Reviews
Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves by E. Kristin Anderson, Miranda Kenneally
thebookishlibrarian's review
Authors have come together to write letters to their teen selves, and to give the advice they wish they would have followed when they were going through some rough patches. Authors include Ellen Hopkins, Lauren Oliver and Tom Angleberger.
herlifewithbooks's review
2.0
Collections such as this one make me wonder who the book is really for. Is it for teens, looking for wise counsel from seasoned adults? If so, what gives 20/30-something YA writers the qualification to provide such advice? The stories are all so personal, too, I found it hard to relate to any of them and I *am* a 20/30-something.
I suspect the book is more for the authors to self-promote, or the industry to kind of bathe in everyone's success. Or perhaps for nostalgic 20/30-something YA-sympathizers who want a dash of nostalgia.
Also, I have no idea what advice I would give my teen self. Not one clue.
I suspect the book is more for the authors to self-promote, or the industry to kind of bathe in everyone's success. Or perhaps for nostalgic 20/30-something YA-sympathizers who want a dash of nostalgia.
Also, I have no idea what advice I would give my teen self. Not one clue.
blurrybug's review against another edition
3.0
I think a teenager would get more out of this than me
Some stories just annoyed me, others left me wanting more and some was just okay.
Having said that it gets a 3 star cause it was more okay than annoying or good stories.
Recommending it for youth that may be a little lost as a reminder that hey things may not go your way now but give it time or see how other resolved their issues.
Some stories just annoyed me, others left me wanting more and some was just okay.
Having said that it gets a 3 star cause it was more okay than annoying or good stories.
Recommending it for youth that may be a little lost as a reminder that hey things may not go your way now but give it time or see how other resolved their issues.
dilemma's review
3.0
Some good letters, but I wish I'd known more of the authors. I only knew four or five.
l1brarygirl's review
2.0
I didn't recognize a lot the authors featured but did notice a lot of them live in Austin. Out of the 70 authors featured in this book, 13 of them live in Austin! That's a crazy amount to me. In case you were curious (like I was) I broke down where are these authors are living:
Texas - 15
New York - 12
California - 9
Canada - 5
Washington - 5
Colorado - 3
Virginia - 3
Maine - 2
Massachusetts -2
Michigan - 2
Nevada - 2
Pennsylvania - 2
Indiana - 1
Maryland - 1
Minnesota - 1
New Mexico - 1
Ohio - 1
Utah - 1
Washington, D.C. - 1
Wisconsin - 1
Also, the majority were female (56 to 14 males)
I really thought it was cute that [a:Lauren Oliver|2936493|Lauren Oliver|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1416335442p2/2936493.jpg] & [a:Elizabeth Miles|121174|Elizabeth Miles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1333268299p2/121174.jpg] are childhood friends and wrote their letters to each other. I liked the illustrated letters too ([a:Tom Angleberger|3172535|Tom Angleberger|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1307441716p2/3172535.jpg], [a:Faith Erin Hicks|996558|Faith Erin Hicks|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1310012075p2/996558.jpg], [a:Dave Roman|266715|Dave Roman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1200331121p2/266715.jpg], [a:Tracy White|4905708|Tracy White|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png])
Texas - 15
New York - 12
California - 9
Canada - 5
Washington - 5
Colorado - 3
Virginia - 3
Maine - 2
Massachusetts -2
Michigan - 2
Nevada - 2
Pennsylvania - 2
Indiana - 1
Maryland - 1
Minnesota - 1
New Mexico - 1
Ohio - 1
Utah - 1
Washington, D.C. - 1
Wisconsin - 1
Also, the majority were female (56 to 14 males)
I really thought it was cute that [a:Lauren Oliver|2936493|Lauren Oliver|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1416335442p2/2936493.jpg] & [a:Elizabeth Miles|121174|Elizabeth Miles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1333268299p2/121174.jpg] are childhood friends and wrote their letters to each other. I liked the illustrated letters too ([a:Tom Angleberger|3172535|Tom Angleberger|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1307441716p2/3172535.jpg], [a:Faith Erin Hicks|996558|Faith Erin Hicks|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1310012075p2/996558.jpg], [a:Dave Roman|266715|Dave Roman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1200331121p2/266715.jpg], [a:Tracy White|4905708|Tracy White|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png])
ainiali's review
5.0
So how much did i love this book? i'm crazy over it. contemplating over a year whether to buy it or not. In the end, yes, i did buy the book & it was awesome!
Some letters are like self-expose & a whole lot sounds like a bunch of adult, looking back & unloading their inner regret in life.
We do look back in the past, thinking & wondering what mistake or decision that we made that lead us to ourselves today. some bad, some pretty good. For wishing that we did not do some things is unavoidable, so this for my dear teen me,
Stop sulking & love An more. For one day she'll be gone for good. Hug her even she refuse. Tell her she's the best friend you will ever have in your life. You'll regret that the last thing you said to her is how lame your life is. Stop! Call her up & ask whether she's OK. Where's she going? To the eternity.
Some letters are like self-expose & a whole lot sounds like a bunch of adult, looking back & unloading their inner regret in life.
We do look back in the past, thinking & wondering what mistake or decision that we made that lead us to ourselves today. some bad, some pretty good. For wishing that we did not do some things is unavoidable, so this for my dear teen me,
Stop sulking & love An more. For one day she'll be gone for good. Hug her even she refuse. Tell her she's the best friend you will ever have in your life. You'll regret that the last thing you said to her is how lame your life is. Stop! Call her up & ask whether she's OK. Where's she going? To the eternity.
whathappenedtoagoodbook's review
5.0
Just randomly picked this up, in-between other books and really enjoyed it, full review to come soon!
xxsquigglesxx's review
3.0
OVERALL IMPRESSION: You could easily look through the table of contents to find a story that relates to your situation, or you could read it through cover to cover, which is what I did.
I love the Q & A features. I wish there were more of them. It was interesting to me to see the different responses everyone gave to the same question.
There wasn't as much advice in the letters as I thought there would be. Many of the letters were just authors retelling an event of their lives.
I think this book would have been good for me to read while I was in high school. It would have given me insight into how other teens were feeling and what different people were going through.
COVER: I like the cover. It is interesting to see pictures of authors from their high school days and compare them with how they look today.
*I received an ARC of the book for my honest review.