Chocolate for A Teen's Heart Unforgettable Stories for Young Women About Love, Hope, and Happiness

by Allenbaugh, Kay

• ISBN13: 9780743213806
• ISBN10: 0743213807
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-03
• Publisher: Touchstone

Summary

AS DELICIOUS AS CHOCOLATELife offers no experience sweeter -- or more difficult -- than learning to love. And in this exceptionally delicious volume in the bestselling series, Kay Allenbaugh brings us 55 rich, satisfying stories of teen relationships written by teens of every age and by women who remember what it was like. From the unexpected happiness of a first boyfriend to sorting and sifting with Mom and Dad, from the wonderful secrets shared by best friends to the wonderful silliness of playing with a favorite pet, these true stories show what lies at the heart of being a teen. Poignant, funny, sometimes sad but always inspiring, this collection will bring you tears, laughter, and joy.

Author Biography

Kay Allenbaugh, creator of the Chocolate series, is a writer and speaker who is known as "The Caretaker of Stories for Women of the World." She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Contributors to Chocolate for a Teen's Heart include bestselling authors, motivational speakers, newspaper columnists, radio hosts, spiritual leaders, psychotherapists, businesswomen, and teenagers from all over the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction	15	(4)
I OUR TEACHERS COME IN MANY FORMS
Muddy Kisses	19	(2)
Brianna Mahin-Ayers
Quitting Time	21	(4)
Bridget Lopez
Hoof-in-Mouth Disease	25	(4)
Kimberly Birkland
The Summer of the Blue Bomber	29	(4)
Kathleen M. Muldoon
Soul Revival	33	(4)
Leigh Senter
Having Ourselves a Gentle Day	37	(4)
Ellen Durr
Bully for Who?	41	(3)
Sheila S. Hudson
Butterfly Charisma	44	(5)
Nicole Dominique Burgan
II GIVING MORE THAN YOU TAKE
Soccer Saturday	49	(2)
Caroline Milleson
The Breakfast Club	51	(2)
Jill Fancher
Kay's Tips for Teens	53	(2)
Kay Allenbaugh
For the Love of Bunnies	55	(3)
Cindy Potter
Missing the Dance	58	(4)
Michele Wallace Campanelli
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back	62	(3)
Ruth Rocker
Sleeping Beauty	65	(3)
Margie Boule
Seasoned with Age	68	(5)
Lorelei Pepe
III IF THE SHOE FITS
My Mother the Hellion	73	(2)
Alicia Wilde Harding
To Save a Life	75	(2)
Michele Wallace Campanelli
Poetic Justice	77	(3)
Talia Carner
Back-Seat Traveler	80	(4)
Kathleen Sturgeon
Jolly Green Giant	84	(4)
Margaret C. Price
Hot Chocolate and Revenge	88	(4)
Lisa Robertson
The Big Secret	92	(3)
Linda L.S. Knouse
Starving	95	(3)
Michelle Dunn
The Best Kind of Freedom	98	(7)
Carolyn Berg
IV DOING MY OWN DANCE
The Dance of Love	105	(3)
Kirsten Snyder
Windows of Opportunity	108	(3)
Katie Snyder
Till There Was Blue	111	(3)
Alicia Billington
Waiting for Dustin Hoffman	114	(4)
Felice R. Prager
No One's Perfect	118	(2)
Suzanne Bertrand
Spring Harvest	120	(3)
Alexandra Lewis
The Proof Is in the Pudding	123	(3)
Nettie R. Lucio
Brick by Brick	126	(5)
Sarah Horst
My Front Man	131	(4)
Kim Champion
V PATHWAYS
Sammy	135	(4)
Mary Zelinka
The New Girl in School	139	(3)
Renie Szilak Burghardt
Choreographing a Life	142	(3)
Paola Juvenal
Notes from Home	145	(3)
Ursula Bacon
The Final Sprint	148	(4)
Alaina Smith
Blending It Up	152	(3)
Kelsey Fekkes
My High-Tech World	155	(3)
Maureen A. Bothe
If Khaki's Groove	158	(5)
Sheila Stephens
VI WATCHING OVER ME
A Special Delivery	163	(3)
Amy Lynne Johnson
That's What Friends Are For	166	(2)
Dawn Kreiselman
Firsthand Learning	168	(3)
Teresa Elizabeth Traxler
Wisdom at the Water's Edge	171	(5)
Barbara Davey
Heart to Heart	176	(3)
Melissa Sandy Vela
Minnesota Dreamer	179	(4)
Melissa S. Hartman
SORTING AND SIFTING WITH MOM AND DAD
Southern Influence	183	(3)
Carolina Fernandez
A Mind of My Own	186	(5)
Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Melting Ice	191	(3)
Brianna Mahin-Ayers
A Rite of Passage	194	(3)
Joelle Yanick Jean
Daddy's Little Girl	197	(3)
Nancy B. Gibbs
A Whole New Perspective	200	(3)
Dana Massie
Coed College Daze	203	(2)
Lana Robertson Hayes
More Chocolate Stories?	205	(2)
Contributors	207

Excerpts

Introduction

Love. It's what young women think about most. Like finding and keeping good friends, sorting and sifting with Mom and Dad, playing with a favorite pet, and entering the exciting but uncertain world of romance. InChocolate for a Teen's Heart,women and girls from all walks of life share their own true stories of first love, heartbreak, happiness, and gratitude for all the different kinds of lasting love in their lives.

At no other time is it more important to have the reassurance that we are not alone than in our teen years. They are sometimes difficult, filled with bittersweet but often delicious longing and hope for a special romantic love and friends with whom we can share our deepest secrets. These true tales -- whether they are about the agony of waiting for an invitation to the prom, the ecstasy of first love, the recollection of our most embarrassing moment, or the unexpected twists and turns of friendships -- capture the emotional roller coaster we all face as teenagers. These storytellers will warm your heart as they reveal how they tested boundaries, pushed the limits as far as they could go, and ultimately learned to cherish those things they hold most dear.

Share these pages with friends and family, one at a time, or all at once. They will serve as a road map as you seek love and happiness in your own life. Funny and poignant, sweet and delicious,Chocolate for a Teen's Heartwill have you laughing and crying as you read each storyteller's journey, and cheering as she ultimately comes out on top.

Copyright © 2001 by Kay Allenbaugh

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