![]() ![]() Or Take a Bow’s Emme who finally finds her voice and confidence to go after her musical dreams. Be it Penny Lane Bloom who after a broken heart forms a club about friendship and staying true to yourself in The Lonely Hearts Club. I write the kind of characters that I wish she had read about back then: characters who have their struggles, but find an inner strength to stand up for what they believe in. ![]() When I set out to write my books, I think about Teen Elizabeth. Who cares if you don’t go to prom? (Disclosure: I did go to prom and had fun, but it was not a life-changing experience.) Stand up for yourself. Looking back at Teen Elizabeth, I want to tell her it’s okay. What if nobody asked me to prom? CAN YOU IMAGINE? But I was also plagued with worrying about silly things: what if people found out that I loved New Kids on the Block? That was so not cool. I was a good student, excelled in the music programs, and had close friends. In high school, I was insecure, scared of being different, and everything was such a big deal. These are words that would not have defined Teen Elizabeth. ![]() Elizabeth Eulberg is well known in her own right as one of the best contemporary writers out there so we are so thrilled to have her close out our month-long celebration of women with a look back at her teen self with some great advice. ![]() As we come to the end of March, we wanted to celebrate Women’s History Month one more time. ![]()
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