Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just for Preteens 101 Stories of Inspiration and Support for Tweens

by Canfield, Jack; Hansen, Mark Victor; Newmark, Amy

• ISBN13: 9781935096733
• ISBN10: 1935096737
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-26
• Publisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul

Summary

Being a preteen is harder than it looks! School is more challenging, bodies are changing, relationships with parents are different, and new issues arise with friends. But this collection will help preteens, showing them they are not alone. Readers will be encouraged and inspired by stories from other preteens, just like them, about the problems and issues they face every day.

Author Biography

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are co-founders of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Amy Newmark is publisher and editor-in-chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Feeling Good About Yourself
Fried Hair	p. 7
Not Just an Ordinary Flower	p. 11
The Girl Who Couldn't	p. 14
Slapshot to Popularity	p. 16
View from the Top	p. 18
The Steeple	p. 20
Basketball Star	p. 23
Being Twelve	p. 25
My Own Label	p. 27
New Faces and New Places
A New Best Friend	p. 35
New Girl in School	p. 39
This Too Shall Pass	p. 42
Hang In There	p. 45
Content with What I Have	p. 48
A Hair-Raising Experience	p. 52
The Unexpected Roommate	p. 55
The Best Lesson	p. 59
Learning Lessons and Doing What's Right
Kali's Gift	p. 65
The Birthday Party	p. 69
Feeding the Soul	p. 72
ôHi Carol! ö Andrea Q. Verde	p. 76
Standing My Ground	p. 79
The Gift of Giving	p. 83
The Right Thing	p. 86
The Prize	p. 89
A Tough Decision	p. 93
Found	p. 96
Crushed
Heartbreaker	p. 103
In Nick's Arms	p. 106
My Online Crush	p. 110
Beauty Is as Beauty Does	p. 113
How Not to Impress a Boy	p. 116
Countdown to a Kiss	p. 120
My First Crush	p. 124
Hard Truth	p. 127
The Kindness of Others
Passing the Test	p. 133
Solving a Fifth Grade Problem	p. 137
A Promise to Mrs. Parsons	p. 141
Gifts	p. 145
Finding Friendship	p. 147
The Gift of Dignity	p. 151
Surprise Visitors	p. 153
Ravioli Rescue	p. 156
When the Going Gets Tough…
Still a Winner	p. 163
May's Story	p. 167
Against All Odds	p. 170
Feathers on My Wings	p. 173
Equally Beautiful	p. 177
Better to Have Loved	p. 180
Making a Mark	p. 183
The Normal Girl in a Not-So-Normal Chair	p. 186
Remembering Brian	p. 188
Scarred But Not Different	p. 191
Finding Your Passion
If My Heart Had a Voice	p. 197
Big Gifts	p. 201
The Dinosaur Wallpaper	p. 204
The Angels on the Artist's Way	p. 207
Riding Free	p. 210
Softball and Self-Confidence	p. 213
Junior High Zoo	p. 215
Homesick	p. 217
The Write Feeling	p. 220
That Was Embarrassing
A Hard Lesson in Humiliation	p. 225
Bucky Beaver	p. 227
Fighting Back	p. 231
The Thing about Static Cling	p. 234
Just Desserts	p. 238
A Simple Vow	p. 240
When Nature Calls	p. 243
Family Ties
Sibling Rivalry	p. 249
Where I Belong	p. 252
Lost and Found	p. 255
The Family Portrait	p. 258
Worth More than Money	p. 260
Void in My Heart	p. 263
Daddy	p. 266
Every Precious Minute	p. 268
Histerly Love	p. 272
My Daughter the Cat	p. 275
Staying by His Side	p. 278
Auntie Cathy	p. 282
You're Going to Wear That? Jennifer Baljko	p. 285
Bullies and Bully Payback
The Bully and the Braid	p. 293
Finding Cool	p. 296
Flowers of Forgiveness	p. 299
Luck Be a Day-of-the-Week Panty	p. 302
A Bully's Tale	p. 304
Rites of Passage	p. 306
Armored and Dangerous	p. 310
Ugly	p. 314
The Ultimate Revenge	p. 318
Friendships to Last a Lifetime
The Lunchtablers	p. 325
Fourteen Angels	p. 328
Heart to Heart	p. 332
The Beholder's Eye	p. 334
Mountaintop Mindset	p. 338
What Are Friends For?	p. 342
Invisible Girl Finds Her Spotlight	p. 346
Through Renee's Eyes	p. 349
The Empty Chair	p. 353
The Future Is Now	p. 357
Meet Our Contributors	p. 363
Meet Our Authors	p. 379
Thank You	p. 381
About Chicken Soup for the Soul	p. 383
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