Life's an adventure. What have you learned? In this fifth installment of the Teen Ink series, What Matters goes where no book has gone before, giving voice to teens around the world in a collection of their personal, real and un-adult-erated stories. With startling honesty and originality, the young authors tell it like it is about what they value, who they are and what truly matters in life.

Is the purpose of life a life of purpose? Should you never, never, never, ever give up? Is laughter the best medicine? These are just some of the universal truths the young authors tackle. Prepare to be moved and inspired by over one hundred stories from teens collected from more than 88,000 submissions in which they share their insights and wisdom for all of us on this adventure we call life.

John and Stephanie Meyer are founders of the Young Authors Foundation, which publishes Teen Ink magazine. All royalties from Teen Ink books are donated to this nonprofit foundation to further reading, writing and publishing opportunities for teenagers, Stephanie Meyer, editor of the book and magazine, holds masters' degrees in education and social work. John Meyer, publisher of the magazine, holds an M.B.A. and has published two successful business magazines.

Peggy Veljkovic directs the Laws of Life Essay Contest at the John Templeton Foundation. A former teacher of languages with a master's degree in French, she has spent considerable time living and teaching in other cultures and is convinced that when it comes to values, all young people are speaking the same language.

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