Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul: 101 Stories of Changes, Choices and Growing up for Kids (Ages 9-13) Book

	Foreword	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xv
	Introduction	xix
	Share with Us	xxiii
1.	Achieving Dreams
	Where in the World Is Carmen?	2
	Trash Bags Are for Trash	6
	Run with It	11
	The Back of David's Head	16
	Going to the Dogs	21
	If I Could Change the World for the Better, I Would ...	25
	A Run to Remember	31
	Shining Down	33
	Dreams	36
2.	On Friendship
	The Forgotten Friend	40
	Backfire!	43
	Best Friends	48
	My Best Enemy	49
	Heaven Sent	52
	Keeping in Touch	57
	My Big Solo	60
	Now You See It, Now You Don't	63
3.	On Family
	Hey, Remember When?	68
	Families That Care, Care About Families	71
	Together, We Can Do Anything	75
	Gains and Losses	80
	Forever Garrett	83
	Supper David	88
	I Flushed It	91
	This Old Chair	95
	Mom	99
4.	On Love
	Bobby Lee	104
	Love Lives On	108
	Dusty, the Wonder Dog	112
	The Teacher Who Cared	114
	The Act of Love	116
	Cry When You Are Sad	119
	Only Love Lasts Forever	122
	The Reason for Living	125
5.	On Death and Dying
	April Morning	128
	Ryan's Story	130
	I'll Never Forget Him	133
	An Angel in Disguise	135
	My Little Superman	140
	Don't Forget to Say I Love You	142
	Grandma's Cloud Game	144
	Mr. Oberley's Star	147
	Life Is Short	150
	In Every Thought	154
6.	On Attitude and Perspective
	Big at Heart	160
	The Best Christmas I Never Had	163
	The Hidden Treasure	169
	The Snow Angel	171
	You'll Be Good for Him	174
	Scott	176
	Adam's Apples	178
	Who Said There's No Crying in Softball?	180
	The Yellow Piece of Paper	183
	Hard Work Pays Off	186
7.	Overcoming Obstacles
	Annie Wiggle-Do	190
	Two Percent Is Enough	193
	The First Day of Middle School	195
	Perfect, I'm Not	199
	Rediscovery	203
	A Little Coaching	206
	The Last Runner	210
	The Power of the Pen	212
	Tough, Sturdy and Triumphant	216
8.	On Choices
	Forever Stay in My Heart	220
	Two Tickets to the Big Game	221
	Fireplug and Dad	225
	Nice Catch!	230
	The Gorilla Syndrome	233
	Just Desserts	238
	A Chicken-Noodle-Soup Day	243
	Everything Will Be Okay	247
	A Silent Voice	254
	Walking with Grandpa	256
9.	On Tough Stuff
	Kelsey	261
	Losing Mom	266
	Celebrate the Good Days	269
	Think Before You Act	272
	Getting Better	274
	For the Best	278
	A Smile Can Save a Life	281
	My One Regret	284
	The Perfect Figure	287
	Pale Dawn of a New Day	290
10.	On Changes
	My Very First Kiss	294
	A Life Once Lived	299
	Papa	302
	Taking a Stand	306
	Loving Equally	310
	Just Do It!	313
	I Love You, Lindsey	315
	My Best Friend	317
	You Know You're Growing Up When...	320
11.	Eclectic Wisdom
	Redsy	326
	Tippy	330
	What's a Miracle, Granddad?	333
	Never Put Rocks in Your Mouth	336
	The Moment I Knew I'd Never Be Cool	338
	Lost	343
	Kindness Is a Simple Gift	345
	Our Christmas Secret	347
	What I've Learned So Far	350
	Afterword: The End	357
	More Chicken Soup?	358
	Supporting Preteens	359
	Who Is Jack Canfield?	361
	Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?	362
	Who Is Patty Hansen?	363
	Who Is Irene Dunlap?	364
	Contributors	365
	Permissions	380