If you asked me whether I was the type of person who liked trying new things or preferred sticking with what was familiar, I would have told you I was the second girl. The if...

Nothing stings quite like an unanswered text message.

Who would vandalize a doghouse? I ask.”Cats?” Bee suggests.

A lot of kids think high school represents the best years of their lives, but others recognize that it’s mostly irrelevant bullshit, and that life doesn’t even begin until afterward.

You know what I regret the most?” Trinity says, her voice just above a whisper.I don’t answer. All I can think about is how crappy it is that my fourteen-year-old sister already has regrets.

The truth doesn’t get you very far on the streets, or in a group home, or even in high school. That’s probably why the idea of Liars, Inc. appealed to me. Everybody lies. You might...

Not sure how you can get them to him without looking like a crazy stalker chick,” Micah says.”You think I’m a crazy stalker chick?””You’re using an ancient war manual to try to win back your...

Maybe I could dole out the truth in tiny pieces that, once assembled, would make a picture that resembled a reality in which I hadn’t done anything wrong.

We wind our way up the spiral staircase and then down the long hallway that leads to his room. I feel almost like I’m watching the scene unfold from outside my body. My fingers are...

To me, Mother Nature isn’t nearly as scary as human nature.

Standing up for yourself is about more than flinging barbed-wire insults around. Its about picking your battles, knowing when to fight, knowing exactly what and who is worth fighting for.

Sobs force their way out of my throat. I feel like I’m trapped in a disaster movie where everything is shriveling into darkness and ash. Sunflowers are being uprooted. Puppies are being trampled. Whole cities...

But if you want him, you might have to fight for him.” I let my head fall to the tabletop. “For the love of all that is dead and Chinese, please, no more fighting. This...

When you care about someone, you can’t just turn that off because you learn they betrayed you.

When you share feelings with someone, or secrets, it adds a layer of complexity to even the simplest things.