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This book illustrates 100% the emotional roller coaster that is a teen's everyday life; one word covers it all--real. "People love others not for who they are, but for how they make them feel."--Irwin Federman. That is exactly what Teen Ink's most soul-stirring book yet emulates. Teen Ink: Love and Relationships is filled with heartfelt stories, art and poems, some painful, and some joyous. Yet, regardless of the emotions, each entry captures the true essence of being a teenager. This is a masterpiece, causing me to laugh and cry along with each story, remembering the same emotions I once felt and causing me to anxiously await my own relationships. Not only does Love and Relationships speak to teens like me but adults too; bringing back memories of high-school crushes, parental relations and the way they felt when they lost a friend. This book is so magical that I can't wait to show my friends, hopefully each story will touch their hearts and souls as it has touched mine. Love and Relationships not only entertained me but also provided hope that I too would make it out of my teenage years, alive and a stronger person. Thank you, Teen Ink, for providing a manual on teenage life that teens, siblings, parents, boyfriends and even teachers should read if they truly want to understand what its like to be a teen. Go ahead, read it--I dare you.