Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III: More Stories of Life, Love and Learning

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Sometimes the best way to get through hard times is finding out you're not alone. The books in the Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series have provided just that reassurance to millions of teens in the few years since the first was published. Much like the earlier volumes, the third in the series features stories, poems, and cartoons, most of which were written by teens themselves. Twenty teen reviewers read every submission, narrowing the selection down to 5,000 favorites. Editors Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Kimberly Kirberger made the final cuts. The result? Packed with compassion, heartache, love, experience, and wisdom, Teen III (as the editors refer to it) is every bit as inspirational as the earlier editions.

ANNOTATION

"...written by teens, explores the issues faced from day to day...offers compassion and understanding to help manage the tough times...serves as a guide and constant companion."

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The third volume in the Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series gives more love, support and inspiration for the series' loyal teen readers. More and more, life is a struggle for teens. Not just dealing with the tragedies that seem to plague them so often, but also handling the daily pressures that pervade their lives. This book, like the first two volumes in the series, will help them, and will serve as their guide and constant companion.

Chapters focus on love, friendship, family, tough stuff, growing up, kindness, learning lessons and making a difference. In keeping with the themes and content of the Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series, teens will also find support, encouragement and understanding from their peers, as well as from caring and compassionate adults.

This is a book you will read and reread, sharing your favorite stories with one another over and over again.

About the Authors:

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, the #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling co-authors, are professional speakers who have dedicated their lives to enhancing the personal and professional development of others. Kimberly Kirberger is president of Inspiration and Motivation for Teens, Inc. (I.A.M. for Teens) and speaks at high schools and to youth organizations. Jack, Mark and Kimberly have formed The Teen Letter Project, a foundation dedicated to encouraging troubled teens to reach out for help and guidance.

FROM THE CRITICS

VOYA

This third volume in the popular Chicken Soup series for teenagers is a collection of more than one hundred inspirational stories, poems, and cartoons organized into nine categories. Entries address relationships, friendship, family, lessons, tough stuff, overcoming obstacles, self-discovery, growing up, and the power of love. More than half of the pieces are teen-written. The quality of the writing varies, but a clear teenage voice is evident in most selections. Many are melodramatic but nonetheless produce an emotional response￯﾿ﾽtears more frequently than laughter. The categories are selected appropriately. Love, family, and self-discovery are universal issues with which teenagers struggle. Although some stories are light, most are deeply serious￯﾿ﾽdealing with the death of a parent, a heterosexual teen's discovery that his best friend is not, divorce, and the emotional trauma of bullying and being bullied. Some readers might be frustrated with the stories. Most writers succeed in describing problems but are less successful dealing with resolutions, resorting to the "and then I suddenly realized" formula but failing to demonstrate how their realization came about. Nevertheless other teens might read these selections and draw support from the recognition that they are not alone in their struggles. A list of contributors and contact information for many is provided as well as a list of organizations specializing in teenage issues. Consider purchasing this book for collections that do not include a previous volume. VOYA CODES: 2Q 2P M J S (Better editing or work by the author might have warranted a 3Q; For the YA with a special interest in the subject; Middle School, defined as grades 6to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12). 2000, Health Communications Inc., 389p, and Trade pb. Ages 12 to 18. Reviewer: Mary E. Heslin VOYA, February 2001 (Vol. 23, No.6)

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