The Struggle to Be Strong: True Stories by Teens About Overcoming Tough Times

by Desetta, Al

• ISBN13: 9781575420790
• ISBN10: 1575420791
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Free Spirit Pub

Summary

Why do some kids rise above even the most challenging circumstances? Resiliency. Meet teens who've turned tough times into triumph--and discover what the 7 Resiliencies can do for your teen. (Leader's Guide also available).

Author Biography

Al Desetta, M.A., is an editor at Youth Communication, a New York-based nonprofit organization that teaches writing, journalism, and leadership skills to inner-city teens.

Sybil Wolin, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist and co-director of Project Resilience, a private initiative based in Washington, D.C., that trains professionals to help youth and adults overcome hardships.

Table of Contents

A Message to You	1	(2)
Introduction	2	(4)
A Note on Foster Care	6	(1)
``Think About It''---and Maybe Write About It	7	(2)
THE RESILIENCIES	9	(151)
Insight (Asking Tough Questions)	10	(24)
I Don't Know What the Word Mommy Means	12	(4)
Youniqiue Symone
Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep	16	(5)
Danielle Wilson
Controlling My Temper	21	(4)
Christopher A. Bogle
The Answer Was Me	25	(3)
Eliott Castro
Color Me Different	28	(6)
Jamal K. Greene
Independence (Being Your Own Person)	34	(26)
I Was a Beauty School Sucker	36	(4)
Tonya Leslie
My Weight Is No Burden	40	(4)
Charlene Johnson
Losing My Friends to Weed	44	(4)
Jamel A. Salter
Out, Without a Doubt	48	(7)
Craig J. Jaffe
I'm Black, He's Puerto Rican...So What?	55	(5)
Artiqua S. Steed
Relationships (Connecting with People Who Matter)	60	(26)
All Talk and No Action	62	(4)
Elizabeth Thompson
She's My Sister (Not Foster)	66	(4)
Tamara Ballard
Bonding Through Cooking	70	(7)
Aurora Breville
A Love Too Strong	77	(4)
Tamecka Crawford
Learning to Forgive	81	(5)
Christopher A. Bogle
Initiative (Taking Charge)	86	(24)
It Takes Work to Flirt	88	(5)
Danny Gong
My Struggle with Weed	93	(3)
Craig J. Jaffe
College Can Be Hell	96	(5)
Tamecka Crawford
Poetry Brought Out the Performer in Me	101	(5)
Shaniqua Sockwell
How I Graduated	106	(4)
Angi Baptiste
Creativity (Using Imagination)	110	(14)
How Writing Helps Me	112	(3)
Terry-Ann Da Costa
Why I Live in a Fantasy World	115	(5)
Cassandra Thadal
Walking Out the Anger	120	(4)
Tamara Ballard
Humor (Finding What's Funny)	124	(10)
My Hair Is Blue---But I'm Not a Freak!	126	(4)
Lenny Jones
How to Survive Shopping with Mom	130	(4)
Chris Kanarick
Morality (Doing the Right Thing)	134	(26)
A Mother to My Mother's Children	136	(5)
Charlene Johnson
No One Spoke Up for Irma	141	(6)
Ana Angelica Pines
I'm a Seventeen-Year-Old Therapist	147	(3)
Quantwilla L. Johnson
Soldier Girl	150	(5)
Max Moran
How I Made Peace with the Past	155	(5)
Paula Byrd
The Seven Resiliencies---A Summary	160	(3)
About Youth Communication	163	(4)
About Project Resilience	167	(3)
Glossary	170	(1)
Guide to Topics	171	(3)
Index	174	(5)
About the Editors	179

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