Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul 21st Anniversary Edition

The classic, bestselling title today's parents grew up with - Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul 21st Anniversary Edition has been refreshed and updated with additional, new stories to help today's preteens be the happiest, best versions of themselves. 

When you read these stories about the lives of other kids your age, you’ll realize you share many experiences and emotions. You are not alone. 

That is so empowering and comforting. And that’s why this collection of stories for preteens has become a classic, published for the first time in the year 2000, and now updated with brand-new stories for its 21st anniversary—ones about being a kid during the pandemic, social media and technology, and many other modern-day issues. 

You’ll read more than 100 stories and poems in chapters about: 
 • Achieving Dreams 
• Friendship 
• Family 
• Love 
• Death and Dying 
• Attitude and Perspective 
• Overcoming Obstacles 
• Choices 
• Tough Stuff 
• Changes 
• Eclectic Wisdom 

Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA and each book includes stories from as diverse a group of writers as possible. Chicken Soup for the Soul solicits and publishes stories from the LGBTQ community and from people of all ethnicities, nationalities, and religions.

About the Author

Amy Newmark is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul.


Chicken Soup for the Soul has been “changing lives one story at a time”® since 1993 with more than 250 books that provide hope, inspiration, and tips for a better life. Virtually every title becomes a self-help bestseller. Each book contains 101 true, personal stories submitted by ordinary people with extraordinary experiences to share. The topics are wide-ranging, but always inspirational and entertaining, covering everything from faith and spirituality to family, marriage, pets, and overcoming challenges of all kinds. Life values such as gratitude, forgiveness, mindfulness, positive thinking, and giving back are a big part of the series, with specific self-help books that help readers of all ages, from children to the elderly.