“I bent and twistend and distorted everything ... to fit my pretty picture. God, I belibed my own hype. How stupid, how… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Subject: Some boat Alex, I know Fox Mulder. My mom watched The X-Files . She says it was because she liked the… — Melissa Jensen American idol Copy Share Image
“Look, Ella..." He stared down at his hands, opening and closing his fists. I waited. I think we might have a little… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry I looked. Or saw, I guess. I didn't go digging through your book. The pages fell out." "Yeah. I kinda… — Melissa Jensen Books Copy Share Image
“Daniel." He looked up. "El-la.I was wondering if you'd catch me." He offered me a cigarette. I gave him a shame-on-you look;he… — Melissa Jensen Bar mitzvah Copy Share Image
“When I got back to the kitchen, my heart nearly stopped. Dad was leaning across the stainless worktable, over a pile of… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“It's pierogis . From Svichkar's. Probably cold. It seemed...Oh,crap. It was a really stupid thing to bring, wasn't it? My mother just… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Subect: Sigh. Okay. Since we're on the subject... Q. What is the Tsar of Russia's favorite fish? A. Tsardines, of course. Q.… — Melissa Jensen Apple pie Copy Share Image
“Besides, I'm not a mirror girl. I have Frankie and Sadie to tell me if I have lettuce in my teeth. I… — Melissa Jensen Dark hair Copy Share Image
“I went into the hall and looked out the front window for the twentienth time and told myself to relax for the… — Melissa Jensen Time Copy Share Image
“It was Day Three, Freshman Year, and I was a little bit lost in the school library,looking for a bathroom that wasn't… — Melissa Jensen Afraid of love Copy Share Image
“Ella. If you don’t learn to carpe the diem, you will be, while most certainly not Nobody, something less than a Somebody.” — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“An hour later, proven absolutely right, I slid the last drawer closed, sat on the dusty floor, and had a good, sorry=for-myself… — Melissa Jensen Time Copy Share Image
“Dad was still holding the knife. He gave Alex a very long look. Then he set down the knife, wiped his hands… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“Daniel stood up and loomed over Sadie. "Sing?" "Sorry?" "Do.You.Want.To.Sing.With.Me?" For a count of five, nothing happened. Then,a thousand sad wallflowers at… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“It was only nine o'clock, and I was already exhausted.The first half of the day with Bridezilla hadn't helped, but bu two,… — Melissa Jensen Pretty face Copy Share Image
“In spite of the cold I took a seat at one of the sidewalk tables. It felt like a slab of ice… — Melissa Jensen Rocket science Copy Share Image
“We're not supposed to have electronic stuff out during the school day. Yeah,right. I would say with confidence that 250 of Willing's… — Melissa Jensen Confidence Copy Share Image
“How did you find me?" I asked. "Easy.I looked in the school directory and called Frankie Hobbes this morning." "You what? "… — Melissa Jensen Communication Copy Share Image
“Truth or dare." "Not fair. You already had a turn." "Correct me if I'm wrong, but this little excursion was to make… — Melissa Jensen Truth Copy Share Image
“Tina can be a B-,and she's high maintenance in every possible way. She's also prone to asking questions like whether vegetarians can… — Melissa Jensen Animal crackers Copy Share Image
“So,I'm curious." Alex dragged me from my pleasant contemplation of cowardice and back in the bathroom. He was leaning against the wall,… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“ Leo! Scusi , Nonna." But he still managed to get a good, quiet curse or two out as he backed his… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“You'd think that philisophy might have put the kibosh on some of the Freddy Krueger stuff," I mused, tilting my jaw until… — Melissa Jensen Freddy krueger Copy Share Image
