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Top 6 Inspirational Books For Teenagers

By , About.com Guide

Let's face it, in today's world teenagers need all the help they can get. These inspirational books will aid your teenager during the trying times of adolescence, and parents can get a few tips from them too!

1. Life Lists for Teens

This book will empower your teen to think for himself/herself. It will encourage him/her to take a good look at the issues he/she faces everyday and add some meaning to the choices he/she makes. The lists make quick thought-provoking reads for busy teens. The book is a must-have for your teenager.

2. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide Sean Covey, son of the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, promises to make this book an adventure for your teenager ~ and he succeeds!

3. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning This book, which is part of the hugely popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series, contains stories, poems and cartoons relating to the specific troubles that traumatize teenagers everywhere.
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4. Teens Can Make It Happen

Nine Steps for Success In this book, Stedman Graham, defines success as a process and then will take your teenager through the steps of that process and lead them to their own, self-defined successes.

5. Life Strategies for Teens

By Jay McGraw, son of best selling author Phillip C. McGraw, with a younger, hipper version of his father's Life Strategies.

6. Don't Sweat The Small Stuff For Teens

This book, by Richard Carlson Ph.D., is divided into more than 100 short and to the point topics, such as: "Drop the Drama", "Check Out these Odds! (The Likelihood that Everyone Will Like You)", "Understand the Law of Focus" and "Be Creative in Your Rebellion".

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