Stories for a Teen's Heart #2 Over One Hundred Treasures to Touch Your Soul

by GRAY, ALICE

• ISBN13: 9781576737972
• ISBN10: 1576737977
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-29
• Publisher: Multnomah

Summary

Compiled with the help of teenagers, Stories for a Teen's Heart: Book 2 offers more than one hundred new and inspiring stories that today's young readers will cherish. Teens will discover a fresh way of looking at life as they read about friendship, heroes, growing up, love, faith, compassion, tough times, and motivation in this latest release in the bestselling Stories for the Heart book series. The sometimes tender, sometimes funny, and always thoughtful stories provide wisdom and heart-tugging truths that will uplift teens everywhere.

Author Biography

Alice Gray is an inspirational conference speaker and the creator and compiler of the bestselling Stories for the Heart book series, with over 5 million in print. She and her husband, Al, live in Arizona.

Table of Contents

Reach for the Stars
I'm Still Here	15	(3)
Mary Hollingsworth
The Letter	18	(3)
Sarah Rose
The Mark of a Champion	21	(3)
Marilyn K. McAuley
I Am Loni	24	(5)
Cynthia Hamond
Risking Much	29	(1)
James S. Hewett
If the Dream is Big Enough, The Facts Dont Count	30	(3)
Cynthia Stewart-Copier
The Impossible Dream	33	(3)
Sandy Austin
More Than a Picasso	36	(2)
Stephanie Sparkman
The Shoestring	38	(3)
Bob Welch
Welcome to Heaven	41	(6)
Tim Sullivan
Nancy Jo Sullivan
With You All the Way
The Paper Cup	47	(2)
Dana Giese
Three Letters from Teddy	49	(5)
Elizabeth Silance Ballard
You Can Do It!	54	(2)
Ricky Byrdsong
Dave
Neta Jackson
Where the Angel Kissed Me	56	(1)
Tim Hansel
The Reason for My Success	57	(2)
S. S.
A Day Hemmed in Love	59	(3)
Nancy Jo Sullivan
Your Gift	62	(1)
Henry Van Dyke
To Gilbert	63	(4)
Carol Walker Mardirossian
The Last Volleyball Game	67	(2)
Michael David Arnold
The Secret	69	(4)
Arthur Gordon
The Coolest Dad in the Universe	73	(6)
Angie K. Ward-Kucer
Forever Friends
Hey, Thanks!	79	(3)
Standing by Sara	82	(3)
Jane A. G. Kise
A Friend Is...	85	(1)
Heather Schwarzburg
When Friendship Forgives	86	(3)
Suzannah Willingham
My Forever Friend	89	(3)
Kristi Powers
I Can't Swim	92	(3)
Sara A. DuBose
True Friends	95	(1)
Darcy's Decision	96	(4)
Teresa Cleary
Imagination Highway	100	(2)
Sarah McGhehey
Dance Lessons	102	(3)
Jane A.G. Kise
Getting It Right	105	(3)
Molly Noble Bull
The Invisible Signs	108	(3)
Steve Lawhead
The Swing	111	(6)
Teresa Cleary
Love's All in the Family
Wrinkle in My Hood	117	(2)
Ken Pierpont
Winning Isn't Everything	119	(2)
Tiffany Adams
Filling His Shoes	121	(2)
Melissa Knapp
Mother's Legacy	123	(1)
Immanuel Kant
Away in a Manger	124	(4)
Tim Madigan
A Place of Refuge	128	(3)
Melissa Marin
Weathered Love	131	(2)
Nancy Simpson
Winter Nights	133	(2)
Mary Slavkovsky
