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This is the bravest kid I’ve ever heard of.

June 6, 2014 by narfna Leave a Comment

Wow, I just zoomed right through this. For a fifteen year old, Maya Van Wagenen has a very compelling voice. Frankly, this would be good even if it was written by someone older. But I can’t get over how brave this kid was to do all of this. I never could have done it when I was her age — at the peak of my miserable weirdo awkwardness. And she writes with humor and compassion that a lot of assholes older than her could do […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, narfna, Non-Fiction, popular, social experiments, vintage wisdom for a modern geek

narfna's CBR6 Review No:45 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, narfna, Non-Fiction, popular, social experiments, vintage wisdom for a modern geek ·
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