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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal: School : Cliques, Classes, Clubs and More
School: It's frustrating, it's boring, it's embarrassing. But it's also thought provoking, challenging and full of possible friends. And until you turn 18, like it or not, it's just about your whole life.
So wha's the deal?
Chicken Soup for the Soul knows that school is more than classes and tests. It's also a social scene, filled with cliques, clubs and life-changing decisions (or so it seems this week). It's where you meet your best friends...and run into your worst enemies. And it's an opportunity to figure out what you want to do--whether it's kick a soccer ball, play the trombone or act in a play.
Sometimes it's overwhelming and confusing, but don't worry, it's like that for everyone. That's what the stories in this book are all about. They're from real teens, and they're about the bizarre, embarrassing and sometimes triumphant things that really happened to them. And they're here to give you some perspective on everything that goes down at your school...and outside of it, too.
Put that together with weird facts, cool graphics, fun advice and quizzes designed to help you figure out who you are and what you're up to, and you've got the real deal on school--full of all the laughter, tears and daily drama that life is all about. New cool format! More great stories!
So wha's the deal?
Chicken Soup for the Soul knows that school is more than classes and tests. It's also a social scene, filled with cliques, clubs and life-changing decisions (or so it seems this week). It's where you meet your best friends...and run into your worst enemies. And it's an opportunity to figure out what you want to do--whether it's kick a soccer ball, play the trombone or act in a play.
Sometimes it's overwhelming and confusing, but don't worry, it's like that for everyone. That's what the stories in this book are all about. They're from real teens, and they're about the bizarre, embarrassing and sometimes triumphant things that really happened to them. And they're here to give you some perspective on everything that goes down at your school...and outside of it, too.
Put that together with weird facts, cool graphics, fun advice and quizzes designed to help you figure out who you are and what you're up to, and you've got the real deal on school--full of all the laughter, tears and daily drama that life is all about. New cool format! More great stories!
292 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Jack Canfield
1,294 books1,753 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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April 9, 2020
I liked this book because there was a lot of stories about people my age and what they are going through.
March 18, 2009
This book focused on the challenges of school for teens such as stereotyping, romance, stress, mourning, cliques, sports, etc. For each section there would be stories and poems included on the topic and how that person interprets it or dealt with a certain situation related to it. There were also stories from the author on her take and experiences. There were many quizzes on the subjects and fun facts, too.
I felt like I got a better insight and was able to relate more to the tales being that the stories were from teens who deal with much of the same problems as I do. I liked that they were true because they more credible that way. The characters were real, so they were much further developed. Being nonfictional and written by people who valued their stories the emotions were deeper and I was touched by many of them. It gave me a lot of good advice, and the quizzes and facts made it much less boring than a typical nonfictional book.
October 22, 2008
Okay, so this book was kind of like all of the other "Chicken Soup For The Teenage Soul" books that I have read for the previous years.
The only difference is that this one book, talked about how to deal with school. Middle School, and High School. It talked about how to be accepted by people, who you don't really know that well, but make fun of you. How do deal with the different kinds of cliques in the school. How do deal with friends ditching each other because they are best friends with the most popular girl in the school.
Some of the situations that some of the teens that wrote stories to this book, I can relate to especially the ones about fitting in and being accepted by the ones around you and not to be ditched by your best friends.
The only difference is that this one book, talked about how to deal with school. Middle School, and High School. It talked about how to be accepted by people, who you don't really know that well, but make fun of you. How do deal with the different kinds of cliques in the school. How do deal with friends ditching each other because they are best friends with the most popular girl in the school.
Some of the situations that some of the teens that wrote stories to this book, I can relate to especially the ones about fitting in and being accepted by the ones around you and not to be ditched by your best friends.
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January 20, 2009This book contains a mix of different life stories taken place in school. The authors of this book are teens telling their stories on everyday life and tough stuff. I have to say my favorite was "Dangerous Depression" which is the story that 18 year old Rosie Ojeda lived through. Rosie tells us how it was just another regular day when all of a sudden the school announced a lock down. It was until later that everyone found out they just to rooms away a boy had opened fire in his classroom. He was one of the quietest people in school and no one knew what he carried inside Rosie tells us how dangerous a depression can really be. This story and the rest are truly interesting and will keep you wanting more!
