I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure by Larry Smith , Rachel Fershleiser
LOVED IT
Product Description
One life. Six words. What’s yours?
True tales of love, loss, good friends, and bad hair days filled Not Quite What I Was Planning, the New York Times bestselling first book in the Six-Word Memoir series—and an international phenomenon. Some of the most compelling were by teens, so now SMITH Magazine has compiled a book written entirely by these bold, brash truth-tellers. From cancer to creativity, prom dates to promiscuity, and breaking hearts to breaking laws, the memoirs in this collection reveal that often the youngest writers have the most fascinating stories to tell.
Met online; love before first sight.
Hair’s pink to piss you off.
I fulfilled my awkwardness quota today.
I’m seventeen, engaged, and not pregnant.
My mom had my boyfriend deported.
Late for school every single day.
According to Facebook, we broke up.
One life. Six words. What’s yours?
True tales of love, loss, good friends, and bad hair days filled Not Quite What I Was Planning, the New York Times bestselling first book in the Six-Word Memoir series—and an international phenomenon. Some of the most compelling were by teens, so now SMITH Magazine has compiled a book written entirely by these bold, brash truth-tellers. From cancer to creativity, prom dates to promiscuity, and breaking hearts to breaking laws, the memoirs in this collection reveal that often the youngest writers have the most fascinating stories to tell.
Met online; love before first sight.
Hair’s pink to piss you off.
I fulfilled my awkwardness quota today.
I’m seventeen, engaged, and not pregnant.
My mom had my boyfriend deported.
Late for school every single day.
According to Facebook, we broke up.
About the Author
SMITH Magazine founding editor Larry Smith has worked as an editor at Men’s Journal, ESPN: The Magazine, and Might. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Popular Science, on Salon.com, and many other places. Larry lives in New York City
SMITH Magazine founding editor Larry Smith has worked as an editor at Men’s Journal, ESPN: The Magazine, and Might. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Popular Science, on Salon.com, and many other places. Larry lives in New York City
Product Details
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: HarperTeen (September 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061726842
ISBN-13: 978-0061726842
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: HarperTeen (September 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061726842
ISBN-13: 978-0061726842
I can’t believe how hooked I am on these short books. My six word review:
Read, Relate, Reduce, Wish for more.
