Somewhere along the way, we have became convinced that life should be all good,at all times.So when Life throws hardships at us, we often ask:Why me? We start thinking that it's something we did along the way and we get determinated to blame ourselves.We come to accept the fact that we deserve it and we drown in self-pity and stay still about it. Why Not Me is a life style,a life style that changes your view on life.A life style that brings change. Why not me is the story of a sixteen year old me.

All her life, Mieko Miyamoto has struggled to be the perfect student, daughter and athlete. She has sacrificed her childhood to please her teachers, tutors, parents and coaches only getting a rare "good job" in return, and never hearing the words "I love you" from any of them. Jack Patrick, an American kid growing up in the somewhat xenophobic culture of Japan, just wants to get by. He knows he will never fit in and just hopes to get through high school without attracting unwanted attention. Finding in this outsider, a love and acceptance she didn't know was possible, Mieko casts aside the expectations of both her parents and society, sacrificing her future for the present passion she finds in Jack. Though everyone she knows seems determined to pull them apart, Mieko focuses all her discipline and determination into being with Jack, even if it might kill her.

Emma Waite, one of the longest going Switchers. She is a living, breathing Switch. This might seem confusing, and it is. Emma decides who gets to live, and who gets to die, who is guilty and who is not. She investigates, going into the lives of the person. She hates it, waking up as a different person everyday is not what she wants to be. But this is her biggest mission yet. Living as an unknown person for a week. A full Week. What if that person just so happened to be Harry Styles?

Jordan brown likes bailey but bailey doesn't notice her until he has to take her home because of her hurt angle and bailey falls for her

Scarlett just moved to a new place! She doesn't want to deal with anybody so she just pretends to be a nice, shy, quiet, and not inthe crowd person. When in reality she's a rich girl, who doesn't want to be rich and her mom is just another beautiful model. Then one day her whole life changes when the Popular player guy gets into her life. She doesnt want anything to do with him and or fall in love with him, but in the end will she end up risking it all just to be heartbroken? Or will the player end up falling head over heels for her? Maybe it just might be a happy ending!

Emma Jacobs loves making herself mini challenges, she thinks she can never go too far, but her most recent challenge - 'Challenge Popular' is to date Cody Smith - The school playboy. It won't be as easy as she expected. Will there be love or Hate all along the way? When both worlds collide will it be too much for Emma, or will it be too much for Cody? It's time to do it The Popular Way!

Anna Maze is a girl that likes to play football, why not? Anna likes to wear trousers, what's wrong with that? Anna is sick of people scolding her for doing the things she likes and when her boyfriend Luke breaks up with her, claiming one of the reasons is that she 'acts more like a boy.' she decides that she needs to take lessons on 'Being a Girl' but when that goes wrong, what goes right?

Victoria 'Tori' Green, an ordinary 17 year old, lives an ordinary life, lives in an ordinary house, has an ordinary family but there is one thing far from ordinary about Tori - and that thing is friends. When her childhood bestfriend returns, its been 6 years too late, and Tori is not one to forgive easily. When she runs into River Jones, she expects him to scream, but that's the last thing he is going to be doing...

My names Alisa Heart and I was kidnapped at the age of eleven. I managed to run away seven years later and Lilly found me. This is my story about finding myself, healing myself and maybe, just maybe finding love on the way too.