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Chicken soup for the teenage soul III : more stories of life, love, and learning / [compiled by] Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Deerfield Beach, Fla. : Health Communications, 2000.Description: 369 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781558747616 (tradepaper)
  • 1558747613 (tradepaper)
  • 1558747621 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BJ1661 .C295 2000
Online resources: Summary: Inspirational stories on life, love, and learning for teens, including contributions by teens.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 158.12 CHI 1 Available T00480964
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The third volume in the Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series promises more love, support and inspiration for the series' loyal teen readers. More and more, life is a struggle for teens. Not just dealing with the tragedies that seem to plague them so often, but also handling the daily pressures that pervade their lives. This book, like the first two volumes in the series, will help them, and will serve as their guide and constant companion.

The original Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, a New York Times bestseller, has sold over 4.5 million copies. Its successor, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II , a #1 New York Times bestseller, has already sold over 2.2 million copies. The third volume in this blockbuster series promises to be every bit as successful as the first two, as teen readers continue to cherish and be inspired by this series.

Chapters focus on love, friendship, family, tough stuff, growing up, kindness, learning lessons and making a difference. In keeping with the themes and content of the Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series, teens will also find support, encouragement and understanding from their peers, as well as from caring and compassionate adults.

This book is a must-read for all teens-a book they will read and reread, sharing their favorite stories with one another over and over again. It is also the perfect gift for all adults to give to the teens in their lives.

Inspirational stories on life, love, and learning for teens, including contributions by teens.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgments (p. xiii)
  • Introduction: The Faces of Our Youth (p. xvii)
  • Share with Us (p. xix)
  • 1. Relationships
  • Never Been Dissed--Until Now (p. 2)
  • Loving Yourself First (p. 7)
  • Dear Girl (p. 9)
  • Experience Is a Teacher (p. 11)
  • Dear Boy (p. 15)
  • A Crush (p. 18)
  • Sea Glass (p. 21)
  • Kiss (p. 24)
  • He Finally Said, "I Love You" (p. 25)
  • Why Girls Like Guys (p. 27)
  • The Funeral of My Rose (p. 30)
  • My Childhood Sweetheart (p. 33)
  • I Had to Let Him Go (p. 37)
  • I Never Thought It Would End This Way (p. 40)
  • Please Sign My Yearbook (p. 44)
  • My Knight on His White Horse (p. 48)
  • Fading Fast (p. 52)
  • 2. Friendship
  • Why Rion Should Live (p. 56)
  • My Fairy Tale (p. 60)
  • Colorful Shades of Gray (p. 63)
  • My Best Friend Mike (p. 66)
  • Kim (p. 68)
  • When Forever Ends (p. 71)
  • Falling Out (p. 75)
  • My Best Friend (p. 79)
  • My Perfect Friend (p. 86)
  • Sometimes Things Are Never the Same (p. 90)
  • I Don't Talk to My Closest Friend (p. 93)
  • Have a Seat upon a Cloud (p. 96)
  • 3. The Power of Love
  • Coffee-Shop Kindness (p. 100)
  • Mary Lou (p. 103)
  • Lessons of Life, from The Best College Admission Essays (p. 105)
  • Healing with Love (p. 108)
  • Forgive (p. 112)
  • The Gift of Time (p. 114)
  • Someday When I'm Older (p. 119)
  • Dear Child--A Sister's Message (p. 123)
  • A Message for Ben (p. 126)
  • Finger Paints and Crayons (p. 128)
  • 4. Family
  • The Best of Brothers From The Best College Admission Essays (p. 134)
  • Kicki (p. 137)
  • Relief (p. 140)
  • Don't Cry, Dad (p. 142)
  • Ghost Mother (p. 145)
  • Unspoken Years (p. 150)
  • Rikki's Hug (p. 153)
  • About Mom, from The Best College Admission Essays (p. 156)
  • Dear Diary (p. 158)
  • The Turning Point (p. 161)
  • A Birthday Gift (p. 163)
  • The Mother Who Matters (p. 165)
  • Never Enough (p. 167)
  • Angel (p. 170)
  • 5. Lessons
  • China's Story (p. 174)
  • Forever Changed (p. 179)
  • Kissing the Bully (p. 182)
  • A Difficult Lesson (p. 186)
  • Terri Jackson (p. 189)
  • Children's Eyes (p. 193)
  • Courage (p. 196)
  • Accentuating Difference (p. 199)
  • 6. Tough Stuff
  • The Difficulty of These Times Excerpted from The Diary of Anne Frank (p. 202)
  • 11:21 A.M. (p. 203)
  • Tears (p. 207)
  • Can That Be? (p. 209)
  • Fire and Rain (p. 211)
  • Minutes Like Hours (p. 213)
  • Life After Mom (p. 216)
  • Defining Myself (p. 224)
  • A Name in the Sand (p. 227)
  • Train Tracks (p. 231)
  • Emergency 911 (p. 234)
  • Long Road Ahead (p. 236)
  • A Father's Ties (p. 239)
  • 7. Overcoming Obstacles
  • Owning the World (p. 246)
  • Voices (p. 251)
  • I Just Wanted to Be Skinny (p. 253)
  • Inner Sustenance (p. 256)
  • I Am Not Alone (p. 262)
  • Four Kisses (p. 265)
  • Mark's Choice (p. 269)
  • Ability (p. 272)
  • The Final Game (p. 274)
  • Winner (p. 277)
  • 8. Self-Discovery
  • An Ode to Shoes (p. 282)
  • Happiness from Within (p. 285)
  • Out of Step (p. 289)
  • She Stands Alone (p. 295)
  • The Essence of Adolescence (p. 298)
  • The Two Roads (p. 300)
  • Suspicion (p. 303)
  • Center Stage (p. 305)
  • Teenagers Are Amazing (p. 311)
  • So I Am Told (p. 313)
  • Automobile Ambivalence (p. 315)
  • 9. Growing Up
  • Minimaxims for My Godson (p. 322)
  • No Longer a Child (p. 327)
  • Finding a Vision (p. 329)
  • No More What Ifs (p. 333)
  • All the More Beautiful (p. 336)
  • Return to High School (p. 339)
  • Inspirations (p. 342)
  • More Chicken Soup? (p. 345)
  • Supporting Teenagers (p. 346)
  • Who Is Jack Canfield? (p. 348)
  • Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? (p. 349)
  • Who Is Kimberly Kirberger? (p. 350)
  • Contributors (p. 352)
  • Permissions (continued) (p. 365)

