When I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the worst years of my life. I was a total 1 , bullied (欺凌) at school. I felt 2 alone in my small town.
But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my 3 into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to 4 kindness made me feel like my life had a greater 5 .The more positive energy I 6 , the more kindness and 7 I received. I realized that my purpose in life would be to 8 to people, especially teenagers, and help them feel less alone.
Books were my 9 friends back then. I was so 10 that the authors wrote those books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. One of my biggest 11 was to become an author so I could 12 books that would help other teenagers the way those books helped me.
After 13 terrible experiences at school, I made a choice to take the 14 , positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream 15 , one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved, is 16 I am doing now. I have been a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this 17 opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.
Kindness 18 me when I needed help the most. Even small acts of kindness can change someone's life. You never know what someone else is 19 . But by practising daily kindness, you can become a(n) 20 of positive change.
