The original series held a spot on the New York Times Best Seller list continuously from 1994 to 1998.

This book consists of a variety of true stories about teenagers, by teenagers, or in some cases, by adults writing in about an experience they had as a teenager. May have some underlining and highlighting of text and some writing in the margins, but there are no missing pages or anything else that would compromise the readability or legibility of the text. So, it was great to hear from other teens who have heart and told their stories with all that heart.

She said that she hated it and that she hated how she saw him so happy with other people and when he was talking or hanging out with other girls she would assume that they went out.

But I quickly tried to brush the thoughts out of my head and proceeded to giggle at everything Dan said. It will act as a best friend, there for you when you need it, always ready to tell you a story that will indeed make you feel better. The back of the book features a couple of pages that have lists of lessons learned throughout the book. My sister's friends were tall, they were funny, and even though my sister was persistent in getting rid of me quickly, they were always nice to me as she pushed me out the door. This book mentions family, friendships,relationships, learning, kindness,tough stuff,and make differences.The funny thing was that for the first time ( another first with Darcy) I didn’t really care what the guys were saying or who saw me standing there like an idiot, because I knew she was right.

In 2008, the founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, sold the company to a new ownership group led by William J.Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are bestselling authors and motivational speakers who have dedicated their lives to enhancing the professional and personal development of others. It is our hope that you read it over and over, referring to it when you have a problem, or turning to it for some inspiration or guidance.

What we ended up with is a book so packed with experience, emotion, happiness and heartache that whoever reads it will certainly be changed for life. After two years of reading thousands upon thousands of stories and poems we have compiled what we believe to be the best Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul book yet. A poignant collection of original pieces selected from more than eight hundred contributions, Ophelia Speaks culls writings from the hearts of girls nationwide, of various races, religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It is forbidden to copy anything for publication elsewhere without written permission from the copyright holder. Just because you like the first three stories or poems doesn't mean you're going to like all 47 that are in it, this is something you would always have to consider when it comes to any Chicken Soup books.We received over fifty thousand submissions for this book, and letters and stories are still pouring in by the hundreds. I played that thing over and over on the way to school, but the second I pulled into the parking lot, it got stuffed under my seat for, uh, safekeeping and replaced with the Beastie Boys. But i would especially recommend it to teenagers because there are a lot of things that we can learn from them so that we feel better about ourselves and we know that we aren't the only people in this world going through this situation.