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title : Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II : 101 More Stories of Life, Love, and Learning
author : Canfield, Jack
publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
isbn10 | asin :
print isbn13 : 9781558746169
ebook isbn13 : 9780585105246
language : English
subject Teenagers--Conduct of life.
publication date : 1998
lcc : BJ1661.C28 1998eb
ddc : 158.1/28/0835
subject : Teenagers--Conduct of life.
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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II
101 More Stories of Life, Love and Learning
Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Kimberly Kirberger
Health Communications, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Florida
www.hci-online.com
www.chickensoup.com
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We would like to acknowledge the many publishers and individuals who granted us permission to reprint the cited material. (Note: The stories that were penned anonymously, that are in the public domain, or that were written by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen or Kimberly Kirberger are not included in this listing.)
Starlight, Star Bright; The Right Thing and The Player. Reprinted by permission of Kelly Garnett. ©1998 Kelly Garnett.
Seven Minutes in Heaven. Reprinted by permission of Andrew Keegan. ©1998 Andrew Keegan.
Practical Application and Pay Attention. Reprinted by permission of Dan Clark. ©1998 Dan Clark.
A Geek, a Nerd, a Bookworm. Reprinted by permission of Kimberly Russell. ©1998 Kimberly Russell.
My Angel Has a Halo. Reprinted by permission of Amanda Johnson. ©1998 Amanda Johnson.
(Continued on page 347)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Chicken soup for the teenage soul II: 101 more stories of life, love, and learning /
[compiled by] Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger.
p. cm.
ISBN 1-55874-616-1 (trade paper). ISBN 1-55874-615-3 (hardcover).
1. TeenagersConduct of life. I. Canfield, Jack, date. II. Hansen, Mark
Victor, date. III. Kirberger, Kimberly, date.
BJ1661.C28 1998
158.1'28'0835dc21 98-29642
CIP
©1998 Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Kimberly Kirberger
ISBN 1-55874-616-1 (trade paper) ISBN 1-55874-615-3 (hardcover)
All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher.
Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.
3201 S.W. 15th Street
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-8190
Cover artwork by Robbin O'Neill
Cover redesign by Andrea Perrine Brower
Page iii
What People Are Saying About
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II . . .
"The idea of teenagers writing about their experiences to help other teenagers is brilliant. It's about time a book came out that portrays teens as the intelligent, insightful people they are."
Will Friedle
actor, Boy Meets World
"The stories in this book are amazingly touching. It's great to see a book that can act almost like a friendbut I must say, even though it's for 'the teenage soul,' I think it's really for 'the human soul'."
Scott Vickaryous
actor, Breaker High
"This is the perfect book for teenagers. Every single story was a story I could have written about my own life. I loved reading about what other people did in the same situation and I loved the positive feelings that I felt after reading them."
Jim, 16
"I loved this book and I really didn't think they could do a second one that would be as good as the first one. I was very pleasantly surprised, though, because this book is not only as good as the first oneit is better! This one has more stories about teenage relationships and other things that we love to read about."
Jamie, 18
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"Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II was so good. I am just upset because I waited so long for this book to come out and now I have to wait for the next one. I read it in one sitting because I couldn't put it down. Please hurry up with the next one."
Carry, 14
"This book is filled with exactly the kind of stories teenagers want to read. They are written by other teenagers, which is great, and they are about things like boyfriends and friends. The stories are so good. I cried or laughed or both during each one."
Kristin, 15
"My favorite chapter was the one on relationships. It was interesting to read about what girls are thinking and feeling in relationships. I also like the stories that were written by guys. I was thinking while reading them that I might even write a story for the next book."
Jason, 16
"This is the kind of book you can read over and over again. I read it through completely and now I am going to go back to my favorites and read them again. I imagine I will like different stories at different times, depending on what I am going through."
Mitch, 17
"This book speaks directly to teenagers. It lets us know that we are all feeling the same kinds of feelings and going through the same kinds of things. It feels good to know that you're not alone."
Ashley, 14
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With love, we dedicate this book to our children
who are teenagers now, or soon to be:
Jesse, Christopher, Melanie and Elisabeth.
May you live every minute of your teenage years
with gratitude for this most exciting time of life.
We also dedicate this book to
all the teenagers who read the first book,
who sent in stories and poems and took the time
to send us wonderful thank-you letters.
Finally, we dedicate this book to God,
from whom all blessings flow.
Page vii
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction
xix
Share with Us
xxv
1. On Relationships
Starlight, Star Bright
Kelly Garnett
2
Seven Minutes in Heaven
Andrew Keegan as told to Kimberly Kirberger
5
Practical Application
Dan Clark
8
A Geek, a Nerd, a Bookworm
Kimberly Russell
9
My Angel Has a Halo
Amanda Johnson
13
A Cool Drink of Water
Camden Watts
15
Unrequited Love
Rachel Rosenberg
18
Confused
Anonymous
23
Starting a New Path
Jessie Braun
24
Discovery
Eugene E. Beasley
28
Hopscotch and Tears
Becca Woolf
31
Inside
Melissa Collette
34
Lost Love
Robby Smith as told to T. J. Lacey
36
Why Guys Like Girls
Kimberly Kirberger
40
Love Is Never Lost
David J. Murcott
43
David's Smile
Cambra J. Cameron
Page viii
2. On Friendship
The Rift
Erica Thoits
50
The Right Thing
Kelly Garnett
53
Donna and Claudia
Carol Gallivan
57
A Friend for Life
Jennifer Love Hewitt
62
Speechless
Shawna Singh
64
I Need You Now
Becky Tucker
70
Choices
Alicia M. Boxler
71
Friends Forever
Phyllis Lin
75
I Remember Gilbert
April Joy Gazmen
78
The Tragic Reunion
Amy Muscato
82
3. On Love and Kindness
Bobby, I'm Smiling
E. Keenan
86
An A for Mrs. B
Karina Snow
89
Kids Who Are Different
Digby Wolfe
92
McDonald's
Shelly Miller
93
A Valentine for Laura
Don Caskey
95
A Simple Hello
Katie E. Houston
97
Change for a Dollar
Bonnie Maloney
98
My Friend Charley
Robin Hyatt
100
My First Experience at Tasting the Raindrops
Christy Clouse
102
So How Do You Boost an Ego?
Kirk Hill
105
Losing an Enemy
Patty Anne Sluys
108
Give Random Acts of Kindness a Try!
Melissa Broeckelman
111
4. Tough Stuff
Heather Klassen
116
A Call for Help
Jill Maxbauer
121
Tomorrow Came Again
Ashley Hiser
124
It Happened to Me
Joanie Twersky
126
Page ix
Tell Me Why You Cry
Nicole Rose Patridge
129
Nintendo Master
Katie Gill
133
Already Perfect
Elisa Donovan
135
My Toughest Decision
Kristina Dulcey
139
It's Tough to Be a Teenager
Tony Overman
141
Not Your Typical Prom Night
Stacy Bennett
143
No Matter What Happens
Alison Mary Forbes
146
Hero of the 'Hood
Paula McDonald
148
Visionary
Jason Leib
156
The Mom I Never Had
Becka Allen
158
Good Night, Dad
Luken Grace
161
5. On Family
Beautiful, She Said
Jessica Gardner
166
Steeped with Meaning
Daphna Renan
169
There Is an Oz
Terri Cecil
171
A Father's Wish
Kent Nerburn
175
Heartwood
W. W. Meade
178
The Cheerleader
Marsha Arons
184
The Bridge between Verses
Shashi Bhat
188
The Ones in Front of Me
Lia Gay