Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II 101 more Stories of Life, Love and Learning by al. jack canfield

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul #2

by jack-canfield-mark-victor-hansen-kimberly-kirberger

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II offers more inspiring stories to help you master the game we call life. Today's teens have ever more issues and social pressures to juggle than young adults just 20 years ago. This book, like its predecessor, can be your guide - a beacon in the darkness, a safe haven in a storm, a warm hug in the cold and a respite from loneliness. There's no preaching as to what you should and shouldn't do. Instead, this book is full of teens sharing their experiences on learning to accept like, becoming the best person you can be, being happy with who you are, and loving yourself - no matter what.

Genres: Nonfiction, Short Stories, Self Help, Inspirational, Childrens, Teen, Psychology

351 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Jasmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book shows and talks about the different parts of life. It tells stories about Love,Friendship,Family and Tough Times. This book can show you the way some people lived their life and the way they deal with it. I have really learned a lot of things from this book . Sometimes the stories can get a little sad but i guess thats the way some people just went through life. I know that I can relate to some of these stories because now as I am growing up as a teenager I start to see the difference and the complication it can be to live the life of a teenager. Yea sure you are suppose to have fun as a teenager but there are also somethings that go along with it. Anyways the thing I have learned the most is that no matter what happens in your teenage years most of the things that do happen is to teach your self a lesson.

I will strongly recommend any Chicken Soup book to teenagers because these books are a way that some adults express their teenage years as well as kids.

[بدور التويجري · Rating 3 out of 5]

فصل التعليم,الحب,الصداقة اضافوا لي رغم اني تعديت مرحلة المراهقة,ليت احد دلني على هذا الكتاب وقت ماكنت احتاجه فعلا,,اهدوه لمراهقينكم رجاء

[Batool Alsaeed · Rating 4 out of 5]

سأضع له تقييماً عالي لأنني حين قرأته في صغري، أعتقد كنت في الثالثة عشر من عمري أو الرابعة عشر لا أتذكر جيداً. ولكنه كان من الكتب التي ساعدتني لأتخطى هذه المرحلة وأتعداها بجدارة وبنفسية جيدة.
رغم أن غالبية ظروف المراهقين العرب تختلف عن المراهقين الأجنبيين ولكن هناك إحساس بالفهم بأن على الرغم مما حدث لهم وعلى الرغم من إختلافه إلا أني كنت قادرة على فهمه والأحساس به.
شوربة دجاج لمن لا يعرف مجموعة قصص حقيقية من واقعهم وبعض ما حدث لهم
أعارتني صديقتي الجزء الأول واحببته ، ثم هممت لأشتري الجزء الثاني
أعترف بكيت كثيرًا وأنا اقرأ الكتاب . وأتذكر بأن أستاذة رأتني اقرأه وأخذته مني وتصفحته ثم ألقت بعض الكلمات الساخرة واللاذعة. لا أعلم لِم هناك هذه العادة البذيئة في الكبار وهي أن ينتقدوا كل ما نفعل، حتى لو الأمر لم يعنيهم.يستصغرون كل شيئاً فينا ثم يتوقعون منا أن نقدم أفضل مالدينا . أود أن أستعيد كل الذكريات الجميلةبقراءته مجددًا ولكن أعتقد بأنني كبرت ولن يؤثر علي كما كان يفعل

[Erin Drumheller · Rating 5 out of 5]

The series chicken soup for the teenage soul is such an amazing book series. I have just finished the second book in the entire series. It is filled with 101 more stories about life, love, and learning. The chapters in this book are all written by teenagers, that are going through, or have been through tough times. The authors of this book; Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Kimberly Kirberger have put together 101 stories to help us out through the hard times. I absolutely love this book series. I think it really gives us, the readers, great advice. I truly think that it is unique that you can read this book in any order you want. For example, you don't have to read it beginning to end, you can read the book by jumping around section to section, or if there is a particular subject that concerns you of that you have a special interest in. I think that is so creative and one of my favorite things about the whole book series. I absolutely love this book series, it makes me understand more and it gives me incredible life advice. I hope that you enjoy the series as much as I do and you really relate to all of the books in the series.

[David Garcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was amazing. It is a nonfiction book that tells stories about how people dealt with situations. The best thing about the book is that it doesn't just have stories from one person it has stories from hundreds of different people. In the book you hear stories of romances and friendships and just being a teenager. The book helps get you through situations by showing you that there's always a good side to something.
I recommend this book to people who are struggling and would like to know how other people may have dealt with their situation. Also to people who just want to have a good laugh.

