Braces, glasses, bad skin, cowlicks, and teenage awkwardness.Let's face it, growing up is hard. "like it's really really hard". Hormones, emotions beyond your control, a changing body, and being completely clueless. "fun times". Not to mention the agonizing experience of junior high and high school on top of all of that. Laura L. Day takes us on an awkward adventure through the emotional and humorous teen years with her collection of journal entries, poems, essays, and stories that kept her slightly above water during the distraught rollercoaster of these epically disastrous years.

We get a peek of her bad decisions (boys), being faced with a bully, and trying to rise above those "mean girls". Through her writing, she shares her witty, yet personal experiences as a late-'90s, early 2000's teenager and an even more oblivious young adult.