Caroline Smith is a writer living in the Midwest.
Lisa Teller is a writer and mother of three young boys in upstate New York. Her poetry has been published at www.passionsinpoetry.com, under the pseudonym, Lia Fail. Lisa also enjoys writing children’s stories that rhyme and aspires to publishes them. She can bed reached at
[email protected] Phillip Thuss is currently in his second year of university majoring in business. After college, he would like to work in the business end of the entertainment industry. He has talked about his experience with cancer to many people in hopes that it may help to comfort them in their own time of need. He can be reached by e-mail at
[email protected] Sara Tylutki is a public-relations specialist and freelance writer in central New York. She has contributed several human-interest articles to central New York newspapers. “Smiles in My Heart” is dedicated to the memory of her grandmother. Sara can be reached at
[email protected] Eva Unga is a writer for Woman’s World magazine.
Tal Vigderson lives in Los Angeles and is currently managing director of Icebox.com. He previously worked as an entertainment attorney representing talent, production companies and new media clients. He has had past careers in photography, entertainment-marketing research and teaching. Tal likes to travel and enjoys tennis, writing, hiking and photography. He can be reached at
[email protected] Jackie Waldman, author of The Courage to Give, is the cofounder of Dallas’ Random Acts of Kindness Week. An expert on volunteering and service organizations, Jackie has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs, including Oprah and was profiled by CNN as one of their “Heroes of the Millennium.” She lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband, three children, and Johnnie and Frankie—their beloved dachshunds.
Cassius Weathersby III is a recent graduate of Beverly Hills High School and now attends Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California. He has always had a passion for video games, and his career plans include designing new video games and systems. In his first year of college, he discovered his ability to communicate ideas in writing. He can be reached at
[email protected] or 369 S. Doheny Dr., Box 371, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
Andrea Wellman is a class of 2001 graduate from west Michigan. She will be attending a private college for her undergraduate studies in Journalism, Theater or Education. This story is dedicated to her departed grandmother and the people who have always believed in her. She can be reached at
[email protected] Jessie Williams is a Music Performance major at Coe College in Iowa. She is involved in Coe College Women’s Tennis, Student Senate, Tri-Delta sorority and Mu Phi Epsilon. Along with writing and music, she enjoys spending time with friends at school and spending summers at home in Colorado with her mom and puppy, Abigail.
Sarah Woo is a fourteen-year-old high-school student. She has been writing ever since she was seven and also loves singing, acting and playing volleyball. “That Warm Night” was her first poem, written when she was thirteen. Sarah can be reached at
[email protected] Rebecca Woolf is a freelance writer and photographer who has written for Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II and III, Teen Love: On Relationships, Teen Love: On Friendship, Teen Love: A Journal on Friendship, 19 (the popular UK magazine) and more. Keep your eyes out for Rebecca’s first solo book of poetry titled, Through Broken Mirrors: A Reflective Memoir. Rebecca is the program director and newsletter editor for Lead the Star, a creative company devoted to inspiring creativity and strength of identity in young adults. To reach Rebecca, please e-mail her at
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I Kiss Like a Horse; The Last Song for Christy; and Cookie-Cutter Hands. Reprinted by permission of Rebecca Woolf. ©2001 Rebecca Woolf.
Have You Ever. Reprinted by permission of Tiffany Blevins. ©1999 Tiffany Blevins.
I Am Loni and Friends to the End. Reprinted by permission of Cynthia Hamond. ©2000 Cynthia Hamond.
Again; I’m Sorry . . . ; and Seize the Day. Reprinted by permission of Shari Henderson. ©1999 Teal Henderson.
Why I Have to Take U.S. History Again and The Purse. Reprinted by permission of Tal Vigderson. ©2001 Tal Vigderson.
Good-Bye My Angel Dear. Reprinted by permission of Tyler Phillips. ©1999 Tyler Phillips.
Applying Myself. Reprinted by permission of C. S. Dweck. ©2000 C. S. Dweck.
The Final Act. Reprinted by permission of Lisa Teller. ©1999 Lisa Teller.
A Sobering Experience. ©2000 Weider Publications, Inc. Reprinted with permission from Jump magazine.
Hitting Bottom. Reprinted by permission of Susan K. Perry and Jenny Hungerford. ©2001 Susan K. Perry and Jenny Hungerford.
That Warm Night. Reprinted by permission of Sarah Woo. ©1999 Sarah Woo.
What She Doesn’t Know. Reprinted by permission of Kate Reder. ©1997 Kate Reder. The Man My Father Was. Reprinted by permission of Kristine Flaherty. ©2000 Kristine Flaherty.
A Sobering Place. Reprinted by permission of Monique Fields. First appeared in Essence magazine. ©2000 Monique Fields.
What Siblings Know. Reprinted by permission of Danielle Collier. ©2001 Danielle Collier.
How to Scare a Big Sister. Reprinted by permission of Natalie Atkins. ©2000 Natalie Atkins.
Sixty-Second Flashback. Reprinted by permission of Tiani Crocker. ©1998 Tiani Crocker.
Change. Reprinted by permission of Cynthia Hamond and Carrie Hill. ©2001 Cynthia Hamond and Carrie Hill.
Table for Three and Rolling Down Summer’s Hills. Reprinted by permission of C. S. Dweck. ©2001 C. S. Dweck.
A Most Precious Gift. Reprinted by permission of Jessica Colman. ©2000 Jessica Colman.
Memories of My Mother. By Amy Jo Johnson as told to Linda Friedman/Teen People ©1999 Time Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Last Months. Reprinted by permission of Traci Kornhauser. ©2000 Traci Kornhauser.
