Inspirational Books

Making the Impossible Possible by Bill Strickland
We love inspirational books like this one! The author Bill, a ghetto kid, had a great art teacher in high school who gave him hope. Bill became a clay artist, then a teacher, and eventually ends up creating a state of the art, incredibly successful Art School serving the ghetto he grew up in. This is quite an empowering story of how he overcame his past and realizes his dream to bring hope and inspiration to these kids! Since then he has created many other schools all over the world based on the same concept. Talk about inspiration- this is one of those books I want to buy for every teen/twenty something- anyone actually!

Unstoppable by Cynthia Kersey
My mom has always loved reading inspirational books about people and I didn't fall far from the tree in that regard. I too LOVE reading stories about amazing people who have "beat the odds" or done something extraordinary in life. This book is FULL of them, and after reading them to myself, I read then out loud to my kids and Steve. I've used this book working with youth leadership groups and in workshops with adults. There is something so inspiring about seeing people tap into their potential. If you want to be inspired, check out Cynthia's whole series of Unstoppable books.