Hi everyone! My new novel, formerly Tweaked, now Girl Broken, is going out to some fab publishers this week. It's really evolved into something special -- still deals with crystal meth abuse and violence against teens, but a larger theme has emerged, about what makes a young girl feel "broken", what "breaks" her, and the many ways (some good, some bad) she tries at putting herself back together.

for my next book, I'd like my characters to go online more, just in the course of their day, of living. I go online for email, a few listservs I belong to, and research primarily. Oh, and shopping...

I'd really like to get a feel for what other people, especially those between 15 and 25 years old, do online. also, how often do you go online, what times of day, what kind of computer do you use, do you have your own website or homepage? Whatever. so if you have a few moments to send me an email @ shelley@shelleystoehr.com, I'd love that -- no rush. You can tell me what your friends like to do online too, whatever. I'm not using anything you write specifically, just getting a feel.

thanks!

-- shelley Stoehr

Selected Works

Young Adult Fiction

Crosses
Nancy and Katie are best friends with one big thing in common -- they both cut themselves, “Not by accident, we do it purposely -- and regularly -- because physical pain is comforting, and because now it has become a habit.”

Weird on the Outside
When sixteen-year-old Tracey runs away she finds that making ends meet in New York City for a young girl with few real skills is nearly impossible. That’s when Tracey becomes Amanda, a topless dancer.

Tomorrow Wendy
“I’ve discovered that if you wear a big enough hat, no one worries much about what’s going on inside your head,” says Cary. And no one, not even her boyfriend, Danny, knows about the things inside Cary’s head. Especially the feelings she has for Wendy, a girl with bright green hair and hard-candy sadness in her eyes.

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