January 14, 2015
IF you like easy read that will defiantly touch the heart you should read all the chicken soup books. These books offer advice and a way to connect with other teenagers without using Facebook instagram. These book do it the old fashioned way, as we new schoolers like to say it, to hear other teens stories and learn what to do in predicaments we may have that may be just like theirs.
This book has helped me get through situations I have with my peers and parents. thought the book I can say that I have learned almost the same as all other adults have told me. if you can take the tough stuff as a teen you should most defiantly read and enjoy this book.
This book has helped me get through situations I have with my peers and parents. thought the book I can say that I have learned almost the same as all other adults have told me. if you can take the tough stuff as a teen you should most defiantly read and enjoy this book.
March 20, 2012
this book was great. there were mini quizzes on the side once in a while and they were really fun to take. the stories that i read really made me think about my life. some of them, i was able to connect to. some of the things that they talk about has happened to me before. it's a bit nice to see how other people are dealing with their teenage lives.
March 4, 2009
School, this book has everything to do with it. They are tons of stories, about crushes, self esteem, social things, and friends, pretty much everything in school. Many of these stories are related to people. Infact some stories I can relate to myself... It’s a great book.
November 26, 2011
The stories, though 'real', lacked in encompassing reality. It was though the book was a series of confession made by charcters from a 90's teen movie... or 'Mean Girls'. And the idea of school being your 'whole life' is a tad...sad.
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December 16, 2009Almost everything we’ll ever do in life that is really powerful, that really produces a result in our lives, that quantum-leaps us to a new level . . . requires us to do something uncomfortable. It takes risks to achieve. It’s often scary. It requires something you didn’t know before or a skill you didn’t have before. But in the end, it’s worth it. As former Congressman Ed Forman says, ‘Winners are those people who make a habit of doing things losers are uncomfortable doing.’ Make today your day to start that uncomfortable new habit.” – Jack Canfield“When we accomplish a goal, it instantly loses some of its importance and we tend to lose interest. When we write down too many goals, there is plenty to keep our subconscious mind at work.” - Mark Victor Hansen “When you accomplish a goal, don’t cross it out. Instead, write ‘victory’ next to it and move on to the next one. This way, whenever you have a bad day, all you have to do is to review your victories to feel good about yourself.” – Jack Canfield “Our inner image of ourselves and what we want to accomplish in life helps to make us what we are meant to be.” - Mark Victor Hansen “Psychologists tell us we think 50,000 thoughts a day…between 1,000 and 5,000 thoughts in a single hour. Many of those thoughts are about ourselves and about our performance, about our lovability, our capability and our significance. So the key is to control those thoughts, making certain they’re always positive.” – Jack Canfield
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Favorite Quotes from Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen Copyright ©2002 Chicken Soup for the Soul® Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.“If you do things the same way you’ve always done them, you’ll get the same outcomes you’ve always gotten. In order to change your outcomes, you’ve got to do things differently.” - Mark Victor Hansen “One Dad I know uses what I call Post-It® Note therapy on his children. He leaves sticky Post-It Notes everywhere …in their lunch box, inside their shoes, on top of their sandwich before he wraps it up. He once went into his daughter’s room, looking for his hammer, and on the back of her bedroom door were every Post-It Note he’d ever given her - over 250 in all with simple messages like ‘Great job’…’I love you’…or ‘You’re special to me.’ Do you think that girl knew, without a doubt, that her Dad valued her and loved her? “ – Jack Canfield “When you improve your business, life, relationships, finances and your health, the whole world improves.” - Mark Victor Hansen “If you want something new in your life, you have to make space for it. I mean that psychologically as well as physically. Take a look at your closet. If you have the kind of closet where you can’t fit another thing in there, that might be the reason you don’t have more new clothes. If you want a new man in your life, you’ve got to let go of the one who stopped dating you five years ago. In other words, you need to complete the past in order for the present to show up more fully.” – Jack Canfield“Life, nature and God always answer, ‘Yes,’ to you. What are you asking for?” - Mark Victor Hansen
