Adventures and Challenges: Real Life Stories by Girls and Young Women [Paperback]

Frances A. Karnes (Author), Suzanne M. Bean (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2000

Meet eighteen motivated girls and young women, ages 8 to 24, who tell their own unique true tales of adventure in this exciting book!

Their stories include caving expeditions, rafting in dangerous white water rapids, and working along side Mother Teresa in India!

This book also includes great quotes and facts about heroic women throughout history, and guidelines to inspire pre-teens and teens to explore their dreams, organize their goals, and minimize their risks--all while having the thrill of a lifetime!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...filled with exciting, first-hand accounts of adventures as well as practical advice on planning your own." -- Skipping Stones Magazine, April, 2001

"...this book is a good read for any girl." -- Duke Gifted Letter, Spring, 2001

"Thrilling and inspiring stories." -- The Council for Exceptional Children. April, 2001

If this book doesn't bring out the daredevil in you, we don't know what will. -- Girls' Life Magazine. August, September 2000

Language Notes

Text: Spanish (translation)
Original Language: English

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Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Great Potential Press; 1 edition (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0910707359
• ISBN-13: 978-0910707350
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #942,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Adventures and Challenges, July 12, 2000

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Maggie Daugherty (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventures and Challenges: Real Life Stories by Girls and Young Women (Paperback)

Aventures and Challenges: Real Life Stories by Girls and Young Women is a great book! Very inspirational! The stories in the book make you want to just get up and make your own adventures. There was one story that really stood out to me, Solo by Frieghter to South America by Nellie Kelly. While traveling with people she didn't know, she conquered her fear of being alone and saw things that most people might never see. This book helps you conquer any fear that you might have about making your own adventure by helping you plan your own adventure step by step. This book is also unique because it gives you a timeline of what women have accomplished throughout the years. Adventures and Challenges is great for all ages!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Adventures and Challenges: Real Life Stories, December 16, 2000

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Elizabeth A. Potter (Whitehall, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventures and Challenges: Real Life Stories by Girls and Young Women (Paperback)

This book shares several inspirational stories from girls and young women who used adventure to challenge themselves beyond their prceived limits. The stories they tell are stories that come from the heart. They share how their challenges, physical, emotional or spiritual, touched and gave them more confidence to take on more challenges. They learned "they can do it" with the right attitude and desire to succeed.

The young women featured in this book can be an inspiration for many young readers. Young people are capable of making a difference in their lives as well as the lives of others. This is demonstrated in this book.

The book ends with a sequential listing of significant accomplishments women have made througout history. This provides a nice reminder that women have been accomplishing amazing things for hundreds of years, and will continue to as we strengthen their character and confidence. This is an enjoyable book for women of all ages to read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic Voice of Adventurous Young Women, November 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Adventures and Challenges: Real Life Stories by Girls and Young Women (Paperback)

This collection gives the reader an ear to the authentic voices of young women who confronted their personal and socially-imprinted limitations in a wide range of circumstances. While nature often provides the backdrop and circumstances of challenge, the stories are really about struggles with teamwork and inner demons. A very good collection, and what I hope is an increasingly important "genre", from persons deserving praise, guidance, mentoring, and finally, gratitude for setting down their stories.