Short Stories and Encouragement on Being Cool, Caring and Courageous

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pA return to the award-winning Taste Berries for Teens formula that has sold almost one million copies./p I once struggled with math. Then a math teacher, Mrs. Jacobson, came along and believed in me when I couldn’t. It was a taste berry action that changed my life./ppstrongDanica McKellar, /strongactress from TV’s emThe Wonder Years/em and emThe West Wing/em Bettie and Jennifer Youngs are back with a new book in their award-winning series. Like the taste berry (a little fruit that convinces your taste buds that all food is delicious, no matter how bitter) these inspirational stories will encourage teens to deal with a variety of subjects that focus on being accepted and cool without compromising values. This is great inspiration, straight from one teen to another. brstrongChapters include:/strongulliBeing cool-even when you feel nerdy!/liliLove and its lessons/liliBeing a courageous human being/liliBelieving in yourself and valuing your individuality/liliHolding your heart when you’ve lost a Mom or Dad/li/ul/pdiv align=centerbAll It Took Was a Smile/b /divp align=centerOnce youFve felt the power of love, youFre sure that no one should ever be without it. brbyAlison Hudak, 15/b /ppAt the dinner table two years ago, my parents announced twev were going to adopt a baby. I wasnFt quite sure why we were doing this. There were already three kids in my family. Why would my parents want another kid? It wasnFt like they couldnFt have children of their own. It was my motherFs idea. SheFd found out about international adoptions from a lady at work. She thought about it, and that was that. So twev were going to adopt a little girl from China./ppI was flabbergasted! Mad, too. And really upset at my mother. I didnFt want to have someone in my family who wasnFt really a part of my family. I told my mother so, too. She said we wouldnFt be getting the little girl for a year or so, so there would be plenty?Ð

 

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