I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure - Paperback

by Larry Smith (Author), Rachel Fershleiser (Author)

From the editors of the international phenomenon and New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning comes a collection of six-word memoirs created by and for teens.

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.

One life. Six words. What's yours?

• Personal Storytelling: Hundreds of teens share their biggest secrets, funniest thoughts, and hardest truths in just six words.
• Creative Writing Inspiration: A perfect source of powerful writing prompts for teens, teachers, and aspiring writers.
• Completely Relatable: Tackling everything from first love and family drama to identity and heartbreak, these stories prove you're not alone.
• Authentic Teen Voices: Every six-word story in this unforgettable anthology was written by a real person between the ages of thirteen and nineteen.

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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.