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Humorous poems and whimsical illustrations from this mother and son collaboration will delight even the most reluctant readers. You'll meet a cheerleader with no neck, a cuddly Cyclops, Siamese septuplets, a serpent hat, the King of Mud and dozens of other spirited characters. Corresponding poems tell their tales and celebrate the unique challenges they face. Silly and inspiring, this collection is ideal for children aged 9-13. Parents will enjoy it, too! Teacher's guide in back.

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Poems that are fun to read aloud (or not!) in classrooms, at home, and in other places. These funny, sometimes outrageous poems present stories about everything from talking mice who have to escape garbage cans to magical moccasins that fly a child with broken legs across the planet -- with a focus on ecology, family relationships, adventure, and travel. These poems are also recommended for use in drama and speech classes for all ages.

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Natalie Merchant. Sigourney Weaver. Tabitha Soren. Wendy Wasserstein.Rebecca Lobo. Lauren Hutton. Anita Roddick. Lynda Barry. These are among thethirty-three extraordinary women who lend their diverse voices to thisoutstanding collection of stories, songs, poems, comics, and essays that willgive every adolescent girl reason to feel hopeful about making the transitionfrom girlhood to womanhood. Dealing with subjects like popularity, success,communication with boys, speaking one's mind, and body image, here is a bookthat offers help and inspiration to girls as they struggle to find a portrayalof womanhood they can call their own. 33 Things Every Girl Should Know is anempowering and inspirational gift book that every girl will want to own, toshare with friends, and to use as a springboard to self-knowledge,self-acceptance, and self-esteem.

Editor Tonya Bolden makes no bones about it: "It's no secret. This book is about girl build-up." Accordingly, the pieces collected in 33 Things Every Girl Should Know have the spicy flavor of rabble-rousing. But instead of a radical call to arms, readers will find more of a call to self-esteem, self-respect, and a summons to keep their eyes on a bright future. Subtitled "Stories, Songs, Poems, and Smart Talk by 33 Extraordinary Women," this collection offers young women first-hand advice from such diverse luminaries as Lynda Barry, Sandra Cisneros, Johnetta Cole, Alice Hoffman, Lauren Hutton, M. E. Kerr, Rebecca Lobo, Natalie Merchant, Faith Ringgold, Tabitha Soren, Vera Wang, Wendy Wasserstein, and Sigourney Weaver. These grown-up girls hearken from many realms and backgrounds, with widely varying experiences and skills, but all join their voices here to offer insight, advice, and a surprising expanse of common ground. From a fiercely funny comic strip about mean girls, to a moving essay about living with spina bifida, to a forensic discussion of why it's not a crime for girls to love science, these stories reflect and encourage female wit, wisdom, and perseverance. Most of all, the essential 33 things display the infinite range of options for girls, and will inspire young women to pursue the pathways paving their dreams.

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Kids and Their Quirks: Poems We Can All Relate To is a compilation of endearing and humorous poetry written with the sarcastic wryness of an author who has experienced the ups and downs of growing up with growing pains. These poems reminisce on such difficult adolescent subjects such as braces, school dances, crushes, holidays, video games, teachers, parents, pimples, classes, body odor and other awkward moments, always ending with a bit of a comic twist. Readers of all ages will be sure to relate these poems to their own experiences of adolescence, as well as be amused by the trials of these unfortunate youths!

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This survival guide to the preteen years is packed with stories by and about readers ages nine to thirteen, including celebrity pieces by *NSYNC, Mia Hamm and more. From remembering their own life experience or to watching their own children grow, most people recognize that the preteen years, ages nine to thirteen, can be one of the most awkward times in life-a period of tremendous physical and emotional change. At this age, youngsters are eager to leave the "kid" stage, yet are uncertain about what adolescence will bring; they'd rather listen to peers over parents, and hear all too often to "wait until you're older." Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul will guide kids through this transition. Written by and for preteens, this uplifting collection of stories touches on the emotions and situations they experience every day: making and losing friends, fitting in while keeping their personal identity, discovering the opposite sex, dealing with pressures at school including violence, and coping with family issues such as divorce. Chapters include: On Love, On Family, On Friendship, On Choices, On Changes, On Overcoming Obstacles, Eclectic Wisdom, Tough Stuff, Attitude and Perspective and Achieving Dreams. Contributors include: *NSYNC, Mia Hamm, Beverley Mitchell and Karl Malone. Whether first-time Chicken Soup readers or "graduates" of the bestselling Kid's Soul book, preteens are sure to include this in their backpacks and book bags.

