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.

Carmen is just a regular girl with everyday teen problems. Carmen deals with the struggle of trying to win her dad's love back. She feels as if she in this alone. Always being a daddy's girl she soon feels replaced by her bitch of a step sister. She feels as if she's in this word alone. Her mom left her when she was twelve years old. Now she's the new girl at her school and everyone seems to be hating on her because she befriended the most hottest guys at the school. Can Carmen deal with the family drama and love? I guess you better read and find out.