Excerpt provided by Syndetics

Kim Friends are treasures. Horace BrunsWe both lie sideways on her bed, the screen door slapping open and shut with the California breeze. We thumb through fashion magazines, laughing at the hairstyles and smelling the perfume samples. It seems like any other Sunday between girlfriends; laughter filling the room, a half-eaten carton of cookies between the two of us. This was my Sunday afternoon ritual, the two of us and our magazines, and from the time I was twelve, I lived for these afternoons. She was my friend, but more than that, she was a safe place, an unconditional love, and she was an adult. I had known Kim most of my life. For the first ten years of my life, Kim wasn't one of the closest adults in my life, but her husband John doted on me and was one of the only "grown-ups" to understand my fearless and abundant energy. When I was twelve, I moved to Los Angeles to live with my father. Kim and John also lived nearby, and soon after my move, I began spending time at their home. Kim was fun; she liked to laugh and talk about boys. She listened to me while I talked about my crushes and fights with my family. She spoke to me as an equal, as a friend, not a child. As I grew older, these visits became more important. I would cry over heartbreaks and whine about the latest rejection. The gap in age between us stayed the same, but the space between us grew closer. I called her with secrets, which she kept, and went to her when I couldn't handle my world for a while. I think my parents went through periods of jealousy and hurt regarding Kim and our friendship, because they wished they could be the ones to whom I came with my stories. I had reached an age where it was harder to relate to my parents, but I still needed guidance. Kim offered that guidance; she didn't force-feed it. Soon I was sixteen, and things began to change. I sunk into sadness, and I was slipping away from everyone, including Kim. I was taken to the hospital after swallowing a bottle of pain medication, and there, without question, was Kim. She was two hours away when the call came, and she showed up at the hospital with hair things and, of course, magazines. We didn't talk about the incident, but when she pulled my hair up for me, I saw in her eyes true fear and heartache. She used to say to me, "You wouldn't want to spend so much time with me if I really was your mom." I didn't understand those words until that day when she offered me the feeling of love without obligation. She wasn't my mom; she wasn't obligated to love me, she just did. After my suicide attempt, things between us, though unspoken, began to change. I stopped spending Sunday afternoons at her house. I called, but not as often. I didn't feel good about myself, so I couldn't feel good about our friendship. I figured I had grown up and that we had just grown apart. Like any normal friendship, it had transformed, and I believed that I no longer needed Kim or the friendship. The summer befor Excerpted from Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III: More Stories of Life, Love and Learning by Jack L. Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-9-Fans of Chicken Soup are invited back for a third helping with this abridged version of the book (Health Communications, 2000). Storytelling is done by teen narrators David Kaufman, Ashley Peldon, and Kimberly Kirberger. The topics of the stories range from boys to bullies to bulimia. Most of them focus on teen concerns. The use of young narrators helps to give each story a sense of reality that should connect with many young adults. Using different voices for the title, a quote, and then the text of each story causes a little confusion at the beginning of each story. Purchase where the series is popular.-Todd Dunkelberg, Deschutes Public Library System, OR (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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