Shavon Smith

Diary of a Teenage Mind Shavon Smith

Sometimes I think happy the feeling just doesn't last. Sometimes I live for my future instead of living in my past. Sometimes I pray but God just don't listen. Sometimes I stare in the mirror and watch my tears glisten... These are words coming straight from the pages of a teenage girl's diary. She has no name because this story, told in her own words, represents the face of what a lot of teenagers are experiencing today. She speaks for a generation of young adults no matter what the gender, race, or age. This is her diary, opened to tell the story of so many whose voices go unheard. Follow her through her dramatic times and witness her strength as she struggles to survive the pressures of being a teenager in this age of crime, violence, poverty, and death. Hopefully, as you read her story and embark on her emotional rollercoaster full of pain and confusion, as well as joy and triumph, you won't see the face of your own teen within these pages. If you do, let this story give you the confidence and the insight to reach out and save them.