Dad Coming Home was the Real Treat	135	(2)
Howard Mann
Little Sister	137	(2)
Marty Wilkins
Sharing the Pain	139	(2)
Nancy Gibbs
Seeing Dad Through Different Eyes	141	(4)
Margaret Becker
Keep Looking Up
The Package Isn't Empty	145	(3)
Lonni Collins Pratt
Courage On Ice	148	(2)
Susan Fahncke
High Button Shoes	150	(3)
Margaret Jensen
The Girl with the Apple	153	(3)
Herman
Roma Rosenblat
Sharing the Wonder	156	(1)
Cicero
True Height	157	(4)
David Naster
Class Spirit	161	(1)
Jim Zabloski
Grand Slam Hero	162	(3)
Elizabeth Farley
T.J.	165	(3)
Gregory
Suzanne Wolfe
The Art Collection	168	(13)
Yeah, You Make a Difference
Eighteen Years Late	181	(2)
Michael T. Powers
Ivy's Cookies	183	(4)
Candy Abbott
A Brother's Love	187	(3)
Alison Peters
Mrs. Warren's Class	190	(3)
Colleen Townsend Evans
Life's Pathway	193	(1)
Joseph Addison
One Person	194	(2)
Lonni Collins Pratt
The Lesson	196	(3)
Teresa Olive
Changing the World	199	(1)
The Gift	200	(4)
My Little Brother	204	(3)
Paul Kleinschmidt
The Bus Passenger	207	(6)
Attitude Check
Attitude is Everything	213	(3)
Francie K. Baltazar
True Courage	216	(2)
Keri Schulz
Thank You, Fozzy!	218	(4)
Rusty Fischer
The Teacher Who Knew When to Laugh	222	(3)
Marti Watson Garlett
Wanted	225	(1)
Best Present of All	226	(2)
Bonnie Compton Hanson
AHH...Life is Good	228	(3)
Darah Wilson
Homeless Man?	231	(1)
Like Geese Flying South	232	(4)
Alan Cliburn
Blind Date	236	(3)
Yitta Halberstam
Judith Leventhal
A New Creation	239	(4)
Christina Thuerwachter
You Know What's Right
The Pre-Dawn Test	243	(2)
Elaine Cunningham
2:00 A.M.	245	(2)
D.B.
Donuts at the Back	247	(3)
Wayne Rice
Honesty Still Pays	250	(3)
Rebecca Park Totilo
Important Words	253	(1)
The Ride	254	(2)
Kelsie Patka
A Wise Maneuver	256	(1)
Carole Mayhall
The Emperor's Seeds	257	(3)
Wayne Rice
Character in Action	260	(2)
Barbara A. Lewis
My First Job	262	(2)
Tony Hillerman
Forword	264	(3)
Christina M. Abt
The Flat Tire	267	(4)
Wayne Rice
Hang in There
Ed's Closet	271	(2)
Robin Maynard
Through a Father's Eyes	273	(4)
Lonni Collins Pratt
A Letter to My Friends	277	(3)
Sarah Rehnberg
My Favorite Father's Day	280	(3)
Jerry Harpt
Eagle's Wings	283	(1)
Seeing Beyond	284	(1)
Mort Crim
Enjoy the Ride!	285	(2)
Barbara Johnson
Tragedy to Triumph	287	(1)
A Father's Love	288	(3)
Jason Randle
Welcoming Amy	291	(6)
Nancy Jo Sullivan
It's a God Thing
My First Christmas in Heaven	297	(2)
Daddy's Day	299	(3)
Cheryl L. Costello-Forshey
Crazy About You	302	(1)
Max Lucado
A Sure Sign	303	(3)
Yitta Halberstam
Judith Leventhal
My Life in a Box	306	(4)
Don Ott
The List	310	(2)
Jodi Detrick
My Prayer Line	312	(2)
Christina Boos
Lost and Found	314	(1)
Tiffany N. Taylor
My Brother's Love	315	(2)
Gary Cobb
The Man From Sydney retold	317	(2)
Alice Gray
Taking Aim	319	(2)
To Die For	321	(3)
Ross Gunn IV
Because I Care	324	(7)
Alice Gracy
Acknowledgments	331