Inspired by the many readers of Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul (one of many in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series), the authors decided to reach out to young people at that incredibly confusing, exciting chapter of life, the preteen years. Readers between the ages of 9 and 12 (give or take a year) sometimes felt that the book for kids was too young, while the edition for teens (Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul) was too old. In this warm, supportive anthology of true stories by and about preteens, the very issues that seem so complicated and insurmountable are addressed with intelligence and openness. Divorce, violence, death, friendships, school, family, attitudes, changes, dreams... preteens have a lot to offer and a lot to learn on these subjects. Many of the brief essays, cartoons, quotations, and introductions are witty as well as wise and touching; readers might devour the book from start to finish, drop in for a story here and there, or focus on a concern that is most important at the moment. The preteen years seem to be the perfect time to reach kids, before they are lost in teen angst and coolness. And who better to learn from than their own peers? For some added incentive to read, celebrities such as Mia Hamm, Karl Malone, and 'N Sync have contributed essays as well. (Ages 9 to 13) --Emilie Coulter

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This book describes techniques for improving mental abilities and some of the things it can help you to achieve include: • Depending on circumstances, use different lifestyles that improve one or another mental function.• Experience euphoria without drugs and come up with new ideas, when needed.• Slow down and prevent yourself from making rash, impulsive decisions, when necessary.• Sharpen your wit, become more talkative, and entertain people.• When necessary, lower your mood and increase emotional tension, which can help to reduce procrastination.• Increase your score on intelligence or general aptitude tests.• Concentrate on reading and writing for many hours daily.• Increase your grade point average if you are a student or improve your job productivity if you are a knowledge worker.• Get along with people and live without arguments and conflicts.The proposed methods are brief cooling or heating of the body (water therapy) and three different “smart diets,” each suitable for a different type of tasks. The text also describes a “depressant diet,” which is not a smart diet, but can help to slow down and improve self-control and sleep. The strict diets do not have to be used on a permanent basis and the conventional food pyramid is recommended most of the time. Several useful social skills and studying/writing techniques are also discussed. Most authors in this field will tell you that you should read more books, solve mental puzzles, buy their nutritional supplements, sleep well, exercise, etc., in order to get smarter. In contrast, this book is proposing moderately cold hydrotherapy and a smart diet (which involves avoiding all dietary supplements). To give you another example, most books on anger management are saying that you should try to change your thinking in order to overcome anger, while this book is suggesting hot hydrotherapy and exclusion of certain foods from your diet. The main focus of discussion in this text is on changing the biological workings of the brain, not on pop psychology. Particularly, the book describes various combinations of diets and hydrotherapy that have the following effects: sedative/sleep-promoting, stimulant/wakefulness-promoting, attention-enhancing, antianxiety, antidepressant, mood-stabilizing (mood-lowering), and euphoriant. Additionally, existing scientific evidence of pain-reducing, fever-reducing, anti-fatigue, immunostimulatory, anti-nausea, and anti-inflammatory effects of hydrotherapy is presented. The possible side effects of the diets and hydrotherapy are discussed as well.Despite its technical content, the book is written in an accessible language and there is an informative summary for each chapter and a list of key points at the end of each section. Most of the claims in the bulleted list above are supported by theoretical evidence and the author's personal experience (a healthy subject). About one half of these claims are directly supported by previously published scientific studies, including the claim about intelligence tests. The author’s academic transcripts and test scores have been documented and can be verified independently. You can read 10% of the book for free, directly in your browser, if you visit the web page of the paperback edition and click on "Read first chapter FREE" on the right-hand side of the page (this feature works in the majority of web browsers).

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This new volume in the blockbuster teen series puts faith first. For teens who make God an integral part of their lives, teens who are sorting through doubts about whether God really cares about them, and teens who don't know God at all, Chicken Soup for the Christian Teenage Soul may be one of the most influential books they'll ever read. These stories about love, friendship, forgiveness, making a difference, courage, dating (and lots more) show how God is at work in teenagers' lives. Teens share stories about how God has given them the courage to cope with the tough stuff, the joy to live a fulfilling life, the strength to persevere when they feel alone, and the love and confidence they need to feel good about themselves. This very special volume will also help them to use other teens' experiences to build a stronger relationship with God. For teens tempted to use drugs, alcohol or other substances, Chicken Soup for the Christian Teenage Soul can be a lifeline to God. They will know that God cares what they think when it feels as if no one else does, and that he loves them no matter what.

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Teen Angst: A Celebration of Really Bad Poetry is the first, the best, and the biggest collection of teen angst poetry ever to be published. Inspired by the popularity of her interactive website, editor Sara Bynoe has compiled the definitive teen angst reader. Divided into 12 categories, including I am Alone and No One Understands My Pain and Obvious Metaphors, this book is for anyone who has ever written truly terrible, meditative, or self-indulgent poetry. Actually, this book is for anyone who survived being a teenager. All of the poets featured in this collection are now adults, living happy, angst-free lives. However, for this special book, they are willing to reveal excerpts from their old tattered notebooks or leather bound journals. Along with the poems, each poet has included a short introduction, giving background information for each work. As Sara Bynoe says, looking back on teen angst poetry brings people together in a "poetry reading meets stand-up comedy meets AA" sort of way.

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A collection of quotations from over 400 famous women, including suffragists, pioneers, politicians, moms, musicians, athletes, and actors, grouped in such categories as "Friendship," "Confidence," and "Creativity."

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Forget kindergarten, sharing. Everything you need to know you learn right here behind the wheel. So begins the title poem of this collection for young adults in which Janet S. Wong looks at driving as a metaphor for life. Through thirty-six poems that range in subject from passing the written driver's test and borrowing a car, to parallel parking and being pulled over by a cop, to car accidents and parents' anxieties, the poet succeeds in touching on all the subjects of concern to young people -- love, death, hopes and dreams. Contemporary, honest, and direct, these poems offer a fresh approach to a subject of deep interest to today's young people.