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Favorite Quotes from Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen Copyright ©2002 Chicken Soup for the Soul® Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.“Peter Thigpen, formerly Vice-President at Levi Strauss & Company, always kept a victory log. In it, he listed his accomplishments like…Opened up China as a market, Got my teenage son to clean up his room, Got the Board of Directors to approve the new expansion plan. Whenever he faced something really daunting, like negotiating a major bank loan, he would review his Victory Log. You can do the same. In fact, when you focus on tasks completed successfully, it gives you the expectancy of success, which can change your entire posture or approach going forward.” – Jack Canfield “Aself-fulfilling prophecy is that you get what you expect. Why not create great expectations and the highest vision possible for yourself and the whole world?” - Mark Victor Hansen “The greatest deficit in America isn’t the trade deficit. It’s the attention deficit of our children. The average child gets 14 minutes of attention a day from each of his parents. So the greatest thing you can give a kid is time spent listening to him or her.” – Jack Canfield“The majority of people meet with failure because they lack the persistence to create new plans to take the place of failed plans.” - Mark Victor Hansen “Self-esteem does not mean feeling good all the time. Self-esteem means loving yourself even when you feel badly…even when you make a mistake. It means loving yourself even when you’re depressed. It means that you accept yourself fully.” – Jack Canfield
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Favorite Quotes from Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen Copyright ©2002 Chicken Soup for the Soul® Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.“When you have purpose, you don’t have time for negativity.”- Mark Victor Hansen “I have a friend, a pastor, who applied with me and 419 other people for 25 seats on a special advisory board. Though I believed she was infinitely more qualified than me, she wasn’t selected and I was. When I saw her at her church weeks later, I asked her how she felt about the decision. While disappointment, self-doubt and defeat would have been normal reactions to the Board’s decision, my friend said she felt great. ‘How come?’ I asked. She said with a smile, ‘I just figured God had something better in store for me.’” – Jack Canfield“Amaze yourself; manifest your full potential.” - Mark Victor Hansen “The meaning of self-esteem is to feel lovable and capable. As parents, we must love our children unconditionally and give them a sense of being nurtured. That’s the lovable part. Then, we must provide structure - rules, boundaries, daily or weekly household tasks that give them a sense they are making a contribution. That’s what helps kids grow up feeling capable.” – Jack Canfield “Be passionately on purpose about your right livelihood” - Mark Victor Hansen
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Favorite Quotes from Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen Copyright ©2002 Chicken Soup for the Soul® Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.“If you do things the same way you’ve always done them, you’ll get the same outcomes you’ve always gotten. In order to change your outcomes, you’ve got to do things differently.” - Mark Victor Hansen “One Dad I know uses what I call Post-It® Note therapy on his children. He leaves sticky Post-It Notes everywhere …in their lunch box, inside their shoes, on top of their sandwich before he wraps it up. He once went into his daughter’s room, looking for his hammer, and on the back of her bedroom door were every Post-It Note he’d ever given her - over 250 in all with simple messages like ‘Great job’…’I love you’…or ‘You’re special to me.’ Do you think that girl knew, without a doubt, that her Dad valued her and loved her? “ – Jack Canfield “When you improve your business, life, relationships, finances and your health, the whole world improves.” - Mark Victor Hansen “If you want something new in your life, you have to make space for it. I mean that psychologically as well as physically. Take a look at your closet. If you have the kind of closet where you can’t fit another thing in there, that might be the reason you don’t have more new clothes. If you want a new man in your life, you’ve got to let go of the one who stopped dating you five years ago. In other words, you need to complete the past in order for the present to show up more fully.” – Jack Canfield“Life, nature and God always answer, ‘Yes,’ to you. What are you asking for?” - Mark Victor Hansen
