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The Dance of Good Decisions
Stories and Activities

“Here in Ireland we are aware of Lorna Czarnota’s excellent work … demonstrating the power of storytelling to reach those young people who are most vulnerable and give them the confidence to rebuild lives which have been shattered by events which are often outside their control.”
 --Liz Weir, storyteller, recipient of the International Storybridge Award
    Cushendall,  Ireland    

“The stories, methods and ideas Lorna Czarnota has compiled in Dancing at the Crossroads will help parents of adolescents learn to communicate with, accept and mentor them through the difficult teens years.”
--Lynn Kratz Ryan, parent of three, Grand Island, New York

“Lorna's writings are inspirational as well as thoughtful, and full of useful approaches to the challenges of facing difficult situations and mobilizing the energies needed to achieve desired goals. Lorna's books are packed with good advice, reference material, and a true sense of humanness. Colleges and educational opportunity centers should consider Lorna's writings as guideposts for working effectively with the kind of wounded but motivated people that we encounter and serve.”
--Mike Seliger, PhD, Bronx Community College Dean & Exec. Committee Healing Story Alliance
Stories and Activities
Paperback •  $19.95 • 978-1-62491-008-1
256 Pages @ 6” x  9”
Ebook • $14.50 • 978-1-62491-009-8
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Tools for Easing the Onset of Adulthood
A Guide for Practitioners

“Lorna is a dedicated storyteller who has the gifts to reach through barriers and touch the core of young people…and provide food for thought. Lorna’s stories offer a banquet for the soul.”
--Sylvia H. Nadler, Executive Director of Compass House, Buffalo, New York

"Lorna Czarnota has developed theories, stories and activities for professionals that have been used by me for several years with great success. The step by step outlines for group work in this Practitioner's Guide have proven invaluable to me."
--Susan McCullough, M.A., M.Ed., National Board Certified School Counselor (U.S.) School     Counselor, Leipzig International School, Leipzig, Germany

“Whether you are a provider of emotional support to another, a person in need of guidance, or someone who just wants to understand the power of story, Lorna’s thoughtful, sensitive guide won’t disappoint you. Long overdue in the field of healing story, Lorna’s deep research and thoughtful application of story provides what so many of us have been waiting for to guide us forward.”
--Lani Peterson, Psy.D., Co-chair, Healing Story Alliance, Andover MA
Guide for Practitioners
Paperback • $29.50 • 978-1-62491-015-9
240 pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $14.50 •  978-1-62491-010-4
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Dancing with Change and Growth
A Guide for Caregivers

“At-risk youth have often lived through hard times and trauma. Many of them react to probation officers, counselors, and social workers by closing up, communicating only minimally. Stories, unlike conventional helping methods, enter the brain "sideways," and youth can use stories to grapple with issues of identity and meaning. Lorna MacDonald Czarnota's skill as a master storyteller and her fifteen years of experience in working with at-risk youth have produced a valuable resource.”
--James Winship, MSW, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Former director of Youth Services at a settlement house

