Uplifting For Teens

A Train Ticket to Christmas: A Holiday Journey of Belief, Wonder, and Small-Town Magic What if one train ride could carry you back to the heart of Christmas? December 1952. Twelve-year-old Bud Archer and his little sister Sally board a train bound for Reindeer Falls, where Uncle Henry is waiting. What begins as an ordinary trip quickly becomes extraordinary: velvet-lined carriages, snow-dusted windows, and a mysterious man in a red scarf who always seems to be watching. As the journey unfolds, Bud and Sally discover that Christmas is more than decorations or gifts. It is memory, belief, and...

Ignite the self-love revolution! Experience the liberating power of self-love with workbook exercises and journal prompts in just 15 minutes a day, even if insecurities and self-doubt have held you captive for a lifetime. Are you a teen girl struggling with self-acceptance in a digital world? Do feelings of worthlessness, stress, and self-doubt hold you back? Are you a parent watching your daughter struggle with self-worth, wishing she saw her own potential?

"Narrator Fred Berman brings gravitas to the events of this memoir while still creating a voice for Michael [Bornstein] that sounds young and vulnerable. Berman also excels at the use of Yiddish, Polish, and German accents where needed to create a sense of the time and place." — AudioFile...

The bestselling, beloved writer of romantic comedies like You've Got Mail tells her own late-in-life love story, complete with a tragic second act and joyous resolution. Delia Ephron had struggled through several years of heartbreak. She’d lost her sister, Nora, and then her husband, Jerry...

Our preteen years, ages nine to 13, can present some of the most difficult times in our young lives, a period of tremendous physical and emotional change. We're eager to leave the "kid" stage, yet we're uncertain about what adolescence will bring; we start hearing the familiar refrain "wait until you're older" far too often. Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul is a companion guide for these transitional years.

Listen to stories from the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series, Volumes I, II, and III. This trilogy is packed with compassion, love, experience, and wisdom.

The journey continues in an uplifting coming of age story about swimming and life. Kelcy Woodson, an eighteen-year-old high school senior, is on a mission. She and her high school swim team are poised to make a run at the state championship. To get there, she faces challenges on and off the pool deck, but with support from friends, family, and a budding romance, Kelcy chases her dreams. Meanwhile, danger lurks in the background as the Chinese show interest in the technology that has powered her success in the pool.

The climax of an uplifting journey and a coming-of-age story about reaching higher and dreaming big. Kelcy Woodson, after a stellar high school swim season, embarks on an intense three-month journey to qualify for the Olympics. Kelcy has the support of her mom, Coach Julie, best friends Alice and Bella, and a team of tech innovators to achieve her goal. Kelcy navigates the pressures of training, academics, and sudden fame while chasing her Olympic dream. With cutting-edge technology and unwavering determination, she faces rivals, overcomes setbacks, and discovers the true meaning of ...

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II offers more inspiring stories to help you master the game we call life. Today's teens have ever more issues and social pressures to juggle than young adults just 20 years ago. This book, like its predecessor, can be your guide, a beacon in the darkness, a safe haven in a storm, a warm hug in the cold and a respite from loneliness. There's no preaching as to what you should and shouldn't do. Instead, this book is full of teens sharing their experiences.

He’s in it to win it. But when he brings in a troubled teen as a ringer, is the price of success too high? Vietnam vet Donny Doyle has a job no one wants: coaching Tsalagee High’s basement-dwelling football team. And despite the school’s decade-long record of failure, he promises to deliver the backwater Oklahoma town a state championship. But the only way to do it is to recruit a terrifying, mammoth kid straight out of juvenile detention. Battling his own PTSD, Coach Doyle struggles to tame his ticking time bomb of a player into a disciplined gridiron beast. And after a fast five-win...

A charismatic Oracle who promises miracles But only if you’re willing to donate money A naïve young man who wants to belong to something And is ready to donate his hard-earned money Convincing someone who’s drinking the “Kool-Aid” that they’re being taken advantage of can be difficult, but that’s Holly’s challenge when her friend, Levi, falls under the Oracle’s spell. Holly confronts the Oracle only to find that Levi doesn’t want her help. It never occurs to Holly that her “help” may not only result in her death, but those of her loved ones as well. If you liked Nancy...