[Rishi Prakash · Rating 4 out of 5]

“I’m grounded for two weeks or until my dad learns that ‘funk’ is not a bad word.”

“You’re my friend Katie, but we just don’t fight enough to be best friends.”

“Everything about girls make me really really nervous. I flunked my algebra test because algebra has the word ‘bra’ in it!”

Few lines from this wonderful book which makes you connect so well as almost everyone must have gone through it at some point in their life :)

Chicken soup for teenage soul was a beautiful compilation of short stories that I think everyone can relate to all the time. It has all kind of real life stories which definitely stays with you even after the book is over...

[Koshi · Rating 4 out of 5]

it's a collection of teenage stories and poems, I found this in my school library and really loved it

[Marilyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love everyone of these book.

[Xiaojuanwu · Rating 5 out of 5]

During teenage growing process is like a flower. It grows very little when the weather is giving it hard time. It grows dramatically when weather is well fit for the plant. Every teenager circled whole global has happy, sad, quiet, ect moment. Moreover, teenage can be counted as one of hard time people go across because of becoming mature.

This book is same as other Chiken Soup books with different people written and edit by different authors. Teenagers with thoughtful mind writting down every bit moment happened during teenage. The stories' theme is mostly on life, love and learning. What best about these books is that it contains different genre; poem, fiction, list, and comic. Also, some of the stories are very touching and your feeling is changing by what the words are told.

My favorite part of the book is the story called "Speechless" by Shawna Singh. The mother of her friend Hope is sick because of a tumor in ovaries and it's maglignant. Hope is worry and Shawna always beside her for comfort. Days passes, Hope gets really ill. Tumor spread everywhere inside her but Hope is strong enough to face reality. Shawna worried about Hope too and in charge of taking care of Hope. No matter what happen to Hope, Shawna will always use her gentle hands to help out because this is what is called friendship. At the meantime, this story gives a message that friends are very important during teenage. They can help out when someone has trouble because he/she has experienced the situation. They know the feeling of each other and be able to sharing thought.

I would highly recommend this book to teenagers because this book is obviously for teen. Parents are also welcome to read this book because you can also see what's on teenagers' mind today. On other hand, you may give some advice to your child while they face simliar thing to other child. As I am a reader, I will rate 5 stars to this book because it's very touching and makes me go back to my teenage time.

[Dania · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul is a series of books that are helpful to teenagers. They are books that nurture the soul and make you realize that there are other people who share some of the same experiences as you. I really liked this book because it kept me thinking about the situations some of these girls were in and i found that I have also been on some familiar situations. They are stories that can really capture someone's eye. I liked this book in particular because it was not like others where I sometimes skip a story and then read another, but I read all of the stories. I think that girls that have a lot of problems would enjoy reading this book as well as others who like to read about things that happen to others and connect with them. If anyone has read other books that say Chicken Soup I think that they would also enjoy reading this book. I really likes=d this book and I think many people out there will also.
This book talks about social issues, drama, school and many other things young adults are dealing with today. Each person in this book talks about how they overcame the problem that they were facing and how if you are facing the same problem you should do the same.

[Taneysha forsyth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not really a fan of the Chicken Noodle Soup books because personally I don't enjoy reading sappy novel-like books. This book changed my mind about the Chicken Noodle Soup books though. It makes me want to check out the other CNS for the Teen Soul book series.
The content: at times I would be disappointed to read some poems because as I've said I'm no fan of mushy-rhyming-writings. The stories I could relate to some since these are true-to-life stories written by teenagers. It's fun to read about other people's lives for a change.

[T. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Growing up is tough. Sometimes you just need to know that you're not alone out there. Which is why I think, on some levels, this book worked. The most invaluable lessons for me came from Mary Schmich's Ladies and Gentlemen of the Class of '97: Do one thing every day that scares you. Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Keep your old letters. Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room. Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old.

[Julie Hamilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I was wondering through my house this weekend I stumbled upon Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II and began to read. It is a collection of short stories and poems like the ones we (our English class) write in our writer's notebooks organized by their theme. All of them connect to at least one aspect of a teenagers life making them relatable and easy to read.
This is a great book to read when you are in the middle of another book or in between books because it contains tons of independent stories, eliminating any possible longterm commitments to the book.

[Mashael · Rating 3 out of 5]

لهذا الكتب قيمة مختلفة
لم يكن اول كتاب أقرأه وانما كان أول كتاب اقتنية بمالي الخاص
أحببت بساطة السرد فيه .. والقيم التي يتحدث عنها
فصل الصداقة كان الابرز بالنسبة لي
قرأته قديما وعلقت في بالي بعض القصص
واحببته ولازلت اعود لأراجع بعض ماعلق .