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Favorite Quotes from Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen Copyright ©2002 Chicken Soup for the Soul® Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.“Peter Thigpen, formerly Vice-President at Levi Strauss & Company, always kept a victory log. In it, he listed his accomplishments like…Opened up China as a market, Got my teenage son to clean up his room, Got the Board of Directors to approve the new expansion plan. Whenever he faced something really daunting, like negotiating a major bank loan, he would review his Victory Log. You can do the same. In fact, when you focus on tasks completed successfully, it gives you the expectancy of success, which can change your entire posture or approach going forward.” – Jack Canfield “Aself-fulfilling prophecy is that you get what you expect. Why not create great expectations and the highest vision possible for yourself and the whole world?” - Mark Victor Hansen “The greatest deficit in America isn’t the trade deficit. It’s the attention deficit of our children. The average child gets 14 minutes of attention a day from each of his parents. So the greatest thing you can give a kid is time spent listening to him or her.” – Jack Canfield“The majority of people meet with failure because they lack the persistence to create new plans to take the place of failed plans.” - Mark Victor Hansen “Self-esteem does not mean feeling good all the time. Self-esteem means loving yourself even when you feel badly…even when you make a mistake. It means loving yourself even when you’re depressed. It means that you accept yourself fully.” – Jack Canfield
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Favorite Quotes from Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen Copyright ©2002 Chicken Soup for the Soul® Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.“When you have purpose, you don’t have time for negativity.”- Mark Victor Hansen “I have a friend, a pastor, who applied with me and 419 other people for 25 seats on a special advisory board. Though I believed she was infinitely more qualified than me, she wasn’t selected and I was. When I saw her at her church weeks later, I asked her how she felt about the decision. While disappointment, self-doubt and defeat would have been normal reactions to the Board’s decision, my friend said she felt great. ‘How come?’ I asked. She said with a smile, ‘I just figured God had something better in store for me.’” – Jack Canfield“Amaze yourself; manifest your full potential.” - Mark Victor Hansen “The meaning of self-esteem is to feel lovable and capable. As parents, we must love our children unconditionally and give them a sense of being nurtured. That’s the lovable part. Then, we must provide structure - rules, boundaries, daily or weekly household tasks that give them a sense they are making a contribution. That’s what helps kids grow up feeling capable.” – Jack Canfield “Be passionately on purpose about your right livelihood” - Mark Victor Hansen
June 24, 2018
I was an absolute fan of Chicken soup for the Soul books when I was a teen and thought it was time to read one again. I loved it. Each Chapter touches on different topics that teens face day to day wither it be love, fitting in, or activities outside the classroom and how they have to deal or dealt with their struggles. My favorite story was Titled cut yourself to happiness. It told the story of a girl who self harmed herself to deal with the pain she was feeling. I believe I liked it because it gave you an inside look on how the person is feeling when she or he is cutting her/himself. Another reason I was a fan of that particular story was because I felt like I saw myself in the person I was reading about since I have a history of self harming myself. Another thing I loved about the book was the educational essays that prepared me for what kind is of story you were going to read about next.
January 25, 2018
This was a great book. It share a whole variety of stories about friendships and the way it changed peoples lives.
June 17, 2018
I remember going through the same feelings a lot of the teenagers wrote in their stories...wanting a boyfriend, wanting to fit in with everyone, and so on.
December 25, 2023
This is a book that couldn’t put down. I remember growing up with these books and still being so in love with them all these years later!
May 27, 2010
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal School
Published by Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New york, NY 10012
Jack Canfield
$6.95 Pages. 260
ISBN: 0439864631
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal School, is a novel that many teenagers contribute to. They would write about their life and society. The novel theme is anything that has to deal with school. There are many other novels such as Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship and much more.
In Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal School, it includes more than 10 short stories. For example, The First Day, Friendship Soup, Dear Friend, A Deck of Snails, and much more. Although this novel doesn't include any quotes, but it does include surveys for the readers to read and take them as well. Such as true and false surveys and determining if you're considered to be a good student or not.
After I finished reading Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal School. I've learned so much about school and friends. If you enjoy reading other Chicken Soup novels then I suggest you to read this novel. As well, if you like to have tips or advice in knowing how to deal of school and friendship you should read it too!
