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Dear Teen Me: More Letters from Authors to their Teen Selves

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Reads 1,153,658
Votes 12,937
Parts 33
Time 2h 31m

EKristinAnderson

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We hope you'll be inspired, shocked, amused, and touched by this selection of letters from the DearTeenMe.com website. 'How awesome would it be if authors wrote letters to their teen selves?' A year and a half later, you can pick up DEAR TEEN ME from Zest Books, read more on the website, or just kick back and enjoy the selection we'll be posting here.  Co-curators: E. Kristin Anderson and Priya Chand. The individual letters are property of the contributing authors.  We can't guarantee your head won't explode from the mix of angst and excitement, but you *will* enjoy the ride.All Rights Reserved

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The Fire and the Sky (Book 3 of the Starborn Series) by star-powered

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Saving Elliot ✓ by northbynorth

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The Secret Attachment by littleLo

Katy Fairchild is an orphan and knows that no respectable man will marry her. But when a storm throws her into the arms of a mysterious stranger, will she fight society's opinion of her low status to pursue a forbidden romance? ***** At the age of nine, Katy Fairchild was brought to the small village of Wilshire to live with her distant relations, the Banes family. Brought up as a companion to their daughter, Eliza, Katy has lived a life according to her low rank and limited opportunities, and without complaint. But one day when she is nineteen, she gets caught in a dangerous storm with a handsome man who is unlike anyone she's met before. The encounter throws Katy into a world she never knew. For the first time, a better life may be just around the corner, but is she prepared to fight for it? [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Cil Ojumo

Alexandra Rose by anonykwrites

It's been ten years since the Stones family lost their little girl. In those ten years, Alexandra Rose has grown up with an abusive foster father who has neglected her to the point where she almost reached death. One day, two men find Alexandra in a secluded place in her most vulnerable state. Not knowing that she's their sister, they help her and let her go. But later on, on the same day, they seem to find their way to one another and Alexandra is finally reunited with her family. Soon after, she meets a group of boys, one who had just gotten out of juvie. They help her get away from her biggest nightmare and immediately become friends. But one certain boy takes an interest in Alexandra. Everett Knight is the heartless bad boy. Fresh out of juvie, he meets the beautiful, innocent girl who's eyes only hold pain and fear from the world. He was cruel to everyone that crossed his path, except her. But he's dangerous, and he knows it. Alexandra doesn't need anymore danger in her life, so what happens when they cross paths? ❦ ❦ ❦ "His love was all I needed to feel complete." [NOT an incest story.]

Anthology Of Love(Poetry Collection) by Must_be_love06

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