Chicken Soup for the Soul. First Love and School Dreams: Stories That Take You Back to Youth

In childhood, when you were sick, your grandmother would give you chicken broth. Today, nourishment and care are needed for your soul. Small stories from «Chicken Soup» will heal soul wounds and strengthen the spirit, give your dreams new wings, and reveal the secret of the greatest happiness — the happiness of sharing and loving.

Do you remember how you first felt the emotion of falling in love, when your heart raced at just one glance from across the school hallway? When a planned escape from classes was an exciting adventure, and saying goodbye to friends for the summer felt like the end of the world? The stories in this collection will take you back to your youth — touching, naive, sometimes funny, so familiar.

Sheila was upset with her parents for moving to another city, but she didn't yet know she would meet her first love there.

Eva and her classmates built a castle where they spoke in a «secret» language and played pranks all day long. And it didn't matter that the castle was made of cardboard...

Everyone laughed at Sparky in school because he did poorly in his studies. Years later, all his classmates admired the success of his comic book.

And other stories that will remind adults what it’s like to be a teenager.