Teens Can Bounce Back

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Summary: A Lifeline for Teens
Review: Do you worry about teenagers today? News headlines blare with teen tragedies from small towns to major cities. Yet many young people who have faced some of life's hardest hits have broken free from the undertow and gone on to lead effective lives. Have you longed to throw a lifeline to a floundering teen or to a discouraged parent who needed a spiritual or emotional boost?

Diana James' new book, Teens Can Bounce Back, relates "Stories for the Waves of Life" a lifeline in the adolescent years. Diana is She is the author/editor/compiler of Bounce Back (1997), and Bounce Back Too (1998)series that features tales of trials turned to triumphs.

Teens Can Bounce Back show that kids don't have to end up wiping out but can be buoyed with hope in the choppy seas of confusion, rejection, and despair.

Begun before the Columbine tragedy, the book bears out Diana's great desire to share stories of teens doing good things in today's world. The 36 stories of the personal experience of teens, youth pastors, musicians, and caring parents. These stories give perspective through humor and hope. Readers will identify with the insecurities, mistakes, and challenges faced by the writers. The stories range from youth pastors, parents, and from teenagers themselves who tell of their experiences, bringing strength and hope for teens. Also included are contributions from some Christian celebrities like Michael W. Smith, and some experts such as James Dobson, Joni Eareckson Tada, and Josh McDowell.

Through prayer, loving support from others, or divine intervention, they overcame the obstacles that dragged them down. "The best thing about the 'bounce back process' is that once a person bounces back, he or she has the motivation to help others, whether becoming a leader in a youth group, teaching others, or sharing experiences one-on-one," James says. Sometimes a young person just needs to know that someone else has made it through what he or she is facing. Teens Can Bounce Back provides that heart-to-heart encouragement. This book can be a perfect graduation present or every day faith lifter.