I vaguely remember the 6 Word Memoir meme that went around the internets, awhile back. It came, it was interesting, it disappeared. After reading I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets, I’m kind of sorry that it did disappear. I found the 6 word memoirs written by teens to be moving, interesting, and funny – all at the same time, sometimes. I found myself remembering how that felt, thankful that I never felt THAT way, laughing because I saw myself or my kids in another six words.
I’m not sure this is Cybil win worthy BUT, it might be. And if it somehow won, I wouldn’t be sad. This is a book I’d like to own. To just have it sitting around the house, to pick up, read, and think about for the rest of the day. It’s that kind of book.
(By the way, the 6 words written by the teen stars were pretty boring compared to the regular kids’ writing.)
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