"I don't care for my potatoes mashed, and chicken in gravy sticks in my throat. I would just like a hard-boiled egg, please," the lady said, after refusing the food Mother had so carefully prepared.

Ungratefulness. Emma had never done anything as uncharitable as that. But... Emma didn't like lima beans. She didn't like noodles. And tuna casserole seemed to stick in her throat. Perhaps she was more like that lady than she cared to think.

Read about Emma, Leon, Charles, Treva, and many others in this collection of stories about twelve- to fifteen-year-olds. Learn with them about eavesdropping, confession, perseverance, honesty, Christian relationships, and much more. Each story teaches Biblical principles for a life that God can bless. Fifty-four interesting and well-written stories.

Contents

Aunt Carrie's Stories

• 1. "You're Fired"
• 2. What a Backache!
• 3. The Hard-Boiled Egg

Thinking About Virtues

• 4. Love
• 5. Joy
• 6. Peace
• 7. Long-suffering
• 8. Gentleness
• 9. Goodness
• 10. Faith
• 11. Meekness
• 12. Temperance
• 13. He Careth for You

Everyday Lessons

• 14. No Gas on Sunday
• 15. Use Your Ears
• 16. It's His Fault
• 17. Stick to It
• 18. Time for Honesty
• 19. Melvin and His Races
• 20. "We Have a Generator"
• 21. Brother in the Way
• 22. "I Wish I Hadn't"
• 23. Expressing Our Thanks

God Speaks...

• 24. The Accident
• 25. Restless at Church
• 26. Will Alta Pass the Test?
• 27. Sanford and the Socks
• 28. Greener Grass
• 29. When Silence Is Not Golden
• 30. A Friend You Have Not Met
• 31. Perfect A's
• 32. "I'm Not Ashamed"
• 33. The New School
• 34. Isn't Whispering Disrespectful?
• 35. A Van or a Minivan?
• 36. Pauline and the Picture
• 37. Poking Problems
• 38. The Day of Rest
• 39. Service Today

Lessons from Grandma

• 40. The Stroke
• 41. A Turn to Help
• 42. Pleasant Memories

New Girl—New Problems

• 43. Exciting News
• 44. Moving Day
• 45. Ellen
• 46. Be "Slow to Speak"
• 47. Being a Friend
• 48. Just a Little

In Bible Times

• 49. A Race for Rest
• 50. Blessings in Work
• 51. Shepherd Boy
• 52. To Be a Man
• 53. The Passover
• 54. Pray for Them