Published by Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New york, NY 10012
Jack Canfield
$6.95 Pages. 260
ISBN: 0439864631
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal School, is a novel that many teenagers contribute to. They would write about their life and society. The novel theme is anything that has to deal with school. There are many other novels such as Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship and much more.
In Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal School, it includes more than 10 short stories. For example, The First Day, Friendship Soup, Dear Friend, A Deck of Snails, and much more. Although this novel doesn't include any quotes, but it does include surveys for the readers to read and take them as well. Such as true and false surveys and determining if you're considered to be a good student or not.
After I finished reading Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal School. I've learned so much about school and friends. If you enjoy reading other Chicken Soup novels then I suggest you to read this novel. As well, if you like to have tips or advice in knowing how to deal of school and friendship you should read it too!
November 11, 2008
The chicken soup for teenage soul has always been a favorite book to me. The format of this book was what made it such a great book. On the same page of the book, there would be tiny quote boxes with tiny facts and "For real?".
The format is really nice because not only am i reading the book, i am also learning about the world and past events. one of the quote that stood out to me, "About 1 in every 800 babies will suffer from Down's syndrome" (Canfield. 84. This statistic stood out to me along with other quotes and it made me more aware of the issues in the world around me.
The purpose of Jack Canfield, and the other authors to put the tiny information in the book where student and mostly teenagers would read, is to acknowledge them with facts and questions. Those facts and questions makes the readers wonder question more and reflect more.
Since this a book about friendship, this would a great book for anyone that wants to question their friendship. Find solutions, find others with the same problems, and find a voice to share with inside the book.
The format is really nice because not only am i reading the book, i am also learning about the world and past events. one of the quote that stood out to me, "About 1 in every 800 babies will suffer from Down's syndrome" (Canfield. 84. This statistic stood out to me along with other quotes and it made me more aware of the issues in the world around me.
The purpose of Jack Canfield, and the other authors to put the tiny information in the book where student and mostly teenagers would read, is to acknowledge them with facts and questions. Those facts and questions makes the readers wonder question more and reflect more.
Since this a book about friendship, this would a great book for anyone that wants to question their friendship. Find solutions, find others with the same problems, and find a voice to share with inside the book.
October 20, 2007
This was not ever a book, it was a survival guide to everything bad about school. And the title tells all about it this book does help you with the real deal about school's issues like cruches,homework and even stress. This book uses real life stories from kids are age which helps you relate and to learn from there mistakes. One of the stories called Prison which is about how alike prison and school are alike. He even says that prisoners have a better time then some teenager. I liked this story because it opened my eyes to how alike prison and school are. I believe all teenagers should read this.
January 15, 2015
This book is really good and it helps most teens with many problems. The book talks about problems you might struggle with in middle school and high school. For example this book talks about being Social or clubs or qliques you might face. It also talks about "every day" life and explains what mist teens experience.The book also talks about life outside side of class. It talks about what depression is and how u can deal with it. There is alot of good advice that this book gives for teens. I would mainly recommend this book to teenagers. This book really makes you feel better just like chicken soup.
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February 23, 2015This book has so many topics of what people had to deal with. Whether its growing up, romances,stereotypes, etc.
My favorite story has to be "Write for Life." A girl named Tracy was always misunderstood, but writing helps other understand her. She was preparing herself for a journalism class, since she was a writer. She didn't get excepted into the class, and her counselor only made it worse. She was furious, and ripped every journal she has ever written in. She now regrets as soon as she moves schools and gets accepted into her journalism class. She doesn't even care if she has any hate, as long as she has control over writing, she is happy.
My favorite story has to be "Write for Life." A girl named Tracy was always misunderstood, but writing helps other understand her. She was preparing herself for a journalism class, since she was a writer. She didn't get excepted into the class, and her counselor only made it worse. She was furious, and ripped every journal she has ever written in. She now regrets as soon as she moves schools and gets accepted into her journalism class. She doesn't even care if she has any hate, as long as she has control over writing, she is happy.
