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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just for Teenagers: 101 Stories of Inspiration and Support for Teens
Teenage years are tough, but this book will help teens as they journey through the ups and downs of adolescence. The stories in this book serve as a guide on topics from the daily pressures of life and school to love, friendships, parents, and much more. This collection will encourage, inspire, and amuse teens, showing that, as tough as things can get, they are not alone!
384 pages, Paperback
First published July 26, 2011
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Jack Canfield
1,292 books1,757 followersJack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. 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. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997.
Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.
Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.
In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.
Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.
Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.
Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.
Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.
Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.
In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.
Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.
Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.
Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.
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January 6, 2015
I'm not a teenager, even though I still feel like one sometimes. Neither is this the type of book I would normally read. Nope, I read "Just for Teenagers" for my job. We're picking out a new book to teach the Advanced English students at the high school I work for in Japan. My requirements are: short stories that are well-written but easy to understand, short in length, that cover a variety of topics, that our students can relate to, that also show parts of American culture. And it could NOT be a self-help book (everyone in the English Department had come to hate "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers").
I was surprised by how well I liked this book. Some of the stories really moved me, and none were poorly written. It's not literature, by any means, and I don't think I'll read another in the Chicken Soup series. But that's just because of my tastes. It's not a bad book. I wouldn't mind teaching from it, and of the books we've been browsing, I think this book will be the winner.
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I was surprised by how well I liked this book. Some of the stories really moved me, and none were poorly written. It's not literature, by any means, and I don't think I'll read another in the Chicken Soup series. But that's just because of my tastes. It's not a bad book. I wouldn't mind teaching from it, and of the books we've been browsing, I think this book will be the winner.
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May 10, 2012
Very interesting to read at the same time very inspiring, Each time i read each chapter i learn new lessons and one of the thing why i like this book because at the start of the chapter it made me cry already and it made me cry also in the other chapters :)
December 21, 2011
Complete with a story by the one and only, Amanda Yancey, not just a beloved niece, but also an up and coming author in her own right.
June 24, 2021
This book is a selection of short stories. When i say short they are 2 page at the longest and the book is maybe 30 pages long, its really short. Its redundant and formulaic. Every story starts with a real person (not sure how real they are) talking about a problem they had in the past, then they were by some magic cured. In reality mental illnesses are really hard to overcome and its disheartening seeing everyone say "i had an eating disorder, but now i don't and I'm better" its more realistic to say "i still have episodes, but i try to manage it." This book is unproductive and boring.
August 23, 2020
As a teenager, i found myself resonating with this book quite a fair bit! It’s pretty interesting to read the various stories in it(some i had a good laugh at) & learning lessons from the different stories. I would say it’s a good book to widen your perspectives & who knows, maybe you’ll end up with some takeaways from this book!
June 23, 2012
Muchos escenarios y situaciones narrados en este libro tienen que ver con la realidad de un chico de Estados Unidos que tantas veces hemos visto en las películas (yo vivo y crecí en Argentina): la chica linda y popular, las cheerleaders, la socialización, los looks para ir al colegio…
Más allá de todo eso, hay situaciones y temas que son comunes a todos los adolescentes como la aceptación de los pares, los límites, la relación con los padres, las responsabilidades, el amor, el respeto, la autoestima, la imagen personal, los sueños, los miedos, las actitudes egoístas, el aprendizaje de las enseñanzas de la vida, entre muchos otros.
Para leer más de la reseña de este libro los invito a pasar por mi blog: http://www.dayanabarrionuevo.com/rese...
Más allá de todo eso, hay situaciones y temas que son comunes a todos los adolescentes como la aceptación de los pares, los límites, la relación con los padres, las responsabilidades, el amor, el respeto, la autoestima, la imagen personal, los sueños, los miedos, las actitudes egoístas, el aprendizaje de las enseñanzas de la vida, entre muchos otros.
Para leer más de la reseña de este libro los invito a pasar por mi blog: http://www.dayanabarrionuevo.com/rese...
June 23, 2012
This book about teens was not targeted to me, as I don´t have teen kids, nor am I a teen myself. But I could relate to some of the forever themes of teenhood. Some may not apply because I was a teen in the nineties, some are timeless.
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May 12, 2012Can someone plz show me how to download the book so I can read it please!!
December 2, 2012
It was ok.
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April 9, 2016
i always look at it and say eh later this time i did pick it up
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