"Words to Grow By" is just that. The author uses painful and challenging moments of her teenage life to demonstrate the reality of each topic she covers. Then she ends each topic with an empowering affirmation. In addition to powerful treasures of trial and triumph, this manuscript contains several journaling pages. The reader can jot down feelings as they are inspired by the different stories and confessions penned by the author. As the writer shares parts of her turbulent youth, having a mother incarcerated for seven years and she and her brother having to fend for themselves, Peggy believed sharing fragments of these personal and painful moments would help young people who are living in similar circumstances. The TEEN SURVIVAL SERIES is a collection of love letters, warnings and inspiration written specifically to and for young people, but the author inspires adults to read them as well; citing a journey down the path of remembrance will lessen the gap between generations. Peggy's life is a perfect trial-to-triumph retrospection. Read...reflect...and rehabilitate with "Words to Grow By."