Diary of a Teenage Girl
Becoming Me by Caitlin O'Conner
Chapter One
Monday, January 1 (a rather uneventful new year,
so far anyway)
I heard somewhere that when you
write in a diary you should pretend that you're writing a
letter to a really good friend, someone you trust completely,
and you know will never laugh at you. So that's
what I'm telling myself, because to tell the truth I feel
kind of silly writing about my life in this dorky little book.
And it's funny because I've actually had this diary for
several years now, and suddenly it hits me-like hey, I'm
sixteen! According to some people this should be one of
the most memorable eras of my whole life. Well, I'm not
too sure I even want to remember everything about being
sixteen, but on the other hand, things seem to be looking
up lately, and it might actually be fun to track how the
rest of my junior year goes. Especially considering the
first few months have been pretty dull so far.
But first of all, let me say this: Being sixteen is not
really that sweet. And furthermore, it's not terribly
exciting either-at least not for me (althou ... read full excerpt from Diary of a Teenage Girl- Becoming Me ebook
