title: Teen Sunshine Reflections: Words for the Heart and Soul
author:  June Cotner 
description: Grade 6-9-An anthology of more than 150 short poems and quotations about spiritual issues. Cotner chooses well, mixing the work of well-known figures (Helen Keller, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther, Saint Francis, Anne Frank) with the thoughtful expressions of young people, including 30 different writers in all. This is an interfaith collection, though never too watered-down to be meaningless. The cover design and page layout are inviting, and the selections draw readers in for more. This is a fine choice for students seeking more than "Chicken Soup" (Health Communications), and a good recommendation for those who want prose and poetry less than a page long. Couple this title with Colin Greer and Herbert Kohl's anthology, A Call to Character (Perennial, 1997), for teens seeking inspirational reading.<br /><i>Linda Beck, Indian Valley Public Library, Telford, PA </i><br />Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: Kristin and I would like to dedicate this book to LGBT teens.
  
  Gender preference does not define you.
  
  Your spirit defines you.
  
  It gets better.
  
  We heart you.
  
  No matter what “they” say, life is really about love, always love.
  
  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  
  As always, we would like to thank our St. Martin’s Press family; it’s great to
  be able to say we honestly love and respect our publisher!
  
  We heart our agent, Meredith Bernstein, without whom the House of Night would
  not exist.
  
  Thank you to our fans, who are the smartest, coolest, Best Readers in the
  Universe!
  
  And a special thank-you to our hometown supporters who have made the House of
  Night Tulsa Tour such fun.
  
  We heart Stephen Schwartz, for allowing us to use the lyrics of his magickal
  song. (Jack hearts you, too, Stephen!)
  
  P. S. To Joshua Dean from Phyllis: Thanks for the quotes. Heeheeheehees!
  
  Contents
  
   _Cover_
  
   _Title Page_
  
   _Dedication_
  
   _Acknowledgments_
  
   _Chapter One_
  
   _Chapter Two_
  
   _Chapter Three_
  
   _Chapter Four_
  
   _Chap