Chocolate for a Teen's Spirit (Original)

Sweet and Spirited

Heartwarming, haunting, and often hilarious, the delicious stories in Chocolate for a Teen's Spirit touch on the things all young women face as they move into adulthood and search for spiritual grounding during times both tame and turbulent. Written by teens themselves as well as by women with good memories for those years gone by, these true-life tales range from lighthearted vignettes to poignant confessions. The Chocolate storytellers share their own moving experiences -- about setting a goal and reaching it, about being the victim of a cruel trick and rising above it, about finding love in unexpected places, and about finding the Divine in all things.

Chocolate for a Teen's Spirit will help you discover all the facets of a spirit-filled life -- ways to nurture your faith in yourself, to use your creative gifts, to find love through friends, parents, partners, and teachers, and to experience pure joy.

Contents

Introduction

I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE

The Love Letter Kathleen Pimentel

Life's No Day at the Beach Beverly C. Lucey

Parking Problems Stephanie Ray Brown

Haunting of Hatchet Hollow Emily Moorehead

I Don't Know These People Betty Auchard

How Slick Stan Learned Probability Laurie Nuck

II DISCOVERING LIFE'S TREASURES

You Can't Go Back Judith Morton Fraser

Not My Type Lisa Sanders

Kay's Tips for Teens Kay Allenbaugh

A Good Lesson Betty Auchard

Getting Over Him Anne Pennebaker

Worth Waiting For Jacquelyn B. Fletcher

III GROWING FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Breaking the Rules Brianna Mahin-Ayers

The Christmas Ball Susan B. Townsend

In One Fell Swoop Wendy (Reid Crisp) Lestina

My Own True Name Diane Gonzales Bertrand

The Real Winner Nancy B. Gibbs

Barnyard Tae Kwon Do Alana Jenkins

Little Miss Goodbar Robin Michelle Mendoza

IV BRINGING SPIRIT TO LIFE

Oliver Bascom Kathleen Pimentel

Gettin' My Mojo Workin' Beth Boswell Jacks

New Girl in School Susan B. Townsend

Seek and You Shall Find Kim Keenan

Remembering Jess Beth Ziemnik

Spirit Petals Sheila Stephens

Friends Forever Alaina Smith

V TEEN MISCHIEF

Sometimes You Just Can't Win Sherry Bennett

Confessions of a Weekend Hippie Felice R. Prager

Big Buns Cheryl Jenkins

Sharp Edges Shelley Sigman

A Fair to Remember Tamra B. Orr

VI FROM SHIFTING SAND TO SOLID GROUND

Practice Makes Perfect Carol Sjostrom Miller

Scaling New Heights Mary H. Wu

Plastic Curtains Judith Bader Jones

My Unkissed Self Marilyn D. Davis

One Lick at a Time Margaret C. Price

The Grass Is Always Greener April Burk

VII YOU ARE NEVER ALONE

The Witch and Her Magic Potion Renie Szilak Burghardt

Growing Pains Kelly Scheufler

Driving Miss Lisa Lisa Kaufman

That's What Friends Are For Stephanie Bernier

Looking for Familiar Clues Alice T. Cheek

Sticks and Stones Sande Boritz Berger

From Not to Hot Gayle Trent

VIII PROUD MAMAS

Kelly's Choice Anne Goodrich

The One-Year Rule Carole Gaunt

When Yes Means No Carol F. Fantelli

A Class Act Nancy Smith Harris

Say What? Cindi Pearce

Saving the Best for Last Barbara Ann Dush

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