• American Author (specializing in teenage life experiences).

• Graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with highest honors in Creative Writing .

• All 10 of her books have debuted on the best-selling list at #1.

• About two best friends, Halley and Scarlett, that have to go through hard events during their Junior Year.

• Scarlett is pregnant with her dead boyfriend’s baby and Halley gets in with the wrong bad boy.

• INFLUENCE:• Taught me that your life can go from being

perfect to completely destroyed and this is when you find out who your real friends are.

• Drinking, partying, and then driving home can be deadly.

• True friendship is a promise you keep you keep forever.

• Colie goes to live with her aunt when she is bullied for her weight and being “easy.” Meets Morgan and Isabel who show her that being herself is the best thing ever.

• INFLUENCE:• It taught me that I need to accept myself

for who I am, and that is the only way others will start respecting me.

• Rumors can WRECK other people’s lives.• Bullying can lead to a person being

depressed and having low self-esteem.• Don’t judge a person by their cover.• Also, if my friends come to me for help

with a serious problem, tell an adult before it gets worse.

• Caitlin is in an abusive relationship with her boyfriend, and she tries to hide all of the scars. She doesn’t tell anyone about the violence because she is head over heels in love. Her dreams are the only way to escape reality.

• INFLUENCE:• To speak out if I am ever in an abusive

relationship.• Never blame yourself for someone else

taking their anger out on you.• If you know someone being abused, tell

someone because usually theyre too scared and don’t think that anyone cares.

• STAY STRONG and BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS!

• Macy is the daughter and never tries anything for herself. When her dad dies, she starts hating the world. But she ends up stepping out of her shell and falling in love with Wes while having the best summer of her life not caring what anyone thinks.

• INFLUENCE:• Having one of your relatives die is very

hard, but you can’t stop living your life just because they’re gone.

• Don’t be afraid when people try to help you, they just care about you and want you to get better.

• Taking risks can lead to some of the best times and memories.

• Annabel Greene was a model, a popular girl, with the perfect family. It all begins to fall apart when her sister Whitney almost dies from anorexia. Then,Annabel's best friend Sophie accuses her of trying to sleep with her boyfriend, when he really tried to rape her. Her life comes crashing down. She ends up falling in love with Owen, and he helps her find her will to live again.

• INFLUENCE:• It showed me that people’s lives may seem perfect on

the inside, but that may all be a show. They could really be falling to pieces and looking for someone to listen and help them out.

• It also showed me that you can save a person’s life if you just take the time to listen. In the end it will make them feel accepted and cared about, while also making you feel better about yourself.

• Also inspired me to always keep smiling and keep my head up because you never know who is falling in love with you smile (:

• After Auden’s parents' divorce, she has forced herself to focus mainly on schoolwork. A summer at the beach introduces her to the world of girls and new friendships. She meets Eli, an intriguing loner who becomes her guide to the nocturnal world of the town. Together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she’s been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend.

• INFLUENCE:• You can’t spend your whole life worried

about what others’ say or want you to do, you need to live your life for YOU!

• It showed me that you can’t blame yourself for your parents fighting, it will make you go crazy and feel horrible about yourself.

• Don’t live your life secluded, you are missing out on life changing events ever day that you stay by yourself.

• Don’t be afraid of change, it’s a good thing!!