[.ca] Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, ... (ISBN 1558744738)

From Amazon.com:
This book, the latest in the hugely popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series, contains stories, poems, and cartoons relating to the specific troubles that traumatize teenagers everywhere. There are plenty of stories about dating ("HE KISSED MY TEETH!"), friendships (don't gossip), and school. But Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul doesn't shy away from the big issues either, with essays on suicide, dying young, and drunk driving. This book stems from the knowledge that teens know their own concerns best—thus, much of the book is written by teens themselves, which gives the book a very accessible, informal tone. Also, the authors had each piece evaluated by as many teenagers as possible. The care shows. Teenage Soul is always respectful, and doesn't minimize any of the dramas of adolescence. It does, however, mete out plenty of perspective. This wise, tender, funny book is filled with wisdom useful to teens (and everybody else, too).

Very good:
This book is oacked with awesome stories about growing up. I recommend it to all teens.

The Chicken soups:
The Chicken Soup for the Teenagers soul books I think are the best book to tell teenagers how it really is, the peer pressure, love, loss, friendship, and family. If I didn't have this book or any of the others I don't think I would make it through my teenage years. This book has helped me with the loss of my grandpa, my family problems, and my relatonships with guys especially with the ones that didn't work out.

Great self-help book for teens.:
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul is a collection of essays, stories and poems, many actually written and submitted by teens. While the stories cover much of the same topics as other teen self-help books (relationships, friendship, family etc.), Chicken Soup is exceptional because it steers clear of both extremes of the self-help book spectrum: it stays away from both rigid cautionary tales with obvious (and often unpleasant) morals but also has no equally dangerous overly sweet youarethebesteveryonelovesyou ego boosts. Instead, it gives a group of touching yet still believable true-life stories which recount fairly universal morals with a slightly more relatable sheen. Instead of forcing morals and good habits upon its readers, it dispenses them cautiously with a spoonful of relatability and sweetness. The advice it gives is also sound and totally realistic. Another excellent feature is that it very rarely talks down to its audience. Teenagers in the chicken soup books are neither silly airheads with no concerns but lip gloss and boys/girls nor perfect, wonderful little adults. They're fairly normal, rational, intelligent human beings who sometimes do remarkable things but for the most part live quiet, ordinary, teenage lives. Chicken Soup for the Soul is less of a self-help book than a very realistic, beautifully-written novel. The essays and stories, though all written by different authors can be seen as both independent or small parts of a larger book. Alone or together, they still tell a wonderful story.

Chicken Soup:
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul By:Jack Canfield, et al Reviewed By: B Beard Period 1 The book Chicken soup for the soul is a really good book to read. It is a book that cover almost every topic that comes up in a teenagers life. This book is written by many people and all are great stories and poems. Also, this book is said to have lead some people in the right path. Maybe you are caught up in some stuff and you don't know where you are going to end up, I would advise that you read this book. I enjoyed reading this book a lot. It showed me many things in a new point of view. It showed me how words can hurt other people and that any kind of gossip is bad gossip. In the book it says " It is easy to drop your words but not pick them back up." In many ways this book has help me to be a better person. I really didn't have any dislikes about this book. Other than talking about hugs and kisses, it was a really fun book to read. One story called A simple Christmas card really touched me. It was about this girl that had no friends and had problems at home. She joined this club, but she could tell that they didn't like her. So the girl had decided to jump off of a bridge. So she was going to leave her parnets a letter in the mailbox, but when she opened it she found a letter from one of the people from the club. They had wanted to be friends with her. So she went back inside and thought to herself that someone really did care about her and her life. My favorite part of the book is the story named Anne. It was bout a young girl that was a teenager and laughed and cried like everyone eles. The only thing that was different was that she spent two years hidding in an attic. On August 1, 1944, two months after her 15th birthday, Nazi police burst through the door. yanking open drawers, ripping mattresses, the police stuffed jewelry in their pockets and looked for any hidden money. Then, shoving Anne and her family down the steps, into waiting cars, they drove off. Anne's sister died of malnutition, and her mother of exhaustion. Anne herself died at the age of 17. She never thought that no one would be interested in her life , but she was wrong. To this very day people still read the story about a teenager called Anne Frank. This and many other stories showed me how many people do care about you even if you don't know it.

Amazing:
"Chicken Soup for the Teenage soul" is about teenagers who go through some bad & good times. The book is also about teen love, friendship, sad poems and also some stories. The book helps other teenagers realize that they're not the only ones who go through rough times. It also tells teenagers to not take life for granted, and that there is only one life to live. If you mess up you can't go back. The book has teenagers who tell their stories about bad times and it gives them inspiration to keep on trying. The stories & poems the teenagers write show other teens that life is not always fair and can be difficult at times, but no matter what they always don't give up. To Me this book is a really interesting and fun book to read. This book has also taught me that everybody has problems no matter what it is. The book has also taught me to share what I feel and how to express my self. This is why I like the book "Chicken soup for the teenage soul letters" so much. I would really recommend other teenagers to read this book, because it tells you how to deal with your problems with out hurting your self or others around you. I really don't hate anything about this book, it is very good to read, and it really does help you. I think the Author wrote a very good book. I will be reading all of the books they publish. The book really touched me, and made me look at life from a different point of view.