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Short Stories :

Short Stories Book Title: Can Y ou Relate Author: Annie Fox Theme: Teen Relationships

About the Author:

About the Author Annie Fox does many public events for kids, tweens, teens, parents, and educators, Annie continues working toward her goal of empowering young people through increased self-awareness, emotional intelligence skills and stress-reduction strategies. She writes books about teen issues and concerns. Some of her famous books are “Too Stressed To Think? A Teen Guide To Staying Sane When Life Makes You CRAZY” and “Middle School Confidential”.

Story #1: Looking For Love:

Story #1: Looking For Love This story explores how some teens feel like they have to be in a relationship to be complete or happy. Some teens feel that they are lonely or “not cool” if they are not in a romantic relationship. One sentence that really stuck out to me says “If you are single Stop thinking of yourself as a lonely person looking for love – and start being a loving person who’s busy living life.”

Story #2 Love at First sight?:

Story #2 Love at First sight? This story talks about love at first sight. How can you know you love someone by just looking t them? Her response is how can you love someone that you don’t know anything about. Love and life is not how you see it in the movies. “Don’t waste your time waiting to fall in love. Get to know yourself better by exploring your interests and developing friendships.”

Story #3 Love vs. Lust:

Story #3 Love vs. Lust What is love? No one really has a definition about what love is because its different for everyone. Pulse there are many different kinds of love. Lust is an intense physical attraction. And figuring out the difference can be difficult. “Remember having a sexual feeling for someone doesn’t mean you are in Love with them”

Story #4 I need a boyfriend:

Story #4 I need a boyfriend This story is about a fifteen year old girl who feels like she needs a boyfriend. Its hard for a teen age girl to be single these days because its in magazines and all over T.V. The author advises the girl to hang out with some single girls and boys and love herself first before trying to get into a relationship.

Story #5 I feel guilty about what I did:

Story #5 I feel guilty about what I did This story talks about teens doing things that they will regret later or feel guilty about. Always think before you act nothing is worse than the feeling of regret. :/ “Guilt stays with you longer than even the most pleasant physical sensation.”

Outside resources.:

Outside resources. http://www.links2love.com/teens_links.htm http://www.anniefox.com/about.html