Introduction xiii
1. Being Kind
The Summer of Saving Peep 2
Winter Warmth 5
The Race 7
Guardian Angel 12
Kid Samaritans 16
The Secret Pals 20
Miss Feather's Lesson 23
My Brother's Gift 26
2. Honesty Is Best
Moms Know Everything 30
Oops, I Messed Up Mike Schneider as told to Nance Schneider 32
Vitamins 37
What Goes Up Must Come Down 42
Start with the Truth 45
Spelling Bees 48
Stand Up and Stand Tall 51
Herbie, Come Home 53
3. Having Courage
Help! The Adventures of a Scaredy-Cat Girl Grace Presnick as told to Eileen M. Hehl 60
Saving Mom 65
My Dad, My Hero 68
Life Is Precious 71
"I'm Going to Call Your Mother" Brothers 73
My Big Sister 77
A Life Saved 80
The Wrong School Bus: Kate E. Frezon as told to Margaret S. Frezon 83
4. Everyone Is Special
Two Best Friends 88
The Birthday Helper 91
William aka Bill 95
The Measuring Line 99
The Carriage House 102
Adventure from a Stolen Apple 104
5. Doing The Right Thing
Box Puppies 108
The Biggest Surprise 111
Responsible Chrissy 115
The Genuine Van Gogh 118
What Kaleidoscope Wanted Most 120
Stolen Conscience 123
Happy Camper 126
6. Being A Good Friend
A True Friend 130
The Cool Club 133
J. W. Alanah Coggins 137
The Girl with a Lot of Freckles 139
The Gift of Friendship 143
A Dog's Love 145
7. Live And Learn
Lessons in Friendship 150
A Day in Never-Never Land 152
My First Bike 155
Pelican Watching 158
The Purse 162
This Is for You, Buddy 164
The Power of Attitude 168
What I've Learned So Far ... Multiple Authors 170
Lessons for Sale 175
8. You Can Do It
The Seed 182
Helping Hungry Kids 185
The Deal 189
I Will Succeed 191
Swish 195
Katie 198
Reaching Goals 200
Proving Them Wrong 201
Afterword 204
Who Is Jack Canfield? 205
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? 206
Who Is Patty Hansen? 207
Who Is Irene Dunlap? 208
Contributors 209
Permissions 215