One thing I learned from the book was that I should appreciate what I have, because I know it’s not going to be with me anymore. FOR EXAMPLE: There is this story where this teen tries to commit suicide because he didn't get his college applicant and he got rejected and his parents didn't really care about him. The problem with the Chicken Soup collection is that after the first one or two, they start to all seem the same.

The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals. I wasn't expecting it to be out-of-this-world, because of course, it was written by teenagers for teenagers.

I felt stupid following Becca and Dan out to the lobby, like a girl in elementary school who can’t go anywhere without her best friend. This is a collection of stories and poetry from teenage submitters and excerpts of poetry from well known authors or stories from magazines. Jack, Mark and Kimberly have formed The Teen Letter Project, a foundation dedicated to encouraging troubled teens to reach out for help and guidance. I hope you won’t be embarrassed when my clothes don’t match, or be annoyed when I want to watch the Lakers on ESPN, instead of Party of Five.

There were some simple one page stories or short poems that presented agreeable messages succinctly -- but I counted only five of them in this 300 page book. At the opposite end of the table, next to Kevin, I giggled, probably for the eighth time since we’d sat down. I think it would also be good to keep around as a reference for adults - so we can go back and remember. An internationally renowned corporate trainer and keynote speaker, he lives in Santa Barbara, California. This carefully formulated batch of "Chicken Soup" guides teenagers through one of the most difficult periods in life.I sat there as they teased me about slumming with a geeky chick, assuming that once they exhausted all of their lame jokes about Darcy, they’d move onto their next target. I say this becasue this book is from teenagers/adults (who remeber storys or there teenage years) and anybody can relate to the storys.

I have no dislikes about this book because I can picture myself in some of the stories because the situtations seemed real to me because I been through some of the probelms. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul" was a beautiful compilation of short stories that I think every teenager can relate to, all the time.What I liked the most was that their were authors my age writing about things that related to the problems in my life.

Becca hung up the phone and caught the end of our conversation, saying excitedly, You have to sit by him when we go back to the table! 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. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 124 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. It was August 19, 1968, when we looked at each other outside my home and realized we had to be together.An internationally renowned corporate trainer and keynote speaker, he lives in Santa Barbara, California. The classic, bestselling title today's parents grew up with - Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul 25th Anniversary Edition has been refreshed and updated with additional, new stories to help today's teens be the happiest, best versions of themselves. So he walks up to his room takes his knife and drives to his best friend's house telling him that he was going to kill himself and that he will miss the friend, and the friend tells him "I love you" (As a brotherly way). Dan’s eyes sparkled, and I knew what Becca had been talking about when she said how wonderful he was. I guess, in the back of my mind, I always thought that Ben was the only boy I would ever have these feelings for, that he was the only boy who would ever understand me.