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Dear Teen Me: More Letters from Authors to their Teen Selves

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Reads 1,153,604
Votes 12,934
Parts 33
Time 2h 31m

EKristinAnderson

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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.All Rights Reserved

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𝖋𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖐𝖞 -𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘀 by vrslutz

𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘄𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗺𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 ‼️‼️ 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟴+‼️

Last Call by AddlctWlthAPen

(First page of my book is a better description) Carmilla was on the edge of self destruction. She lost the love of her life to another and had a rough time coping. She had Nothing. When it seemed she was staring at the end, ready and willing to 'jump', a beautiful big brown doe eyed girl makes her question her existence. Laura was full of nothing but love and life, the complete opposite of Carmilla at the moment. Though she seems absolutely perfect, Laura has a secret of her own. What happens when Laura tries to show Carmilla a different view on life? "A mysterious and 'feels' worthy story of love, secrets, adventure, and finding yourself." {Characters are from the Carmilla webseries, making this a Hollstein AU, aka. Involving Carmilla Karnstein and Laura Hollis, as well as others.} COMPLETED: 2/12/17

ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ | ᴍɪɢᴜᴇʟ ᴅɪᴀᴢ by miguelschamp

"ɪ'ʟʟ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪꜰ ɪᴛ's ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ. ɪ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ." [sᴇᴀsᴏɴ 1 - sᴇᴀsᴏɴ 6] ꜰᴇᴍ!ᴏᴄ x ᴍɪɢᴜᴇʟ ᴅɪᴀᴢ ꜰᴇᴍ!ᴏᴄ x ᴇʟɪ ᴍᴏsᴋᴏᴡɪᴛᴢ

Don't let me fall (Lesbian story) by becauseimsecretlygay

Olivia is a self-confident ballerina who's always knew who she was and what she wanted. She's a student in one of the best dance academy in the world and one of the most promising dancer of the country. She's happy in her little dance world with her boyfriend and her pointe shoes. Then comes along Alaska, the mysterious girl who doesn't speak much but has a lot to share. Alaska's world is chaotic, surprising, full of new things, adventures and spontaneous moments. Experiencing this whole new world, Olivia is confused and needs to rediscover who she really is, what she really wants and not just listen to what everybody else is saying, even if that means falling down the rabbit hole.

wlw oneshots 💋 by whosm0rgan

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A Perfect Circle by solacing

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

Kris and Kit by lemoncherrypen

[PG 13] Kit hadn't expected this. It's the first day of school, and taped to her locker is a note from a secret admirer. Following her friend's suggestion, Kit leaves a reply. What Kit doesn't know is that she has started a game of exchanging love notes. What Kit also doesn't know is that her secret admirer is a girl. When the identity of her secret admirer, Kris, is revealed, Kit must decide what to do. Can they be friends despite their differences, and if so, what will become of their friendship?

𝐌𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐭 || 𝐊𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐉𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐅 by Ilmoonbit

"I hate you!" "You're allowed to hate me but you aren't allowed to do the things I ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔." Where Kim Seok Jin had to marry the world's youngest billionaire, unwillingly. The man is everything Jin hates in a person. He is obsessive, overprotective, very controlling and always wants things on his way. Well, Jin being a arrogant and short tempered guy, stick to his ground, He had one mission - Avenge his best friend and turn this man's life a hell, But what Jin couldn't guess was that his unwanted and enemy husband was more than he thought...more than he showed... *** Main couple : Jinkook/Kookjin✅ Side couples : Sope✅ Vmin✅ Tropes : Trauma✅ Obsession✅ Forced marriage✅ Romance✅ Comedy✅ Green flag✅ Annoying bottom✅ Happy ending✅

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MIRACLE (✔️) by Clifoconda_HemHem

"My mother named me Miracle, but I am anything but a miracle in her and our family's life. I am a mistake. I am a product of a heinous crime." Miracle Astor was born after the rape of her mother. Aurora Astor was convinced by everyone in her family to have an abortion when she found out that her assault had resulted in a child, but much to everyone's shock Aurora kept the child and after a long and excruciating labor on her last breath she gave her daughter the name Miracle. After Aurora died giving birth to her daughter, little Miracle was left under the care of her brothers all of whom blamed her for the tragedy that happened to their mother. But in order to protect the reputation of their late mother and their well-known family name, the Astor brothers raised Miracle as their own and made the public believe that she was the full-blood daughter of the Astor family. Sixteen years later, Miracle became depressed and neglected as she carries the heavy weight of pain, guilt, and blame for what happened to her mother. But what happens when history tries to repeat itself with what happened to Aurora now to Miracle? And the terrible secret of their family cracks and reveals itself out to everyone? Will Miracle finally break? Will her brothers finally step in and be the brothers that she needed? Will someone stop the history from repeating itself and finally save Miracle? Read to find out!

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𝖋𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖐𝖞 -𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘀 cover

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A Perfect Circle cover

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𝐌𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐭 || 𝐊𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐉𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐅 cover

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MIRACLE (✔️) cover

𝖋𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖐𝖞 -𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘀

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