“I usually give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't grab me by then, adios. With young adult books, you can usually tell by Page 4 if it's worth the time. The author establishes the conflict early, sometimes in the first sentence. The themes of hope, family, friendship and overcoming hardship appeal to most everyone.” IfsGivingFirstsBookSometimesYoungConflictPagesAdultsOvercomingYoung AdultSentencesAppealsThemeHardshipFamily FriendsOvercoming Hardship Author:Regina Brett
“Men are naturally lazy, and require some great stimulus to goad their flagging ambitions and enable them to overcome the inertia which comes from ease and the consciousness of inherited wealth. Whatever lessens in a young man the feeling that he must make his way in the world cripples his chance of success. Poverty has ever been the priceless spur that has goaded man up to his own loaf.” MenWorldWayFeelingsYoungWealthChanceConsciousnessPovertyAmbitionOvercomingEaseYoung ManLazyStimulusPricelessSpursInertiaCripplesInherited Wealth Book:Rising in the World, Or Architects of Fate Source: Rising in the World, Or Architects of Fate
“I just wanted to be who I was, which was like so many other girls I knew. We grew up in the city, had a hard edge and obstacles to overcome, but we were still young and beautiful. I didn't want to be all dressed up, all made up - I wanted to be myself, which hadn't been done before.” WantMadeStillsHardDoneWantedBeautifulYoungGirlCitiesGrewGrew UpOvercomingEdgesObstaclesDressed UpOther GirlYoung And Beautiful Author:Alicia Keys
“When I was thirteen, I had a nervous breakdown, and I was put into this grown-up mental hospital with all these 50-, 60-year-old men and women. This big, Victorian mental house. There were like five boys in there, all my age, looked after by this woman who was 22 or 23. And it was like "Empire of the Sun" meets "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"-type of arrangement where you've got this young boy overcoming and becoming heroic in the face of this awful place.” MenYearsBigsAgeFacesYoungHouseBoysSunFiveTypeBecomingMen And WomenOvercomingNervousAwfulEmpiresHospitalsOld ManHeroicArrangementsNestsFlewBreakdownThirteenVictorianCuckoosNervous BreakdownOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's NestEmpire Of The Sun Author:Duncan Roy
“Empowerment is a thing that you earn over time - as you overcome obstacles, learn, and accomplish things, you become empowered. Empowerment is not a thing that you are born with and that the parent's job is to get out of the way of. Empowerment is a thing that you earn. And some of that is that you become empowered by knowing that you were disempowered or by knowing that there were tremendous limits on what you were able to do, as a young person.” WayPersonsAbleJobsYoungParentBornKnowingLimitsEmpowermentOvercomingObstaclesAccomplishEmpowered Author:John Roderick
“It's a tale of redemption. It's a tale of a girl who is going on a journey, who makes mistakes as most young people do... the credit card companies love sending you credit cards so you exceed your limit and they can charge you interest. And this is a girl who overcomes her problems and figures a way out of her financial crisis, and hopefully the world will do the same thing.” PeopleWorldWayProblemYoungGirlInterestMistakeCompanyJourneyFiguresLimitsOvercomingCrisisFinancialCreditTalesCardsRedemptionHopefullyMaking MistakesExceedCredit CardFinancial Crisis Author:Jerry Bruckheimer
“As a young girl, I was very proud at overcoming a reading handicap whilst other girls of my age read abundantly.” AgeYoungGirlReadingProudOvercomingHandicapsOther Girl Author:Coco Chanel
“I feel very blessed that at a young age I was able to navigate my battle with drug and alcohol addiction, and through recovery live a sober life. There is such a stigma attached to addiction and it was hard for me to both confront and overcome it. I am very proud and grateful that with the support of family and friends, I was able to do so.” FeelsHardAgeAbleYoungSupportProudBattleDrugOvercomingBlessedGratefulAddictionAlcoholRecoverySoberFamily And FriendsYoung AgeStigmaNavigateDrugs And AlcoholAlcohol Addiction Author:Cara Santana
“I love when I get stories of young women that have overcome things such as birth defects that they've been hated on for or even just their own body confidence stories.” StoriesBodyYoungBirthOvercomingHatedYoung WomenDefectsBody ConfidenceBirth Defects Author:Ariel Winter
“Young poets worry that their experiences - whether urban or rural, immigrant or native, small town, suburb, or big city - aren't worthy of the written word. But for me the urge toward poetry, that seductive feeling of being swept away by words, was enough for me to overcome that fear that my experiences weren't worthy of poetry itself.” EnoughFeelingsBigsYoungCitiesWorryWrittenPoetOvercomingTownsWorthyNativeUrgesImmigrantsUrbanSmall TownSuburbsSeductiveWritten WordBig CitiesSwept Away Author:Allison Joseph
“There's a reason why young people think what they think. They are taught it. In many cases when they learn at home is erased or countered or overcome.” PeopleThinkingReasonHomeYoungCasesTaughtOvercomingReason Why Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Does everyone feel this way? When I was young, I was perpetually overconfident or insecure. Either I felt completely useless, unattractive, and worthless, or that I was pretty much a success, and everything I did was bound to succeed. When I was confident, I could overcome the hardest challenges. But all it took was the smallest setback for me to be sure that I was utterly worthless. Regaining my self-confidence had nothing to do with success...whether I experienced it as a failure or triumph was utterly dependent on my mood.” WayFeelsDoeSelfYoungFeltChallengesConfidenceSucceedOvercomingBoundsSelf ConfidenceMoodHardestTriumphUselessDependentSmallestInsecureWorthlessSetbackUnattractiveOverconfident Book:The Reader Source: The Reader
“I wish I could tell every young girl with an eating disorder, or who has harmed herself in any way, that she's worthy of life and that her life has meaning. You can overcome and get through anything.” WayInspirationalYoungGirlWishEatingOvercomingWorthyDisorderEating Disorder Author:Demi Lovato
“I admire the strength and courage of all young people faced with difficult situations in life. You are an inspiration to me and so many people around you, as you overcome challenges and come out of it stronger.” PeopleInspirationYoungDifficultChallengesSituationViolenceOvercomingStrongerAdmireDomestic ViolenceDifficult SituationsSituations In Life Author:Fearne Cotton