Filled with relevant, inspiring and fun stories written mostly by kids, this new volume features a unique, innovative chapter, "Rockin' Our World", that highlights real kids achieving real dreams, helping less fortunate people, starting your own business, and utilizing your unique abilities.
Table of Contents:
Introduction -- 1. On Friends -- Thanks, Y'All! / Michelle Strauss -- Right in Front of Me / Heather Comeau -- The Mysterious Book Bag / Laura Andrade -- A Friendship to Remember / Veneta Leonard -- Friends at First Sight / Stephanie Caffall -- Tears in the Bathroom Stall / Cheryl Kroner -- The Cool Girls / Mel Caro -- Being There / Jared Garrett -- An Unexpected Reaction / Carmen Leal -- 2. On Crushes -- Tasting the Moment / Andrea Adair -- Ditched / Colleen Mahoney -- Clueless / Mridu Khullar -- Teasing Tami / Michael T. Powers -- The Note / Patty Hansen -- Not My Boyfriend / Carol Miller -- Without the Kisses / Jennifer O'Neil -- 3. On Achieving Dreams -- Head-Butting the Wall / Mike Vallely -- The Idea / Sydney Milucky -- Deep Inside / Stephanie Ives -- More Than I Had Dreamed Of / Lin Rajan -- Welcome to New Hope, Pennsylvania / Julia Yorks -- Better Off / Kirk Brandt -- No Place I'd Rather Be / Kristi Yamaguchi -- 4. On Tough Stuff -- Stay with Me / Jaime Fisher -- A Loving Mother / Holly Howard -- The Worst Day of My Life / Jennifer Kerperien -- Lucky / Molly McAfee -- Maddy / Molly Miller -- A Halloween No One Will Forget / Heather Hutson -- The Sandals That Saved My Life / Mallorie Cuevas -- 65 Roses / Denise Marsh -- 5. Life Happens -- Klutz Dust and Puberty / Cynthia M. Hamond -- Jimmy, Jimmy / Karen Lombard -- The Mummy Returns / Chiara Cabiglio -- Whose Room Is It, Anyway? / Aidan Trenn as told, Melinda Fausey -- Gabriella / Tiffany Clifton -- The Big Slip / Scott Allen -- Confessions of a Four-Eyes / Gwen Rockwood -- My Most Embarrassing Moment Multiple Authors -- 6. On Changes -- Silence / Elisabeth Copeland -- The Best Brother in the Whole Wide World / Katie Beauchamp -- Moving On / Ellen Werle -- My Problem / Allen Smith -- Waiting for Katie / Erin Shirreff -- Bad Hair Day / Kerry Germain -- Get Over It and Go On / Christina Zucal -- The Board / Sarah Kessler -- 7. Bustin' Down Walls -- To a Different Drummer / Lennox Lewis -- Life Rolls On / Jesse Billauer -- Kindness Is More Powerful / Janalea Jeppson -- Bully Girl / Alex Estey -- Anything Is Possible / Danny Stein -- A Skater's Determination / Brittany Nicole Henry -- The Fall and Rise of a Star / Patty Zeitlin -- Panic / Marie-Therese Miller -- Believing in My Strength / Kelsey Peters -- 8. Family Ties -- Pushed by an Angel / Erin Carthew -- Three Days Old / Jill Helene Fettner -- Cookin' in Brooke's Kitchen / Brooke Harrison as told, Eryc Stevens -- Paybacks / Mel Ann Coley -- I Wish You Were Dead! / Shannon Griffin -- A Life's Moment / Jordan Mitchell -- The Great Fish Story / Max Alexander -- Pap Pap's Hands / Nicole Koah -- Just the Two of Us / Miriam Bard -- The Gift / Sarah Strickland, Craig Strickland -- 9. On Choices -- Hidden in Plain Sight / Lance Johnson -- Hot Potato/Cold Potato / B.J. Taylor -- Locks of Love / Amanda Macht -- Uncle Richie's Lesson / Michelle Collins -- Buckling Up / Cassandra Scheidies -- Angel / Jena Pallone -- Starring on the Six O'Clock News / Erin K. Kilby -- Most Popular / Nathan D. Phung -- Lost and Found / Antonio Angulo, Marisol Muqoz-Kiehne -- 10. On Death & Dying -- Don't Forget to Wait for Me / Heather McPherson -- Dedicated to My Best Friend, Kenneth / Nicholas Hall -- She Is Now My Sun / Amber Kury -- The Baseball Spirit / Caleb Mathewson -- Forever in My Heart / Lauren Ashley Weilbacher -- Guardian Angel / Colleen O'Brien -- Dapples / Nicole Buckner -- My Uncle Frank / MacKenzie Exner -- Ramon / Emma Eraser -- 11. All About Attitude -- Adult Teeth / Leah Browning -- Staying True to Myself / Michelle Williams -- No, Really... Barney Ate My Report Card! / Jenn Dlugos -- There Is Always Someone Less Fortunate / Amy Mallinder-Morgan -- Thirteen Candles / Allison Ellis -- Disabilities / Heather Bradley -- The Helpful Stranger / Alex Judge -- 12. Eclectic Wisdom -- Covered / Victoria Perry, Tenna Perry -- Pyramid Surprise / Holly Cupala -- Initiation / DeAnna Doherty -- My Dad, the Superhero / Spencer Westcott -- Grandma's Pearls / Catherine Adams -- Preteen Wisdom: Multiple Authors -- Afterword / Jessica Stagers -- Who Is Jack Canfield? -- Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? -- Who Is Patty Hansen? -- Who Is Irene Dunlap? -- Contributors -- Permissions.