Beth Cohen
author : Beth CohenJamie Beth Cohen writes about difficult things, but her friends think she's funny. Her non-fiction has appeared in TeenVogue.com, The Washington Post/On Parenting, Salon, and several other outlets. Her debut novel, Wasted Pretty, is about a sixteen-year-old girl who has to deal with wanted and unwanted attention when she inadvertently goes from blending in to standing out.\n\nAlthough a writer at heart, Jamie has done a number of other things in order to feed, clothe, and shelter herself and her family. Her favorite job was scooping ice cream in Pittsburgh, PA when she was sixteen years old. She thinks everything about sixteen was wonderful and amazing, except all the stuff that was horrible. View more >>