Includes bibliographical references.

Rethinking the teen years -- Most people don't -- A different kind of teen book -- The birth of a big idea -- Rumbling of a rebelution -- The myth of adolescence -- Exposing the low expectations that are robbing our generation -- A better way -- Reclaiming the teen years as the launching pad of life -- Five kinds of hard -- That first, scary step -- How to do hard things that take you outside your comfort zone -- Raising the bar -- How to do hard things that go beyond what's expected or required -- The power of collaboration -- How to do hard things that are too big for you to do alone -- Small hard things -- How to do hard things that don't pay off immediately -- Taking a stand -- How to do hard things that go against the crowd -- Join the rebelution -- Generation rising -- Creating a counterculture from scratch (and a dash of salt) -- A thousand young heroes -- Stories of new beginnings, impossible challenges and the teens who are living them -- World, meet your rebelutionaries -- Transforming your mission from a decision into a destiny.