[Ashna Tibrewal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well I have been reading this for quite some years. This was one of the books i have read so many times in parts when I feel like reading nothing but small short stories with real life aspect. It's time I recognise this book.
Ps. I finally read all of the stories finally today.

[Nery · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's all about relationship and love with others...
with ur parents, family, friensds...and boyfriends...

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

A short collection of stories designed to make kids straighten up and fly right in the most mind numbingly wholesome manner that the editors could convey via story choice.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

i liked the series from this book so much .. it gives you inspirational thoughts and learn from other people experience .. it was really a wonderful book

[Fay · Rating 1 out of 5]

Got to page 50. This book was just not my cup of tea.

[Courtney Chappell · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've had this book for a while and have read it several times but now it's time to move on.
It felt more pre-teen than teen, but perhaps that's because I'm not a teen anymore either?

[Abigail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now, I’ve read the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Kimberly Kirberger more than once, and I must say, I’ve found plenty of good and positive things to say about it.

For one thing, if there were stories I’d choose as my number-one favorites in this book, I know which ones I’d pick.

There’s Donna and Claudia by Carol Gallivan:

The car ripped out nine metal guardrails and flipped over three times before it came to a stop on its roof. Someone pulled Donna from the car, and she crawled over to check on her friends. There was blood everywhere. As she pulled her hair back from her eyes so she could see better, her hand slipped underneath her scalp.
The blood was coming from her. Practically the entire top of Donna’s head had been cut off, held on by just a few inches of scalp. When the police cruiser arrived to rush Donna to a nearby hospital, an officer sat with her, holding her scalp in place. Donna asked him if she was going to die. He told her he didn’t know.
At home, I was watching television when a creepy feeling went through me, and I thought about Donna. A few minutes went by, and the telephone rang. Mom answered it. She made a groaning noise and fell to the floor, calling for my father. They rushed out the door, telling my sister Teri and me that Donna had been in a car accident and that they had to go to the hospital to get her. Teri and I stayed up for hours waiting for them. We changed the sheets on Donna’s bed and waited. Somewhere around four o’clock in the morning, we pulled the sofa bed out and fell asleep together. Mom and Dad were not prepared for what they saw at the hospital. The doctors had to wait until our parents arrived to stitch up Donna’s head. They didn’t expect her to survive the night.
At 7:00 A.M., my parents returned home. Teri was still sleeping. Mom went straight to her bedroom, and Dad went into the kitchen and sat at the table. He had a white plastic garbage bag between his legs and was opening it up when I sat down at the table with him. I asked him how Donna was and he told me that the doctors didn’t think she was going to make it. As I struggled to think about that, he started pulling her clothes out of the bag. They were soaked with blood and blond hair. Some of the hair had Donna’s scalp attached to it. Every piece of clothing she had worn that night was soaked with blood. I can’t remember thinking anything. All I did was stare at the clothes. When Teri woke up, I showed them to her. I’m sure it was an awful thing to do, but I was in such shock that it was all I could think of.
At the hospital later that morning, Teri and I had to wait outside for a long time before we could see Donna. It was an old hospital and it smelled old, and Teri and I were afraid of it. Finally we were allowed in to see our sister. Her head was wrapped in white gauze that was stained with blood. Her face was swollen, which I couldn’t understand because she had lost so much blood. I thought she would look smaller. She reached up and touched my long brown hair and started to cry.
The next day, I called a neighbor who was a hairdresser and asked her to cut my hair. It’s a funny thing—I loved my long brown hair and it curled just right, but I never, ever missed it or wanted it back. All I wanted was for Donna to come home and sleep in the clean sheets that Teri and I had put on her bed.
Donna was in the hospital for two weeks. Many of her friends went to see her, especially Claudia, who was there a lot. Mom and Dad never liked Claudia—maybe because she seemed “fast,” maybe because she spoke her mind; I don’t really know. They just didn’t like her being around.
Donna came home with the entire top half of her head shaved. She had hundreds of stitches, some of which came across her forehead and between her left eye and eyebrow. For a while she wore a gauze cap. Eventually she had our hairdresser neighbor cut the rest of her hair. It had been so soaked and matted with blood that she couldn’t get it out. The hairdresser was such a kind person. She found Donna a human hair wig that perfectly matched her hair.
Donna celebrated her sixteenth birthday and went back to school. I don’t know where rotten people come from, and I don’t know why they exist, but they do. There was a very loud-mouthed, self-centered girl in some of Donna’s classes who took great pleasure in tormenting my sister. She would sit behind her and pull slightly on Donna’s wig. She’d say very quietly, “Hey, Wiggy, let’s see your scars.” Then she’d laugh.
Donna never said anything to anybody about her tormentor until the day she finally told Claudia. Claudia was in most of Donna’s classes, and from then on kept a close eye on my sister. Whenever that girl got close to Donna, Claudia would try and be there. There was something about Claudia that was intimidating, even to the worst kids in school. No one messed with her. Unfortunately, though, Claudia wasn’t always around, and the teasing and name-calling continued.
One Friday night, Claudia called and asked Donna to come spend the night at her house. My parents didn’t want Donna to go—not just because they didn’t like Claudia, but because they had become so protective of Donna. In the end, they knew they had to let her go, even though they probably spent the whole night worrying.
Claudia had something special waiting for my sister. She knew how awful Donna felt about her hair, so Claudia had shaved off her own beautiful long brown hair. The next day, she took Donna wig shopping for identical blond and brown wigs. When they went to school that Monday, Claudia was ready for the teasers. In a vocabulary not allowed inside school walls, she set them straight so that anyone ready to tease my sister knew they would have to mess with Claudia. It didn’t take long for the message to get through.
Donna and Claudia wore their wigs for over a year, until they felt their hair had grown out enough to take them off. Only when Donna was ready did they go to school without them. By then, she had developed a stronger self-confidence and acceptance.
My sister graduated from high school. She is married and has two great kids. Twenty-eight years later, she is still friends with Claudia. (p. 58-61)

