I don't know. I just feel stuck, like I'm afraid to take any steps, in case they're the wrong ones.

When you trust your readers, you're hoping they will see what you see. Not every book is for every person.

But every person has to learn to accept what has happened in the past. Without bitterness. Or there is no point in continuing with life.

Life is a million different dots making one gigantic picture. And maybe the big picture is nice, maybe it's amazing, but if you're standing with your face pressed up against a bunch of black dots, it's really hard to tell.

I don't know. I just feel stuck, like I'm afraid to take any steps, in case they're the wrong ones.

I feel like there are stages in many, many people's childhoods when you don't have one good friend. It can happen a lot in sixth and seventh grade because that's when things are changing so quickly. It's like a desperate dash for some kind of acceptable identity, and it can get ugly.

Beautiful and fresh, Girl Saves Boy is full of the absolute truth-life is complicated. I could not put it down.