Books with title Teenage Writings

Three notebooks of Jane Austen's early writings survive. The pieces probably date from 1786 or 1787, around the time that Jane, aged 11 or 12, and her older sister and collaborator Cassandra left school. By this point Austen was already an indiscriminate and precocious reader, devouring pulp fiction and classic literature alike; what she read, she soon began to imitate and parody. Unlike many teenage writings then and now, these are not secret or agonized confessions entrusted to a private journal and for the writer's eyes alone. Rather, they are stories to be shared and admired by a named audience of family and friends. Devices and themes which appear subtly in Austen's later fiction run riot openly and exuberantly across the teenage page. Drunkenness, brawling, sexual misbehavior, theft, and even murder prevail. It is as if Lydia Bennett is the narrator.

'Jane Austen practising' Virginia WoolfThree notebooks of Jane Austen's teenage writings survive. The earliest pieces probably date from 1786 or 1787, around the time that Jane, aged 11 or 12, and her older sister and collaborator Cassandra left school. By this point Austen was already an indiscriminate and precocious reader, devouring pulp fiction and classic literature alike; what she read, she soon began to imitate and parody.Unlike many teenage writings then and now, these are not secret or agonized confessions entrusted to a private journal and for the writer's eyes alone. Rather, they are stories to be shared and admired by a named audience of family and friends. Devices and themes which appear subtly in Austen's later fiction run riot openly and exuberantly across the teenage page. Drunkenness, brawling, sexual misdemeanour, theft, and even murder prevail.

Writings from a Teenage Mind details the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a high-school-and-college-student-turned-newspaper-columnist in the form of short essays. Joshua Murphy writes about many issues concerning young people, ranging from youth homelessness to the realities of college. Josh composed this book because of his love for writing and his yearning to make a positive impact on the lives of other young people through expression of ideas. In so many places young people are underestimated in school, work, and life. Through a series of short articles that Joshua Murphy wrote in his weekly newspaper column he expresses a teen’s view on society and the issues affecting youth. Young people are creative and imaginative, especially when it comes to the issues of the day. Young people deserve to be heard, and through Writings from a Teenage Mind that barrier has begun to be broken.