There’s also Image Isn’t Everything by Jamie Shockley:

Scared, yet anxious to begin my new life, I walked up the stairs to the front door. The halls were packed with kids yelling and laughing and telling stories of their summer adventures. I found my way to the main office where I was to receive my schedule and fill out forms. I was on my way. My first class was geometry, but where was that?
I was standing in the hall looking confused, when a short, blond girl wearing glasses came up and asked, “Are you new? You look lost. Do you want me to help you find your class? My name is Diane. What’s yours?” Even though she seemed a bit strange, definitely not the kind of person I wanted to be associated with, I decided to answer her anyway. I was, after all, lost.
After exchanging names, I followed her up the stairs and down a hallway on the right, making polite conversation the whole way. When we reached my room she said, “Well, here you are. It was nice meeting you. I hope I see you again. Welcome to JFK, and I hope your day goes all right.”
I said thanks and waved good-bye. Once inside the classroom, I saw one big group of people huddled around someone who seemed to be telling some sort of story. I walked over and got close enough to overhear. All eyes were glued to the guy in the middle of the circle who was wearing a letter jacket covered with patches. I decided that this guy was popular. He was talking about how he and some of his friends had gone up to someone’s ranch outside of St. Louis and done some pretty wild and crazy things. A few minutes later the teacher told everyone to break it up and go find a seat. I managed to snag one right next to the guy wearing the letter jacket. I said, “Hi, my name is April and I’m new here.” He said, “Hi, I’m Johnny.”
That class dragged on and on. Finally, the bell rang. I turned to him and asked, “I’m not sure where my next class is, could you help me find it?” He looked at me and then said a quick no, turned back to his friends, and walked out of the classroom. As they were walking out, I heard him say, “Did you guys see that new girl trying to get into our group? That outfit was way too weird.” They all laughed and some of them turned around and stared at me. I slowly gathered my stuff, not believing what had just happened. I walked out of the classroom and found my next class, bewildered that I could have cared so much.
The same type of thing happened all day in all of my classes. At lunch, I ended up sitting by myself because I had snubbed people who had been nice to me and I had been snubbed by people who I tried to be nice to. I didn’t realize it then, but I had been really shallow just wanting to be friends with popular people.
Finally, sixth period came around and I was ready to go home and never come back. Before class started someone came up behind me and said, “Hi, again. How was your first day?” It was that same girl who had showed me to my first class.
I told her my day had not been so great. She said she was sorry and offered to walk me outside. At that moment I realized how wrong I was in wanting to only be friends with popular people. Those people weren’t even going to consider being my friends, but there were some people who I’d already met today and liked and they liked me. Maybe I shouldn’t decide whether a person is worthy of being my friend or not by their reputation, but by who they are. I said, “Thanks, I’d like that. I’m sorry I was kind of rude this morning.” She said it was okay, she was new at school once too. Walking with Diane made me realize how nice it would be to have a friend like her. On the way to class she asked me if I wanted to go out after school to hang out with some of her friends and get to know them better. I did go out with Diane and had a lot of fun.
As time went on I made friends with lots of different people, some from “the popular crowd” and some not. My standards were different though. The people I sought out for friends were the nice ones—period. (p. 311-313)

