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Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul...

I loved Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul because it shows girls what they are likely to experience during their preteen years. This book will touch the lives of many girls and at the same time, teach one of the most important lessons in lifeto be yourself.

Aubrey Caswell, 13

Real. Relevant and Right on! Finally, a book just for girls that truly supports and inspires at the most important time in a girls life!

Tami Walsh, M.A.
President
TeenWisdom.com

All of the stories were great. Each one was unique in its own way. Some of them made me think about how good my life really is. For the people that wrote these storiesyou rock!

Linnea Whisman, 11

This book really nails it! Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul reflects all the complexities, joys and challenges of a real girls life, and provides peer support during a time when peer pressure is a strong force. The message is loud and clearstay true to yourself and know that others are experiencing many of the same issues.

MJ Reale
President/Founder
www.girlzone.com

Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul is uplifting and comforting. It made me feel that other girls were going through the same thing that I was. I think that girls all over the world will love and appreciate this book.

Wynden Rogers, 14

Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul is a wonderful compilation of stories that inspires girls to reach new heights, and soothes those who may feel left out, or different, as they take on the challenges of growing up! As both a mother and the founder of Girls on the Run International, I appreciate this book for its impact on me (as a grown-up girl) and the support it has had on my own precious daughter.

Molly Barker, Founder and Vision Keeper
Girls on the Run International

I thought that these stories were very powerful and they made me laugh. Some of the stories gave good advice to girls and some made me feel like I was right there in the story.

Jazz Brandon, 12

The joys and strains associated with this phase of life create an exciting and challenging emotional period for all young women. When I think of my own daughter reaching this stage, I am comforted to know that Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul will be there to help guide her through the tough subjects that she would most likely prefer not to discuss with her mom or dad.

Jonathan Graff
President
www.Kaboose.com

These stories are very different and exciting. Every story had problems that real girls go through. Every girl should read ChickenSoup for the Girls Soul.

Morgan Conklin, 11

There are few resources I would recommend to teachers and parents that can build character like the Chicken Soup series. With the Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul we have a timely resource for equipping todays young women with meaningful stories of characterI wholeheartedly recommend it as a professor, writer, and father of three girls!

Jeff Keuss, Ph.D.
Educational Specialist and Author, Character in Action!

I found all of the stories unique and empowering. I loved how all of them taught me a different lesson about life.

Ying Johnstone, 12

Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul has a message that every young girl should hear, and one that can, unfortunately, be hard to come by. It lets girls know that trouble and hardship can come their way, but that intelligence, courage and wit will help them rise above it, and take them far! Any girl who needs a little inspiration, and any parent looking for a fun, spunky read for their daughters should take a look at this book!

Rachel Muir
Founder
Girlstart.org

I like how open and truthful the authors of Chicken Soup for theGirls Soul are.

Riley Fleet, 11

Most of the stories in Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul just wind you into them and you get stuck until the story is over. You really feel your emotions. The stories make you laugh and cry. They really are for your soul.

Elise Greiner, 12

CHICKEN SOUP
FOR THE
GIRLS SOUL

Real Stories by Real Girls
About Real Stuff

Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Patty Hansen
Irene Dunlap

Health Communications, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Florida
www.hcibooks.com
www.chickensoup.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Chicken soup for the girls soul : real stories by real girls about real stuff /
[compiled by Jack Canfield [et al.].

p. cm.

eISBN-13: 978-0-7573-9491-1 (ebook) eISBN-13: 0-7573-9491-4 (ebook)

1. GirlsBiography. 2. GirlsPsychology. 3. GirlsConduct of life. I. Canfield, Jack, 1944

HQ777.C54 2005
305.23'082dc22

2005050385

2005 John T. Canfield and Hansen and Hansen LLC

All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher.

HCI, its logos and marks are trademarks of Health Communications, Inc.

R-10-07

Cover photo by Al Nomura.
Cover models: Jenny Aguilar, Elizabeth Geocaris and Gabby Romanello.
Cover design by Kevin Stawieray
Inside formatting by Lawna Patterson Oldfield

W e dedicate this book to
girls all over the world
who are on the journey from
girlhood to womanhood.
May these stories help you
realize how truly
special it is to be a girl.

All around the world

With all kinds of faces

Are all kinds of girls

Of all kinds of races.

All colors of eyes

And their own body size

Many different ages

At many different stages

Many kinds of names

And all sorts of fame.

Whether rich or poor

Red, tan, black or white

We are all in this world

And we all unite.

Meredith Brown, 13

Contents

Kathy Lynn Harris

Diane Sonntag

Mary Laufer

Laurie Lonsdale

Katherine Anne Magee

Sandra Wallace

Multiple Authors

Angelica Haggert

Dallas Nicole Woodburn

Cynthia M. Hamond

Barbara J. Ragsdale

Melanie Pastor

Hope Rollins

Kathryn Lay

Kim Rogers

Kayla K. Kurashige

Roxanne Gowharrizi

Anna Vier

Sarah Hood

Mina Radman

Karen Waldman

Bethany Rogers