Character–in-Action® Series for Teenagers
Character books are the most effective way to present moral values to anyone, young or old. We identify with and learn from fictional people.
Character-in-Action ® Series Books glide quietly and smoothly under teen radar that operates constantly to avoid character “lectures” – helping teenagers learn character even when they have no intention of learning. These full-length novels arouse curiosity with hot teen topics, and keep young people reading to see how the very believable teens resolve critical life problems. Written by a best-selling author, each novel weaves character building subtly into captivating plots that young people love.
A popular high school cheerleader in North Carolina, Rachel wrote about one of these novels: “I love it!! I just couldn’t put it down! I read it in about 3 days. It was so good, and it was full of adventure and drama. I love those kinds of books.”
A teenager in upstate New York wrote about another novel in this series: “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!”
Not only do books in the Character-in-Action Series teach character, they also teach history, geography, and culture. The plot of each book focuses on a distinct geographical location, with history and culture presented accurately.
Sixteen-year-old Andrew knows what is right, but doing what is right in the face of such immense difficulties — that calls for courage!
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.
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.
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Date with Responsibility is essential for everyone working with teens: parents, teachers, and youth workers! The role model, a seventeen-year old homecoming queen, experiences life-shattering trauma and shares it with the reader, not sermonizing, but allowing other teens to see how she developed responsibility through it all. Captivating teens, this book convinces in clear, but subtle terms that responsibility is a critical character trait.
Date with Responsibility grabs readers and plunges them into the life-and-death struggle of Valeta — a 17-year old beauty queen, who once fought nothing worse than a broken fingernail, or a zit on the end of her tiny nose. All of that changes now, as violent crime forces the cutest, most popular girl in the senior class to make a life-changing decision — and then learn responsibility the hard way.
This teen book is fiction — exciting fiction — but it draws its events and unobtrusively written lessons from the shattering experience of a real teen, with whom the author is personally acquainted.
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