Three hot chicks for three hot chicks." "THEY'RE NOT CHICKS! THEY... by Lauren Myracle

Three hot chicks for three hot chicks." "THEY'RE NOT CHICKS! THEY'RE DUCKS!

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Curse false-hand-holding boys! by Lauren Myracle

Curse false-hand-holding boys!

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Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided. by Lauren Myracle

Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.

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What is 'power' anyway? Power is an ego trip. Power is a way to rise yourself up by lowering others, and I want nothing of it.

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Also, as an author, character has always been what I'm most interested in - much more so than plot or setting, although those are good things too.

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And you're figuring out who you are, and you haven't yet become stagnant in your thinking. You haven't solidified. And one thing that I find is that a lot of grown-ups tend to look back on their high school or middle school years and say, "Oh, thank God all that's over."

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And they just slam the door. And they don't peek into that land any more. And they forget that teens and tweens are people, absolutely just as much as adults are. And their problems may play out on a smaller scale, but the things they go through are equally as valid as a CEO trying to figure out how to deal with a crisis at work. I just write for teens because I love 'em.

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Some people do want to stand on the rooftop and scream out their story. Others are cowering in the corner, or sitting with a blank face in class, and not knowing how to tell their story.

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And books are such an empowering way to give voice to some of these kids who aren't yet ready to tell their story. Or don't know what their story is, or are trying to figure it out.

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I think that ties in with issues of identity as well - that sometimes there are parts of us we want to hide, and then there's other times we say, "You know what? Nope. Done hiding that part."

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I'm in loooove with this boy, and when you in love with someone, you don't give up on 'em, mo matter what.

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Knowledge was more powerful than fear. Love was stronger than hat... by Lauren Myracle

Knowledge was more powerful than fear. Love was stronger than hate.

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Sometimes when we forget to do things for others, it's because we're too wrapped up in our own problems.

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Every girl on the planet was familiar to one-last-time e-mail che... by Lauren Myracle

Every girl on the planet was familiar to one-last-time e-mail checks.

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I'm sorry," he said again, and this time he took those words and... by Lauren Myracle

I'm sorry," he said again, and this time he took those words and owned them.

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I loved everyone who said yes to the world and tried to make it better instead of worse, because so much in the world was ugly- and just about all the ugly parts were due to humans.

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You shоuld eat а waffle! Yоu саn't bе sad іf уоu eat а waffle! by Lauren Myracle

You shоuld eat а waffle! Yоu саn't bе sad іf уоu eat а waffle!

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I know I seem really friendly, but I'm a closet introvert. by Lauren Myracle

I know I seem really friendly, but I'm a closet introvert.

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Ideas matter. The world matters. Our lives matter, and the choices we make as we navigate our lives perhaps matter most of all.

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Give your kid some credit for being smart - just because they read about something doesn't mean they will do it.

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Sometimes I worry I'm writing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' for teenager... by Lauren Myracle

Sometimes I worry I'm writing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' for teenagers, but I'm not.

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