A Messy, Beautiful Life
Author: Sara Jade Alan
Publication Date: October 2, 2017
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Description:
And not always the ha, ha kind. Like that one time where a hot guy tried to kiss me and I fell. Down. Hard. And then found out I had cancer.
I’m trying to be strong for my friends and my mom.
And
I’m trying so hard to be “just friends” with that hot guy, even though
he seems to want so much more. But I won’t do that to him. He’s been
through this before with his family, and I’m not going to let him watch
me die.
So, I tell myself: Smile Ellie. Be funny Ellie. Don’t cry Ellie, because once I start, I might not stop.
Sara
Jade Alan wrote her first comedy sketch during second grade recess,
then cast it, directed it, and made costumes out of garbage bags. Since
then, she has performed in over a thousand improvised and scripted shows
all over the country. When she lived in New York City with her college improv
group, she worked as an assistant to a best-selling author of young
adult novels featuring strong female heroes and was completely inspired
by her books and the awesomeness of her teen fans. Spending a year on
crutches, Sara turned to writing her own young adult stories and was
hooked. Currently, she is one-half of the comedy duo, The Novelistas,
who perform about writing and teach performance to writers. Hailing
from a suburb of Chicago, Sara now lives in Colorado with her
husband—who she met in that college improv
group—and daughter, who they waited a bunch of years to make. She is a
member of and guest instructor at Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
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A Messy, Beautiful Life
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