This was a good collection of inspiring stories for students at that awkward age. I liked that most of the stories were written by teenagers giving hope and inspiration to others. There were a few stories written by adult celebrities, but almost all of the stories were written by young adults. This gave a more natural feel to the compilation of stories and made it more likely for them to be taken seriously. I just wish they would have added more stories by young boys. Their different viewpoint was definitely missing. But I understand the editors' issue--young boys tend to hesitate to write about their emotions and feelings. It was probably harder to get stories from them. My favorite chapter was Eclectic Wisdom" where preteens gave advice to others. My favorite bit of advice, which is so very true, was by an 11-year-old boy. "Don't feed your cat cheese! It gives them gas."" ( )

love this whole series ( )