On Being Seventeen (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780578379500)

Being seventeen is like standing on a bridge.

A bridge between what you know

and what you can imagine.

On Being Seventeen is the debut book containing poems written during the author's tumultuous year before she became an adult. Grappling with the person she was and the person she wants to become, the author uses vivid and vulnerable prose to depict her emotions as a seventeen year old. This book is divided into five sections that touch on topics such as love, youth, and growth and is sure to make your heart ache.