Friday, October 19, 2012

Dear Teen Me Blog Tour- review and giveaway

Hello guys! I am so excited to be a part of this blog tour! Today’s tour stop will include a lot of info about the book, my book review and a giveaway! :)


Title: Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves. 
edited by Miranda Kenneally and E. Kristin Anderson
Publisher: Zest Books (distributed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Published On: October 30, 2012
ISBN 978-1-9369762-1-8

Dear Teen ME On: 

Dear Teen Me includes advice from over 70 YA authors (including Lauren Oliver, Ellen Hopkins, and Nancy Holder, to name a few) to their teenage selves. The letters cover a wide range of topics, including physical abuse, body issues, bullying, friendship, love, and enough insecurities to fill an auditorium. So pick a page, and find out which of your favorite authors had a really bad first kiss? Who found true love at 18? Who wishes he’d had more fun in high school instead of studying so hard? Some authors write diary entries, some write letters, and a few graphic novelists turn their stories into visual art. And whether you hang out with the theater kids, the band geeks, the bad boys, the loners, the class presidents, the delinquents, the jocks, or the nerds, you’ll find friends--and a lot of familiar faces--in the course of Dear Teen Me. (goodreads)

My Thoughts:

Reading this collection of letters authors made to their teenage selves made me want to write my own too. Just like them, I had some experiences in my teenage years that I regret because I was not mature enough. Not mature enough to be contented of what I had, to enjoy instead of complaining at times, and my being afraid to risk falling for someone. But you know what? I also don't regret my teenage life (it was just like a few years ago) because I have lived as I saw fit at that time. As for my "lost moments"? I am still young enough (I'm 21) to make up for it. 

I liked reading and taking a peek of the teenage lives of some of the authors I like. Especially the YA authors, and I can't help but compare their lives to the characters they write, you know, by any chance perhaps there were some similiarities that I an prove that somehow their Ya characters were inspid by their YA selves?

Anyway, overall, Dear Teen me is looking at our fave authors at a different angle and perspective. It was fun and unique. And most importantly, it's like somehow learning from their mistakes too.


                                                                 GIVEAWAY TIME!
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 More about the editors and Zest Books:


Miranda Kenneally is the author of the contemporary YA novels Catching Jordan, Stealing Parker (just published), and Things I Can't Forget (Spring 2013). Miranda is also the co-editor, with E. Kristin Anderson, of Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves (Zest Books), and is co-creator of the Dear Teen Me website. 





E. Kristin Anderson, in addition to co-editing Dear Teen Me and co-creating its eponymous website, is a writer and poet who has been published in dozens of literary journals. She is also an assistant editor at Hunger Mountain for their YA and Children's section.








More about Zest Books:

Zest Books is an award-winning publisher of smart and edgy titles that focus on the colorful chaos of teen life. These nonfiction books cover timely topics in creative ways by incorporating solid life advice, practical how-to instruction, and humorous commentary. Zest Books’ catalogue includes 97 Things to Do Before You Finish High School, Where’s My Stuff: The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide, and Scandalous! 50 Shocking Events You Should Know About So You Can Impress Your Friends. In Fall 2012, Zest Books launches a new line of memoirs and first-person accounts, and Dear Teen Me is the first book in this new line. Zest Books is distributed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Learn more at www.zestbooks.net. 

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