Inspiration is all around us. Don’t let the brain limit the mind .

A burrito is a delicious food item that breaks down all social barriers and leads to temporary spiritual enlightenment.

Because whipping an atlas at Jackson’s head while he was flirt-touching that Frankie girl in geography would have been very satisfying. And beating him with the Eiffel Tower snowglobe while he kissed Cleo in French...

Viktor was swinging a leather duffle and wearing a black Adidas tracksuit and his favorite brown UGG slippers with a hole in the toe.”Worn and old, just like Viv,” he’d say when Frankie made fun...

No, I’m serious,” Frankie insisted, fed up with being silenced. “Why didn’t you just make me a normie?”Viktor sighed. “Because that’s not who we are. We’re special. And I’m very proud that. You should be,...

sodoyouthinkyoucouldtrustmetogotothedancetonight?” she blurted before losing her nerve. Viktor and Viveka exchanged a quick glance.Are they considering it? They are! They trust -“No,” they said together. Frankie resisted the urge to spark. Or scream. Or threaten...

Friends first.””Even before Brett?””Always,” Bekka said. Her lively freckled face was dead serious.”Wow,” Melody said in surprise. They really were friends. Hearing it helped her feel it. And feeling it was like sinking deeper into...

You can critique her writing, but not her lifestyle.

She raced for him, propelled by the strength of a thousand regrets.

This is our big chance to see what people think of us. The real us. We have to show em there’s nothing to be afraid of. If we don’t get over our fears, they never...

The articles were extremely eye-opening. Not just in Teen Vogue but in Seventeen and CosmoGirl as well. They were all about being yourself, staying natural, loving your body as is, and going green! The messages...

I dunno.” She sat on the bench and hugged the robe like a pillow. “I still think that Brett guy is cute.””Good luck getting him away from Bekka.” Cleo gathered her silky black hair into...

Something about Bekka and Haylee reminded her of Candace’s line between ingenious and insane. Ingenuity inspired their dreams, and insanity gave them the courage to pursue them. It was something Melody wanted for herself.

Sooo, I’m tired of people thinking I’m a freak. I know you can’t relate to that but -“”Get over it already, will ya?” Candace stood. “You’re not Smellody anymore. You’re pretty. You can get hot...

Pointing and clicking like Annie Leibovitz

She was pretty in the way water is tasty: it does the job, but lacks pizzazz. (Skye on Charlie)

A girl should want to look good for herself, not for boys.

Besides, taking a chance on romance is a dance in tight pants. It’s risky but frisky. But make the right move and your in the groove.

And for a split second Cleo saw the value in living openly. Liberation was Windex for the soul. It let the light shine through. But why dwell? Nothing was ever going to change.

The confusing lesson whipped Frankie’s anger into something she had never felt before. It was like an emotional meringue – the airy feeling of loneliness topped with the hard crisp of injustice. Yet its taste...

Are you a female dog?””What?” Massie asked. “Why?””Because you are acting like a real bitch!

Was this how the characters in Harry Potter felt when the spoke the name of You-Know-Who?

This isn’t going to be pretty. Rules will be broken. Friendships will be tested. And huge risks will be taken. But they’re small prices to pay for true love and freedom, right?

After each dream, Frankie woke with a start, soaked in tears. But she found no relief in the peaceful silence of her room, because there everything was real. And the guilt was too immense to...

Claire, did I invite you to my barbeque?” Massie asked, her neck tilting to the right and her arms tightly crossed.”Huh? No. I mean, I don’t know,” Claire said.”Then why are you all up in...

Watching a make-out while wrapped in a blanket with a guy she wanted to make out with made her feel exposed. Obvious. Transparent. Like her thoughts were flashing before his eyes.Finally Brett managed to pull...

Question.””Yes,” Candace asked expectantly, eyes fixed on the dark street ahead.”Have you ever had to chose sides between a friend and a boyfriend?”Candace nodded.”Which side are you suppose to pick?””The right one.””What if they’re both...

The inaugural morning at Merston High was officially over. It was no longer a mysterious place in Melody’s imagination, filled with endless possibilities and hooks on which to hang hopes for a better tomorrow. It...

EH.MA.GAWD.

It was an image Melody would never forget. Or was it the emotions the image conjured – hope, excitement, and fear of the unknown, all three tightly braided together, creating a fourth emotion that was...

She didn’t mind a little rain. At least no one would see her cry.

Truth is beauty

One by one, drops fell from her eyes like they were on an assembly line – gather, fall, slide…gather, fall, slide…each one commemorating something she had lost. Hope. Faith. Confidence. Pride. Security. Trust. Independence. Joy....

It was becoming more and more evident that Salem was a town that celebrated individuality, a real live-and-let-live kind of place. Melody felt a gut punch of regret. Her old nose would have fit in...