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June 25, 2008If you think that you are going to go to school not knowing anything and still strive to go. Well that's courageous but you don't have to go through all of that when you can easily have a guide to help you with anything you can think of. Right when i thought i was the only one who experienced personal things, i read this book and i couldn't believe my eyes... it wasn't a one person world anymore. I felt so glad that there was at least one other person who is going through what I'm going through. This is like a cheat sheet to school's game board. If you want to play, play the right way!
January 26, 2009
i really love this book. It just keeps on making me reading and reading. Not only that this book is just not as fake as the other books that i have read. I could just relat to this book because it just makes me wonder what if i was in that positions what would i have done? The love story just makes me laugh at a certain point. But then at another point it makes me cry. I dont know what got me into this book but i just love the way the people write in here. I dont know what. but its like they are trying to send me through a lesson throughout the book.
April 7, 2009
This was a real nice book to read, something that felt like it had alot more purpose. It was almost addictive to read, each story, cause it was like your able to connect with alot of the problems that other teens faced, like even if the situations are different we all go through the same emotions and for this it was like wow, thats true, or oo i know what he means. Reading it is very much an insight of any high school in America, because everyone goes through some sort of problem one time or another, and this is what makes the book truly an amazing read.
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March 25, 2010Dear Person who is reading,
I am struggling with my family. I am the youngest of my entire 18 kids family. Yes, what a big family right? Well, lately my family has been putting a lot of pressure on me to stay in school. But school isn't the only thing on my mind. I know that school comes first, but my life comes before anything. It feels like my family is living my life the way THEY want to live their own life, instead of me living my own life.
I am struggling with my family. I am the youngest of my entire 18 kids family. Yes, what a big family right? Well, lately my family has been putting a lot of pressure on me to stay in school. But school isn't the only thing on my mind. I know that school comes first, but my life comes before anything. It feels like my family is living my life the way THEY want to live their own life, instead of me living my own life.
April 1, 2008
This book was very informative. Iy made me think of all the things that could happen to me in my high school years but also made me remember all the things that already happen. It was interesting and also gave good advice. I really enjoyed reading this book because I could relate to it. This book is a fun read and you wont even think about puttin it down until you finish.
January 25, 2009
Chicken soup for the Teenage soul: the real deal school, is like a refrence to any teenager. the way the book is written it's like you can go to different sections on the book and read it and not be confused. There would real life stories about school and everything in the different chapters. Reading it was like reading a Highschool refrence but so much better.
January 16, 2010
This book was amazing!!!!!!!!!! It help alot for teens and preteens that are dealing with alot of difficult things! It shows the problems teens face everysingle day in school all around the world! This book is great and it helps you deal with real life things that actually happen in real life! Like cliques,frienship,crushes,family death,bullying,and much more! This was a great book!!!
October 12, 2011
I learned so much about others and myself. I also learned many valuable life lessons.
On thing that made this book so interesting was that it had random bubbles of book recommendations and fun facts. Also, there were short quizzes to take throughout the novel. I loved this book times a million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On thing that made this book so interesting was that it had random bubbles of book recommendations and fun facts. Also, there were short quizzes to take throughout the novel. I loved this book times a million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 25, 2012
Hard for me to be optimistic that it will see many YA eyes, for numerous reasons: the weight of the paperback, the cover, the content. While it’s a good idea to tackle the topic of school, this one appears to be laser-focused on parents and those parents-to-be. Chock full of tests and history – b-o-r-i-n-g to the average teen. If you attend your high school reunions, you’ll love this book.
March 7, 2009
I dunno why but i just like these books...they have stories and poems and such from other teens that are going through the same things as a lot of us! so there is a lot of good stuff in here that can help you when you need it.
June 11, 2009
I love this series. What makes this book different from the rest of the chicken soup for the teenage soul, is it focuses on school problems. Which is more realatable to me, which makes me want to keep on reading. It's one of those books where you just can't put down.
September 28, 2007
i learned about alot reading this book about teenagers lives and how they survived through high school.
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