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“One would think, however, that sharing a name might offer a thin string of connection. It was always a thrill to meet someone who had the same name as you, and unlike a lot of things, this was a thrill that never quite faded.”

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Book:The Cost of Paper: Volume Three

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“Not one thought entered my head that did not seem disloyal. I was ashamed, seeing their pride close up, as if for the first time, at how little I had accomplished, how much I had failed to do at St. Paul's. Somewhere in the last two years I had forgotten my mission. What had I done, I kept thinking, that was worthy of their faith? How had I helped my race? How had I prepared myself for a meaningful future? ... They were right: only a handful of us got this break. I wanted to shout at them that I had squandered it. Now that it's all over, hey, I'm not your girl! I couldn't do it.”

Education Pride High School Black History African American History

Book:Black Ice: A Memoir

Source: Black Ice: A Memoir

“How come you got to start making the bed the minute your feet hit the floor? You need to lighten up, girl. Live a little!' Then she'd laugh, delighted with herself and at my inability to be angry with her.”

High School Boarding School Boarding Schools

Book:Black Ice: A Memoir

Source: Black Ice: A Memoir

“Sophomore Lucy Karate took a deep breath and concentrated her moss green eyes on the black squiggles in front of her. The sheet music on the page was exactly the same it had been for the past ten months. The difference wasn’t the music; it was the day. This was the day before auditions – her last opportunity to practice before her fate for the next school year was ultimately decided.”

High School Young Adult Young Adult Fiction Drumline Band Geeks

Book:The Line

Source: The Line

“This may sound funny but somewhere in the back of my mind I thought the world would stop for my first day of JH. The day proved me wrong and I've grown to realize that nothing will be quite as I dreamed them up.”

Dreams High School Junior High Junior High School

Book:The Diary of Latoya Hunter: My First Year in Junior High

Source: The Diary of Latoya Hunter: My First Year in Junior High

“We had grown into one another somewhere along the way. We were officially a team.”

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Book:Take Me Tomorrow

Source: Take Me Tomorrow

“I think it would shock most people if they really knew what we have each survived by the time we graduate high school.”

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Author:Jennifer Elisabeth

“How could a person have and do all these stupid things--clip coupons and double lock the front door--and then one day just cease to exist?”

Death Existence

Book:Commencement

Source: Commencement

“I reached for his other hand, which he quickly accepted and I pulled him up into a hug. I didn't know what the other kids in the room were thinking or saying or doing. And I didn't care. I had Jamie in my arms, and that was all the mattered.”

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Book:Sock it to Me, Santa!

Source: Sock it to Me, Santa!

“High school isn't a very important place. When you're going you think it's a big deal, but when it's over nobody really thinks it was great unless they're beefed up.”

Inspirational Important High School

Book:Carrie

Source: Carrie

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