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So you try to think of someone else you're mad at, and the unavoidable answer pops into your little warped brain: everyone.

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So you try to think of someone else you're mad at, and the unavoidable answer pops into your little warped brain: everyone.

Tags: adolescence, anger, depression

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About Ellen Hopkins

Ellen Louise Hopkins (born March 26, 1955) is a novelist who has published several New York Times bestselling novels that are popular among the teenage and young adult audience.