblatt
Teenage Clichés Alanna Schubach
Who Is Jack Canfield?
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?
Who Is Kimberly Kirberger?
Who Is Mitch Claspy?
Contributors
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Introduction
Dear Teens,
Our lives are full of stories. Some of our stories are happy, some are sad and
most of them fall somewhere in between. What’s important is that we
understand that they are for our learning. We usually look at our actions as good
or bad, right or wrong, or experiences that place us above or below others. If we
can adjust our thinking and look at our stories as tools for our growth, then we
can be grateful for all the things that we have to go through. If we can remember
to love ourselves and have compassion for our “mistakes,” then we can live with
more gratitude and joy.
The people who have written stories for this book have shared them with you
in hopes that their experiences can help you. Many of the authors have said that
even though their stories are about something painful they went through or
something they felt guilty about, if someone else can learn from it, then their
story is worth sharing.
All the books that we have compiled have been with these thoughts in mind.
We want you to know that we all have to deal with heartbreak, family issues,
fights with friends and the most difficult of all, the death of someone we love. It
is our hope that with these stories you can find answers to questions, guidance in
difficult moments and the understanding that you are not alone in anything you
are going through.
We love you guys and hope that you find support and comfort within this
book.
All our love,
Kimberly, Jack, Mark and Mitch
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FRIENDSHIP
F
riendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having
neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.
George Eliot