SUPERMODEL EMME TO CHAT LIVE ON PRETEENPLANET.COM! · Emme, twice named to People Magazines 50 Most Beautiful People" List, to chat with preteens about self esteem and positive body image!

Costa Mesa, Calif., December xx, 2002 -- www.PreteenPlanet.com, the partner website of the Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul and Chicken Soup for the Kids Soul books, will host a live chat with Supermodel Emme. The chat will take place on December 10th at 4:00 p.m., PST.

Emme is an extremely vocal advocate for people of all ages to be fit and healthy," notes Patty Hansen, president of PreteenPlanet.com. We couldnt think of a better person to answer kids questions relating to body image, eating disorders, and positive self esteem."

A supermodel, television host, best-selling author, lecturer and designer, Emme is also a vocal advocate for women of all ages to be fit and healthy. Her message is aimed at increasing awareness and raising funds to help treat eating and body image disorders. She was the first model to speak to these issues before a congressional sub-committee in Washington, D.C. Emme is the Chair Ambassador of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and is a national ambassador for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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   Launched in 2001 by the co-authors of Chicken Soup for the Kids Soul and Preteen Soul to give kids ages 9 to 13 a voice both as individuals and as a distinct group, www.PreteenPlanet.com engages preteens in customized projects and activities that empower them to make a difference in their own lives. Concurrently, it offers content promoting volunteerism and entrepreneurship, with unique interactive games and entertainment, celebrity involvement, contests, peer advice columns, and links to other popular sites. PreteenPlanet.com also features PlanetNews, the only online newspaper to feature content provided by preteens. PlanetNews provides kid reporters with journalism instruction, as well as the opportunity to see their work published. The site is regularly monitored and COPPA compliant, with AOL clearance for 13 and under.

   Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul was on the Publishers Weekly Childrens Nonfiction Best Sellers List for 20 consecutive weeks, and reached #4 on the New York Times Best Sellers List for Children. Chicken Soup for the Kids Soul has sold more than three million copies and for four consecutive years has been one of four books each year nominated for the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Book of the Year, winning the award in 1999.