Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Middle School: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning for Younger Teens [Paperback]

Jack Canfield (Author), Mark Victor Hansen (Author), Madeline Clapps (Author), Valerie Howlett (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up | Series: Chicken Soup for the Soul

The stories in this book cover topics important to the 12 to 14-year-old age range, including regrets and lessons learned, discovering the opposite sex, cliques and popularity, and new privileges and responsibilities such as jobs, cell phones, and grades.

 

The first Chicken Soup for the Soul book was published in 1993, and became a publishing industry sensation, ultimately selling eight million copies.  Since then, more than 150 Chicken Soup titles have been published, selling more than 100 million copies.  

Chicken Soup for the Soul has won dozens of awards over the past 15 years, and its founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have become celebrity motivational speakers and authors.

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About the Author

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are co-founders of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul; 1 edition (November 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1935096265
• ISBN-13: 978-1935096269
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #37 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > School & Education
  • #44 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Reference

More About the Author

Jack Canfield, America's Success Coach, is the cocreator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes 40 New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor with Gay Hendricks of You've GOT to Read This Book! An internationally renowned corporate trainer, keynote speaker, and popular radio and TV talk show guest, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chicken Soup for the Soul:Teens Talk Middle School by Riley Westing, December 16, 2009

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Middle School: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning for Younger Teens (Paperback)

Teens Talk Middle School, edited by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Madeline Clapps, and Valerie Howlett, was truly inspiring. This non-fiction book was written by 101 people who wanted to share stories about their middle school years. If you are looking for a story about bullies, true love, finding passions or embarrassing moments, there is always an exciting chapter filled with those kind of stories for you to read. Each writer explained how they resolved, and expressed their experiences with teachers, friends, and other classmates in their pieces. Some of these stories were never resolved or acted on and the students expressed how they moved on or just lived through it. Teens Talk Middle School taught me how to deal with some of my own problems, as well as helping me feel more confident with myself. In this book, I saw other people talk about how they worked through tough experiences in middle school which showed me I can do it too. One story I wish to highlight, is about a boy named Conrado, who wanted some bullies to stop making fun of his weight. Everyday Conrado would go home and tell his dad about his problem; but he would tell his son to laugh it off. After Conrado overcame his fear of confronting the bullies, he came up with his own comeback. In the end, Conrado felt very good about solving his problem. All of the editors did an excellent job putting together such amazing stories. Teens Talk Middle School is a great book for any young teen, and was so much fun to read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome stories!, November 7, 2008

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Fiona's Mom (New Canaan, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Middle School: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning for Younger Teens (Paperback)

This is a very touching book, sometimes funny,sometimes sad and always moving. Unlike other books, the 101 stories have a different feel, more like a bunch of freinds laughing and talking with you then other teen "support group" books' far-off, detached view. The Chicken Soup series has done it again!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource For This Age Group, November 2, 2008

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M. Face (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Middle School: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning for Younger Teens (Paperback)

Middle school is such a difficult time for nearly every child. Somehow, with patience and perseverence, we survive it. I wish I had a copy of this book 16 years ago. It would have been nice to relate to someone else - even if only through written word.

Parents, arm your middle schoolers. Buy them "Teens Talk Middle School." Let them know that we have been there too and that their problems are important.