Our Song. Reprinted by permission of Jennifer Dalrymple-Mozisek. ©2000 Jennifer Dalrymple-Mozisek.
It’s Been a While. Reprinted by permission of Catherine Starr. ©2001 Catherine Starr. Reaching Mom. Reprinted by permission of Analise Antone. ©2000 Analise Antone. I Never Knew. Reprinted by permission of Rosanne Martorella. ©2001 Rosanne Martorella.
I Am. Reprinted by permission of Krysteen Hernandez. ©2000 Krysteen Hernandez.
Beyond Surviving: Suggestions for Survivors. Reprinted by permission of Iris M. Bolton. ©1983 Iris M. Bolton.
Learning from My Past. Reprinted by permission of Rachael Bennett. ©2000 Rachael Bennett.
Another Statistic. Reprinted by permission of Amanda Parmenter. ©1995 Amanda Parmenter.
An Unbreakable Bond. Reprinted by permission of Sara Preston. ©2000 Sara Preston.
Losing the Best. Reprinted by permission of Garrett Drew. ©1997 Garrett Drew.
Turn It Upside Down. Reprinted by permission of Jessie Williams. ©2000 Jessie Williams.
Sorrowful Lesson. Reprinted by permission of James Kisner. ©1997 James Kisner.
Someone to Watch over Me. By Eva Unga, excerpted from Woman’s World. ©1998 Eva Unga, used by permission of Eva Unga and Woman’s World.
A House Is Not a Home and A Different View. Reprinted by permission of Zan Gaudioso. ©2001 Zan Gaudioso.
Building Bridges; Born to Win; Go for the Gold; and And Then I Tell My Story. Excerpted from Teens with the Courage to Give, copyright ©2000 by Jackie Waldman, used by permission of Conari Press.
Losing Myself. Reprinted by permission of Jenny Deyo. ©2000 Jenny Deyo.
Help Me. Reprinted by permission of Hawon Lee. ©2000 Hawon Lee.
Nightmares. Reprinted by permission of Kara MacDonald. ©1999 Kara MacDonald.
> The Birth of an Adult. Reprinted by permission of Jonathan Krasnoff. ©1999 Jonathan Krasnoff.
Unstoppable. By Nick Springer as told to Stephanie Booth/Teen People ©2001 Time Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Long Journey Home. Reprinted by permission of Phillip Thuss. ©1998 Phillip Thuss.
Lumps. Reprinted by permission of Christina Angeles. ©2000 Christina Angeles.
The Walk That Changed Our Lives. Reprinted by permission of Maggie McCarthy. ©1999 Maggie McCarthy.
What My Father Wore. Reprinted by permission of Bret Anthony Johnston. ©2001 Bret Anthony Johnston.
The Graduation Speech. Reprinted by permission of Cheryl Costello-Forshey. ©2001 Cheryl Costello-Forshey.
It’s Just the Way We Are. Reprinted by permission of Kristy Glassen. ©2000 Kristy Glassen.
My Greatest Teacher and My Grandma Told Stories. Excerpted from Tying Rocks to Clouds
by William Elliott. ©1996 William Elliott. Published by Quest Books, an imprint of Theosophical Publishing House.
Starving for Control. Seventeen magazine/Jamie-Lynn Sigler ©October 2000.
Just One of Those Days. Reprinted by permission of Jenny Sharaf. ©2001 Jenny Sharaf.
Suffering in Silence. Reprinted by permission of C. S. Dweck and Ruth Greenspan. ©2001 C. S. Dweck and Ruth Greenspan.
Numb. Reprinted by permission of Jessica Dubose. ©2000 Jessica Dubose.
This Too Shall Pass. Letter excerpt reprinted by permission of Shari L. Henderson. ©2001 Shari L. Henderson.
I Have an Angel; Mother; and letter. Reprinted by permission of Bonita L. Gainor. ©2000 Bonita L. Gainor.
Some People Come. Reprinted by permission of Lauren Anderson. ©1999 Lauren Anderson.
My Guardian Angel. Reprinted by permission of Meghan O’Brien. ©2000 Meghan O’Brien.
I Wonder as I Wander. Reprinted by permission of Hilary Begleiter. ©1999 Hilary Begleiter.
The Death of a Friend. Repinted by permission of Cassius Weathersby III. ©1999 Cassius Weathersby III.
Timeless Friendship. Reprinted by permission of Andrea Wellman. ©2001 Andrea Wellman.
Grandma’s Words of Wisdom. Reprinted by permission of Heather Deederly. ©1999 Heather Deederly.
Smiles in My Heart. Reprinted by permission of Sara Tylutki. ©1997 Sara Tylutki.
Let’s Go Dancing in the Rain. Reprinted by permission of Claire Hayenga. ©1999 Claire Hayenga.
When Tomorrow Starts Without Me. Reprinted by permission of David M. Romano. ©1993 David M. Romano.
Wherever You Go. Reprinted by permission of Kari Ann Fiegen. ©2000 Kari Ann Fiegen.
Somewhere in the Middle. Reprinted by permission of Liza Ortego. ©1999 Liza Ortego.
Losing Becky. Reprinted by permission of Gwynne Garfinkle. ©2001 Gwynne Garfinkle.
Something I Couldn’t See. Reprinted by permission of Caroline Smith. ©2001 Caroline Smith.
Where the Locks Click Open. Reprinted by permission of Stephanie Maria Hsu. ©1996 Stephanie Maria Hsu.
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