Another story I like in this book is Hi There, Ugly! by Greg Barker:

I would simply look down and remember that the true verdict on my looks was tucked away in my grade-seven yearbook.
Finally one day my wife looked at me and asked, “Why is it that you never look at me when I say that you’re handsome?” I decided to tell her about the yearbook and my conclusions. “You can’t believe that! It’s wrong! Somebody who didn’t even know you in grade seven can’t be taken that seriously! I know you, I love you and I chose to marry you. I think you’re handsome and I think I’ve proved that.” So was I going to believe my wife... or that old graffiti?
I thought about that question for a long time and about how God doesn’t make junk. Who was I going to believe? I chose to believe my wife and God. (p. 315)

I highly recommend this book to those who like the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, and I give it five stars as well (although ten stars would be even better). 🆒😎

[Ilia Hostetter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul 2 is composed of over one hundred short stories about teenagers who went through something in their lives that they had to overcome. All of these short stories come with a lesson. The book is split up into eight sections with ten to fifteen stories in each section. The book contains short stories about relationships, friendships, love and kindness, rough times, family, learning lessons, making a difference, and growing up. In one of the stories, a teenage girl has an older brother who has cancer and is about to die. She hesitates with her decision about going to prom and leaving her brother, but she learns that her brother just wants her to live. The lesson of that story is to consider what is best for you, and for others. Her brother wanted her to have fun and not worry about him, and she ended up going to prom and it helped her be at peace knowing she was doing what her brother would have wanted. All of the stories in this book have something in common. They are all stories that real people wrote about their lives. They are experiences that people had that they thought were worthy of being put into an inspiring book. These stories are mostly submitted by many different people. Some of the sections also contain poems that express the author’s feelings or experiences.
The book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul 2 is very inspiring. The different sections of the book are full of surprising, heartwarming, and relatable stories. This book is enjoyable in the way that each story is different, and contains a different theme or lesson. There are stories in this book that deal with things like death in the family, breakups, and losing a friend. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul 2 is a great book for teenagers all around the world to read. It can help people deal with situations that may come their way. The overall theme of the book is there is always a way out, or a way to fix things. In each of the stories, the main character is faced with a challenge and they must find a way to overcome their troubles. The book shows the audience that there are many ways to deal with issues that everybody has. The book was not only enjoyable with its content. It was written well. It is not a formal writing, and it works well for this type of book. All of the stories are written from the heart, not from a format layout. I did not have any issues while reading. Everytime I picked it up, I found it difficult to put down. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul 2 not only has one lesson the readers can learn, but in each and every story there is a new moral. If the reader is going through a tough time with one of their friends, or if they just went through a breakup, this book is an excellent way for the reader to connect with the characters in the book, and learn from them. The book also promotes good behavior and demonstrates the correct way to deal with frustration or sadness. This book should be read by all teenagers, as it is helpful in many different aspects of a person’s life I rate this book a nine out of ten.

[Angela · Rating 2 out of 5]

After being pleasantly surprised by Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul: Real Stories by Real Teens, I decided to give this book a shot. This collection is inferior in every way.

-It's dated. Published in 1997. I don't think some parts of it are relatable, like when a group of friends talks about buying CDs at a music store, or how the college freshmen are living it up without being crushed by student loans or exorbitant rents. (And it's strangely amusing how all of the contributors have a little blurb that almost always includes a physical address and a cringey yahoo, hotmail, or aol email address).

-It's preachy. Like...I understand that these books are designed for a specific audience and that the editors are clearly approaching this from a "GOD LOVES YOU" standpoint...but it's almost to the point of toxic positivity.

-What the fuck is up with these contributors? After reading Real Stories by Real Teens I assumed that all the Teen books were written by actual teenagers. Maybe half of these stories are written by teens? There are some bad celebrity cameos by Jennifer Love Hewitt and Andrew Keegan. There are tons of entries by motivational speakers, youth pastors, and parents. There's a reprint of an Ann Landers advice column...and one of those awful chain mails that people used to forward relentlessly. Why?

-I suspect that some of these stories are fictional. The series (apparently) only accepts real, firsthand stories...but a lot of these seem inauthentic.


