The young adult literature is relatively new - it just kind of exploded in the 2000s. When I grew up, there weren't bookstores with sections dedicated to teen lit, nor was my generation raised reading books written specifically for us. Because of that, today we still think of books for teens as children's books and so when you write a book that includes sensitive topics, it just seems even more controversial. What's troubling to me about that is these are issues adults know that teens deal with. Not writing about them makes them something we don't, or can't talk about.

A flood of emotions rushes into me. Pain and anger. Sadness and pity. But most surprising of all, hope.

Why would anyone say this stuff about themselves on the Internet? It's crazy!

I miss video games where the jump-kick was the trickiest combo to master.

What you don't understand, you can make mean anything.

When the right moment appears, the key is to not let it pass.

When you hold people up for ridicule, you have to take responsibility when other people act on it.