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.

Ciara Jackson had a relatively easy life as the daughter of the president of the Georgia Federation. Then one day everything changes. She finds herself in the Monroe Republic fighting to survive, with the future of the Federation quite possibly entirely up to her. As her life spins out of control she begins to question whether she can save the world or herself until she meets someone who changes her outlook drastically. [OC/Bass]