Sometimes life gives you candy canes. Sometimes it gives you sadness. Kissy Sue and the Divines is a heartfelt coming-of-age story about friendship, gratitude, and discovering that real happiness doesn’t come from money or status—it comes from kindness and purpose. When thirteen-year-old Kissy Sue lands her first job working for the wealthiest family in Dixon County, she expects to enter a world of perfect lives and endless smiles. But she quickly learns that Willa Divine, the girl who seems to have everything, is lonelier than anyone could imagine. Through laughter, hard lessons, and ...

A feel-good coming of age story of a girl finding her way in swimming and life. Kelcy Woodson has talent, but in pushing to live up to her father's legacy she has lost her way. She has a chance encounter with Kat Evans, and that meeting launches her in a new direction for her life and her swimming. With her mother's support, good friends, new technology and exceptional coaching she finds a way to excel and exceed all expectations.

From the creative well of International Bestselling Novelist, STEPHEN LUNN, comes a modern tale of friendship and loyalty. This book is a celebration of nature and is sure to capture the imagination of readers everywhere. From a Selection of Five-Star Amazon Reviews: "Full of humor, suspense, and a great surprise ending." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Enjoyable for all ages."⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Awesome story!"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Stayed up late reading."⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Wonderful surprise ending."⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Thematically relevant."⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Parents: Buy this book, read it, love it, gift it to your ...

The third volume in the Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series gives more love, support, and inspiration for the series' loyal teen readers. More and more, life is a struggle for teens. Not just dealing with the tragedies that seem to plague them so often, but also handling the daily pressures that pervade their lives. This book, like the first two volumes in the series, will help them, and will serve as their guide and constant companion.

You’ve stumbled upon a moment not meant to be rushed—a breath held between thoughts, a hush between heartbeats. Kindling Calm invites you to step softly into a quiet space where peace waits patiently, hidden just beneath the surface of a weary day. What begins as a simple pause may unfold into something deeper... a story, a flicker of light, a whisper from the forest itself.

2023 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal Winner A Leap into Darkness is an enchanting middle grade fantasy animal adventure perfect for fans of The Chronicles of Narnia and The Green Ember. Magic stirs and evil awakens. A dog speaks: the kingdom will fall. Time for humans to listen. Nobody told Jake that dogs don't talk...and that they have no business trying to stop a war between three kingdoms. But Jake has the gift..."The Shine"...and nobody's told him that either. He's certain he's ordinary. And he knows he doesn't deserve to live in a rags-to-riches fairy tale, rescued from his hardscrabble...

She’s bold online but guarded in love. He’s quiet behind the camera, fiercely kind, and entirely unprepared for the woman who tastes like forever. Savvy Lee has spent her life being told she’s “too much”—too loud, too curvy, too soft, too bold. But when her online cooking show goes viral, she finally starts to believe that maybe “too much” is exactly enough. Then comes the internet troll who takes things too far… and the charming content creator who shows up in the aftermath. Caleb Williams is smart, handsome, and effortlessly supportive—the kind of man who doesn’t ...

Dominate trivia night, liven up a date, and impress everyone you know with this funny, weird, smart book of little-known facts. Did you know a group of bunnies is called a fluffle? Or that the people who voiced Mickey and Minnie Mouse were married in real life? How about this one: In ancient...

From the creative well of International Bestselling Novelist, STEPHEN LUNN, comes the brilliantly crafted follow-up to THEODORE BOBNOGGIN and THE BACKYARD CHRONICLES. From a selection of Amazon Five-Star reviews: Highly recommended! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What fun! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A pure joy ride. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nonstop action! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I could not put the book down. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A gripping tale! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BOOK TWO: THE BIG BAD is a classic tale of good versus evil. Theodore Bobnoggin and his friends are back with another adventure. This time it is a road trip to Florida where you...