I Can't Keep My Own Secrets

Larry Smith

ISBN 10: 0061726842 / ISBN 13: 9780061726842

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2009

About this Item

One life. Six words. What's yours? True tales of love, loss, good friends, and bad hair days filled Not Quite What I Was Planning, the New York Times bestselling first book in the Six-Word Memoir series-and an international phenomenon. Some of the most compelling were by teens, so now SMITH Magazine has compiled a book written entirely by these bold, brash truth-tellers. From cancer to creativity, prom dates to promiscuity, and breaking hearts to breaking laws, the memoirs in this collection reveal that often the youngest writers have the most fascinating stories to tell. Met online; love before first sight. Hair's pink to piss you off. I fulfilled my awkwardness quota today. I'm seventeen, engaged, and not pregnant. My mom had my boyfriend deported. Late for school every single day. According to Facebook, we broke up.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Can't Keep My Own Secrets
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061726842
• ISBN 13: 9780061726842
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

From the editors of the international phenomenon and New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning comes a collection of six-word memoirs created by and for teens.

From cancer to creativity, prom dates to promiscuity, and breaking hearts to breaking laws, the memoirs in this collection reveal that often the youngest writers have the most fascinating stories to tell.

One life. Six words. What's yours?

 

• Personal Storytelling: Hundreds of teens share their biggest secrets, funniest thoughts, and hardest truths in just six words.
• Creative Writing Inspiration: A perfect source of powerful writing prompts for teens, teachers, and aspiring writers.
• Completely Relatable: Tackling everything from first love and family drama to identity and heartbreak, these stories prove you’re not alone.
• Authentic Teen Voices: Every six-word story in this unforgettable anthology was written by a real person between the ages of thirteen and nineteen.

About the Authors

LARRY SMITH is an adjunct associate professor of economics at the University of Waterloo and a recipient of the University of Waterloo’s Distinguished Teacher Award. During his longstanding tenure, Smith has taught and counselled more than 23,000 students on the subject of their careers, representing more than 10 percent of UW’s alumni. Smith has worked with more than 500 teams of student entrepreneurs, advising them as they have created companies of significant size and success across industries as broad-reaching as communications, software, robotics, entertainment, design and real estate. Smith is also president of Essential Economics Corporation, an economic consulting practice that serves a wide range of public and private clients. “Why You Will Fail to have a Great Career,” his TEDx Talk based on his experience counselling students, has been viewed by over six million people.

Rachel Fershleiser is SMITH's memoir editor and has written for the Village Voice, the New York Press, Print, and the National Post. Rachel lives in New York City.