Notes to Boys: And Other Things I Shouldn't Share in Public by Pamela Ribon

Notes to Boys: And Other Things I Shouldn't Share in Public is a mortifying memoir from bestselling author and tv/film writer Pamela Ribon. Miserably trapped in small town Texas with no invention of the internet in sight, Ribon spent countless hours of her high school years writing letters to her (often unrequited) crushes. The big question is: why did she always keep a copy for herself? Wince along with Ribon as she tries to understand exactly how she ever thought she'd win a boy's heart by writing him a letter that began: "Share with me your soul," and ends with some remarkably awkward erotica. You'll come for the incredibly bad poetry, you'll stay for the incredibly bad poetry about racism.

"...what makes the book so good is that Grown-up Pam has enormous affection for Little Pam, who is, like a little sister, horribly embarrassing on the one hand and a fiercely protected loved one on the other. It's a collection of embarrassing stories and mortifying notes, yes, but it's also a pretty deeply felt memoir about her introduction to boys and sex andrhaps most painfully learning when not to tell people how you feel."
―Linda Holmes, NPR Monkey See and NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour

Imaginative children of the 1980s and ’90s will likely see themselves in Ribon’s writing, as will like-minded teens today.
―Booklist

"...I enjoyed the book, and I rooted for [Little Pam]...hang around for the payoff."
―Tiffany Turpin Johnson, LitReactor

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