CONTENTS
From Chicken Soup for the College Soul
Contents
Never Say Never Rosa Torcasio
Bloopers from College Admission Essays Richard Lederer
Strange Scholarships Uncle John’s Great Big Bathroom Reader
The Envelope, Please Rory Evans
If the Dream Is Big Enough, the Facts Don’t Count Cynthia Stewart-Copier
Hani Jamie Winship
Inspiration Can Be Anywhere Cerie L. Couture
A Proposal to Myself Sarah Lockyer
Good-Bye, Mr. Blib Beth Mullally
A Dad Says Good-Bye Joseph Danziger
College Talk Kimberly Kirberger
The “No Hug” Rule Cheryl Costello-Forshey
Shoes in the Shower Lia Gay and Rebecca Hart
Deck the Halls Melanie Fester
The Times I Called Home from College Scott Greenberg
The Long Road Home Lia Gay
Breakdown of Family Traced to Psych. 1 Student Beth Mullally
Undeclared Tal Vigderson
Making the Grade Varda One
The Good, the Bad and the Emmy David Wiemers
The Thought Card Hanoch McCarty
I Passed the Test Paula Lopez-Crespin
The Wicker Chair Eva Rosenberg
Dissed Mary J. Davis
How to Get an A on Your Final Exam Tony D’Angelo
A Compassionate Philosophy Kristi Nay
Library Science Jenna McCarthy
Your Legacy Tony D’Angelo
Angels on a Pin (101 Ways to Use a Barometer) Alexander Calandra
Topsy-Turvy World Kimberly Kirberger
4. LESSONS FROM OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
College Wisdom Seldom Exercised in the Summer Beth Mullally
Learning How to Be Roommates Elsa Lynch
The Plaster Shell Miriam Goldstein
The Great Escape Wendy Marston
Hanging Out to Dry Paul Karrer
Wranglers and Stranglers Ted Engstrom
Of Mice and Maintenance Men Lisa Levenson
Knowing Where to Tap Tony D’Angelo
Miracle on Times Square Gunter David
The Dark Gift Kent Nerburn
Reverse Living Norman Glass
Blameless Kathy Johnson Gale
Finding My Way Zan Gaudioso
The Mirror Dan Clark
I Dare You! April Kemp
The Love I’ll Never Forget Tim Madigan
Heartbreak 101 Lauren Fox
What Is Sex? Adam Saperston
Swans Mate for Life Hal Torrance
The Boy Under the Tree David Coleman and Kevin Randall
For the Kids Diana Breclaw
Piano Music Daneen Kaufman Wedekind
Ten-Dollar Bills and Roses Mary J. Davis
A Not-So-Random Act of Kindness Will Keim
Christy’s Last Day Christy Calchera, as told to Dan Clark
The Gift of Music Brandon Lagana
Our Community Christa F. Sandelier
The Kids in the Hall Suzanne Casamento
My Sanctuary Eric Linder
My Friend Kim Robert Tate Miller
819 Gaffield Place Michele Bender
An Unlikely Hero Tony Luna
With Help from a Friend Dorri Olds
My Star Zan Gaudioso
Independence Day Natasha Carrie Cohen
#38 Chucky Mullins James Simmons
Zap the Sap! Eric Saperston
I Said No Natasha Carrie Cohen
The Rest of the Story Jo Wiley Cornell
Stuck with No Way Out Rosanne Martorella
Breaking the Mold Zan Gaudioso
A Better Message Carol Grace Anderson
Homeboy Goes to Harvard Richard Santana
From the Heart of a Blessed Temple B. T. Thomas
Second Kind of Mind JeVon Thompson
Work for Your Supper Arlene Green
Catsup Soup Cynthia Hamond
Student Super-Saver™ Kevin Van Gundy
Dare to Take Risks! Stephen Hopson
Emma’s Ducks Paul Karrer
Consider This Bill Clinton
All in the Family Jeanne Marie Laskas
Never Too Old to Live Your Dream Dan Clark
A Homecoming of a Different Sort Vicki Niebrugge
Two Stories for Life Robert Fulghum
Humor Them! Katherine D. Ortega
Know Where You’re Going! Speaker’s Sourcebook II
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