Aside from the specific ways that Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II is bad, there's also the general terribleness that's par for the course with this series. There isn't a lot of variety in the stories. I bet at least half of the authors write about "salty tears streaming down my cheeks." The way the chapters are set up makes this even more noticeable; while the first cancer story might be heart-wrenching, after you've read ten cancer stories in a row, you don't really care when a five-year-old is sobbing and asking why God would do this to him. The first chapter ("On Relationships") is the only happy one. For a series that's supposed to be inspirational, there's sure a lot of focus on human misery. The comics aren't funny and don't add anything of value. The writing is bland.

The only stories that are any good are: "A Valentine for Laura," "So How Do You Boost an Ego?", "Losing Hope," "Nintendo Master," "No Matter What Happens," "Heartwood," "Snowdrops," "The Porcelain Bride Doll," and "Somebody Loves You."

[Emily H 2 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chicken Soup For The Teenage Soul 2
By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Irene Dunlap, and Patty Hansen
By Emily Haroldsen

This book provides many incites into teenagers lives due to the fact that the stories in this book are written by teens all over America. This book is an inspiration and a great way to help with ordinary teenage problems.
This book consists of several short stories, poems, or lists. The stories are then put into parts depending on what the story is about. I feel like this helps tell the reader that we are getting several points of view, and that this isn't coming from just one person. I appreciate this format because I always stop reading at the end of a chapter and if I read a chapter with twenty pages it becomes boring and my comprehension is affected. This format helps with my comprehension and I can really enjoy the book more.
The Authors feel that this book is meant for us. To help us through our trials. It is a book you can relate to, a book that can give you a cheering up or advice on how to solve our problems. The Authors use this book to help others express their pain and happiness, it is meant only to help us and it is easy to tell that the Authors saw great meaning in this book. They really put a lot of work into making this a special book, and really making it have a true purpose.
In the introduction it says “This is your book, there for you to read when you need some cheering up or when you simply need to be reminded that you are by no means alone on the journey.” This book is meant for us and if you haven't read it I highly encourage it, because it gives you true stories of how people got through hard times. This book is important and has helped people through the hard times and it can help you too.

[Nathan Eckles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II is a very sad book. It tells accounts people who were in their teenage years and had many problems. These problems go from anorexia to depression and death. This book really got to me. Hearing the storys of children who have gone through so many things, some good some bad, that I can relate to. This book is a good book to read if you feel alone and think that no one can understand your problems. This book is good for all ages and even some of the accounts that the book says are from older people recounting their experiences when they were teenagers. This gives the book the ability to relate to everyone, not just teenagers. Read this book if you feel alone and need someone to relate to you.

[Liam DeMaio · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed chicken noodle soup for the teenage soul. I think it’s a really cool idea to have teenagers write stories about their current experience as well as having adults write about their past experiences. Giving a insight to how schools have changed over the years. I rated the book a 4 because the book was good but some of the stories were more boring then others and some were just pictures that didn’t fit in.

If I were to use this book for a hot mess I would argue that the two sides could be. A positive childhood effects how successful your teen years are. Or A positive childhood doesn’t effect how successful your teen years are. Some of the stories display all different types of backgrounds and could be used as strong evidence to support either side.

[Dawa Zangmo · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II" is a collection of stories, poems, and personal accounts aimed at teenage readers. The stories in the book cover a wide range of topics that are relevant to teenegers, such as self-esteem, relationships, family, and school. Each story is written by a teenager or young adult, making it relatable and engaging for the book's target audience. This book addresses issues that teenagers may be facing, such as bullying, peer pressure, and substance abuse, in a non-judgemental and supportive way. The stories are designed to help teenegers feel less alone and provide them with practical advice and encouragement. It provides helpful tips and exercises that teenagers can use to help them navigate the challenges they maybe facing.

[L. Staci · Rating 5 out of 5]

𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘪 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘴, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴. 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘹@𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘐 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵.

[Rajvi Mittal · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, Chicken Soup Books are the best heart stealers! The stories are so relatable, they make you think and rethink so many things, they make you redefine yourself and your values, they make you laugh and cry, they make you feel heard and understood and less lonely. And above all, they bring you closer to your own humanity. Love them ❤

[Angel (Bradford) Tweed · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love all the chicken soup books. I am not a teenager but I still enjoyed reading this. I worked with kids and i have younger siblings. So it gives me an idea of what the kids are going through. Especially at this most difficult time that we're all going through. The kids are our future.