Best Selling Books by Pamela Espeland

Hundreds of lists provide guidance in areas of young adult life as diverse as selecting a book or a hair color to selecting a mentor.

Want to learn more about yourself? Boost your creativity? Build your self-esteem? You can start today. Making the Most of Today Daily Readings for Teens From January 1 through December 31, this book guides you through a whole year of positive thinking, practical life skills, feeling good about yourself, and having fun. Each day has its own reading and each reading begins with an inspiring quotation to start you thinking. A brief essay expands on the quotation with questions to consider, tips, or a story. A positive affirmation suggests an action you might take, or another way to use these ideas in your life - at home, at school, in the community, with your friends. The readings are short; they don't take more than a minute or two from start to finish. It's easy to form the habit of ''doing your reading'' every day. So it won't be long before you're making the most of every day.

Discusses problems facing young people such as making choices, learning about and liking yourself, and solving problems.

Describes forty "developmental assets" that teenagers need to succeed in life, such as family support, positive peer influences, and religious community, and suggests ways to acquire these assets.

Designed for parents, teachers, community and youth leaders, and teens, "What Kids Need to Succeed" is a companion book to Free Spirit Publishing''s "What Teens Need to Succeed". Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Kids learn how to build the four Constructive Use of Time Assets: Creative Activities, Child Programs, Religious Community, and Time at Home. Stories, tips, and ideas promote healthy, constructive, relationship-strengthening interests and activities.

To put this another way, you need to spend more time in positive, healthy ways. You need fun, cool, creative things to do-on your own, with your friends, with your family, and with other adults who care about kids. This book helps you add constructive use of time to your life. Stories tell about kids who are doing this for themselves or a friend. In between are ideas for you to try-at home, at school, in your neighborhood, in your faith community, and with your friends. Some are quick and easy, and some take time. Some you can do alone, and some you''ll want to do with other people. Pick one idea and start today. Add the constructive use of time you need! Book jacket.