"This body of work by Lorna Czarnota, compiled over fifteen years in practice using story to reach at-risk youth, is a long time coming and will prove invaluable to caregivers, practitioners and storytellers. Lorna includes everything that might be needed to work one-on-one or with groups of youth, and has taken great care to focus on compassion and understanding in her work with this population."
--Allison M. Cox, MA Counseling Psychology, Graduate Certificate in Public Health,
    And co-editor and contributor to the Healing Heart books, State of Washington  
Guide for Caregivers
Paperback • $29.50 •  978-1-62491-036-4
224 pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook  • $14.50 •  978-1-62491-011-1
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Once a teacher interested in history and narrative, Lorna Czarnota became aware of the healing power of stories when a teenage niece ran away from home twenty years ago.  Czarnota became a certified trauma counselor and focused her career on helping teens who were experiencing character-formation issues.  She continues assembling narratives, programming and information for use by parents, teachers, counselors, social workers, and others who work closely with youth. These three books: Dancing at the Crossroads - Stories and Activities for At-Risk Youth Programming, A Guide for Practitioners in At-Risk Youth Programs, and A Guide for Caregivers in At-Risk Programs, are the result of Czarnota’s work with teens in a wide variety of settings.
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  • Home
  • Submission Guidelines
  • Books
    • Storytelling >
      • Rafts, Raccoons, and Revelations
      • Social Action Stories
      • Beyond Brick and Bone
      • Stories of a Forest Ranger
      • Read and Tell Stories
      • The House at the Top of the Bottoms
      • How the Rabbit Lost its Tail
      • Speak Peace
      • Storytwisting
      • Under the Oaken Bough
      • The Radical Act of Storytelling
      • Dancing on Blades
      • Further Adventures of the Boo Baby Girl
      • Aunty Lily
      • Telling Twain
      • Distilling Hope book
      • Beyond the Sword Maiden
      • Every Day a Holiday
      • From Plot to Narrative
      • A Bridge of Stories
      • A New Pair of Wings
      • Trail Guide to a Crooked Heart
      • Hot Wind, Boiling Rain
      • Beyond the Briar Patch
      • The Price of Three Stories
      • How to Fool a Cat
      • Boo-Tickle Tales
      • You're On!
      • Story by Story
      • Playing with Stories
      • Eye to the Sky
      • Storytelling Tips
      • The Killdeer
      • Barrio Princess
      • Gratitude
      • Belfast Girl
      • Social Studies in the Storytelling Classroom
      • The New Book of Plots
      • Dancing at the Crossroads
      • Old China Through the Eyes of a Storyteller
      • Figler, My Imaginary Friend
      • The Boo Baby Girl
      • The Blow Dried Cat
      • Figler, My Imaginary Friend
      • Cripple Joe book
      • The Stable Boy
      • Stories Live! DVD
    • Novels >
      • Pressing Freedom novel
      • Euphrates Dance novel
      • Hitler, My Father
      • Living in Harmony
      • Little Man
      • French Roots
      • Sweet Hope fiction
      • The Boys from Possum Grape
      • Less Than Charming
      • Bud Parrott
      • President Trump Sells California
      • Comfort
      • Miss Carrie
      • The Thirty-Foot Elvis
      • Madge's Mobile Home Park
      • Jesse Crosse
      • Strange Side of the Tracks
    • Memoirs >
      • Brother Dog
      • Aunty Lily
      • Every Day a Holiday
      • The Killdeer
      • Eye to the Sky
      • Barrio Princess
      • Belfast Girl
      • Born to Fish, Bred to Hunt
      • Speed Trap
    • Art/Poetry >
      • A Visual Guide to Classical Art Theory
      • The Stone Circle Poems
      • The Last Pickled Beets
      • oh, touch me there
      • We Who Battle Demons
      • Bicycle Cowboy
      • The Aesthetic Astronaut
    • Psychology >
      • In Sheep's Clothing--Spanish Edition
      • In Sheep's Clothing
      • The Science of Shame
      • Character Disturbance
      • Dancing at the Crossroads
      • Distilling Hope
      • We Who Battle Demons
      • Gratitude
      • The Heart of the Wedding
      • Educating Angels
    • Non Fiction >
      • Point of View and the Emotional Arc of Stories
      • Go Deep
      • The Vital Realities for 2020 and Beyond
      • The Road to Marion Town
      • Social Studies in the Storytelling Classroom
      • Educating Angels
      • Speed Trap
      • Trails of Central Arkansas
      • Trails of Little Rock
      • Betting the Earth
      • The Chicken Came First
      • Mr. Chairman: The Life and Legacy of Wilbur D. Mills
      • Simple, Not Easy
      • Cubs Fans' Leadership Secrets
      • Listen to Your Work
      • The World Bank Unveiled
      • Kingdom at Any Cost
      • Thought for the Day
      • Once You Get Through the Mountains, the Land Opens Up
  • Contact