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Character Trait of COURAGE
Character Books for Teens
High School Character Education
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16-year-old Andrew knows what is right, but
doing what is right in the face of such immense
difficulties — that calls for courage!
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Passport to Courage takes you deep inside a very average teen guy facing an enormous challenge that could turn life upside down. Will he be a coward, or embrace good character?
Andrew must choose between cowardice and the courage of conviction, but the choice is not easy. It probably involves choosing between Penny and no girlfriend. It almost certainly is a choice between freedom and imprisonment.
Fear possesses the distraught teenager, wherever he is. It lives inside him, making his life miserable, tormenting him. Read the excerpt below and see what I mean.
Excerpt
Wednesday morning broke early and abruptly with a rude, insistent pounding on the front door.
"What's that?" cried Matthew, jumping out of the bed next to Andrew's. "It's only five o'clock!" He stumbled into the hallway, with Andrew close behind.
"Stay up there," Dennis ordered sharply. He approached the door with caution, and shouted, "Who is it?"
"Police! Open up!"
Police! Fear pulled Andrew back into dawn's shadows, and shouted to his brain, "Caught! Trapped! Ed and Bob blabbed! ..."
Fear jerked him back into the bedroom as he heard Mr. Bartlett fumble with the locked door.
"One moment, and the police enter. One moment, and they ask for Andrew McKean."
No! He could get away. Those unexplored areas... The Fjordlands. He could hide there. He was strong, athletic. He knew something about surviving in the woods. How hard could it be? |
Courage of convictions entices teens in this challenging and intriguing fictional tale that teaches character subtly — without lecturing. You'll want to read it yourself — and teachers will welcome the optional character education lesson plans.
Character education classroom activities pale when compared to the vivid battles in Passport to Courage, but character building activities for teens are enriched, too, in home and school, by the reading of this teen novel.
Mature readers 12 and up devour this book purely for pleasure, scarcely noticing that it teaches courage. Imagine what it will do to both family life and character education in the schools!
M.Everett from Texas writes:
"I read the whole thing last night -- just couldn't put it down until I had finished it and found out what Andrew decided to do! I think it's a fantastic read, with a great message ... I loved the book!" |
Katie Pitts — New York
"I thought this book was great... heart-pounding at times... a wide range of vocabulary, so it's good for older people as well as teens. I would rate it 5 stars for suspense, vocabulary, and pure feeling!" |
Passport to Courage is a must for everyone working with teens: parents, teachers, and youth workers! The role model, a sixteen-year old athlete, never lectures to the reader, but his personal struggle to conquer a paralyzing fear captivates readers, and convinces them in clear, unobtrusive terms that the courage of convictions is a vital character trait — the one that guarantees all others.
Soft-Cover Teen Novel: $19.95 |
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Soft-Cover Teen Novel PLUS Downloadable Lesson Plans: $29.90 |
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