Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Seven Minutes to Heaven Alisha Gaddis 1
Horse Competition Alessandra Rizzotti 4
Circus Runaway Leah Mann 7
I, Babysitter Bri LeRose 12
No Place Like Home Keisha Cosand 16
The Future Missed Connection Gina Nicewonger 18
Band Practice Carla Cackowski 20
Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi Margaret Finnegan 23
The Grim Gardener Bri LeRose 25
Didn't Get It Kate Huffman 27
Pants No More Kim Currier 29
The book Report Carrie Poppy 31
Communal Living Leah Mann 34
Sweaty-Pits Patsy Liz Kenny 38
Coolest Thing You Have Ever Seen Dana Weddle 41
Pink Dress Marisol Medina 44
Glazed Over Joanna Castle Miller 47
French Lesson Angi Lenhart 49
Prom Andra Whipple 52
One-Hit Confessions Linda Landeros 55
Staci's Room Tour Video Chrissy Swinko 58
We Come in Pence Derek Heeren 61
Meeting His Mom Catherine Nicora 63
Boo-Hoo First Born Moreen Littrell 66
Mormon Wife Alessandra Rizzotti 68
Phone Drone JP Karliak 71
Change Is Constant Leah Mann 74
Brace Alessandra Rizzotti 79
Advice from a Babysitter Keisha Cosand 81
Convincing Mrs. Coleman Samantha Cardona 84
Sex Addicts Anonymous Alessandra Rizzotti 86
Teen Angst Carla Cackowski 88
Dissection Kate Mickere 90
Overachiever Alessandra Rizzotti 93
Straight Guy Joanna Castle Miller 96
No Fear Kate Ruppert 98
A Week in the Life of Phillip Jones Bri LeRose 100
Best Friends…for Never? Andy Golden berg 104
Cyndi for Goth Club President Kayla Cagan 106
Admissions Leah Mann 109
Unhooked Keisha Cosand 113
Our Parents Rachel Paulson 115
Girls Like Us Jennifer Dickinson 117
Bambi-Sue's Unfortunate Nickname Kate Ryan 120
The Bat Mitzvah Speech Jessica Glassberg 122
Middle-School Preparedness Tips Rachel Pollon 125
Know-It-All by Brandon Econ 130
Kicked Out Alessandra Rizzotti 133
Big Hero Dana Weddle 136
Through My Bedroom Window Daisy Faith 139
Becoming Non-Virgins Alessandra Rizzotti 142
This Weekend at Dad's Braxton Brooks 144
Wanted: A Bag of Dry Rice (I Think) Tiffany E. Babb
You Call This Punishment? Andy Goldenberg 149
The Great Chili Incident Katharine McKinney 152
Galaxies Apart JP Karliak 154
Welcome to U High! Liz Kenny 157
Like Mother, Like Daughter Leah Mann 160
Mommy Dearest Alisha Gaddis 165
Poem Alessandra Rizzotti 169
Designer Jeans Daisy Faith 172
The Job Interview Rachel Pollon 174
Anyway, Its Moms Wedding… Charity L. Miller 176
Of Mini Tigers Lauren Candia 180
Manic Pixie Dream Girl Carla Cackowski 182
Hashtag ZanderlnOurHeartsForEver Orly Minazad 185
No Time for Cults Kayla Cagan 189
The Red Badge of Courage Sarah McChesncy 191
Candy Crushed Kate Mickere 195
One-Sided Conversation Katie Willert 198
Valedictorian Speech Jessica Glassberg 201
Bad Day Leah Mann 203
Golf Alessandra Rizzotti 208
Gothic Love Daisy Faith 210
Jenny and the Missing Flip-Flops Chrissy Swinko 212
Teen Witch Leah Mann 215
Why-Me-Me? Liz Kenny 218
Hall Pass Angi Lenhart 221
The Failure of the 4.0 Ryane Nicole Granados 224
Judgment Day Leah Mann 227
Abduct Me, Already! Andra Whipple 230
Contributors 233
Acknowledgments 251
