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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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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