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From: Prianka Basak
To: Cecily Anderson, Gabrielle Katz
Subject: RE: What is going on?
Dear Cece,
First of all, I am so sorry you’re upset and feeling sad. Obviously Gabs and I love you so much and never wanted to make you feel that way.
Can we please all get together to talk about this? We can obvs still be BFF even if you don’t like a boy. I mean, duh. It shouldn’t be something that divides us.
Love, Pri
PS: No we are not growing apart.
PPS: DUH.
BACK 2 TEXTING PLEEEAAAASSEE
CECILY
Guys this email thing seems so formal
Can we please text
I am sooo stressed about spring fair
There r like a million things 2 do 4 it
And I miss u guys so much
GABRIELLE
Yes hi
PRIANKA
Ceeeeece, don’t be sad
CECILY
I just feel so awk
Guysssss, we got off topic but I wanted to write a note in this journal so we can discuss what has been going on a bit more. Do you understand how I feel? Is it okay to go a little lighter on all the boy talk sometimes? I love you. —Cece
Yeah, I think we can do that. And can you also understand that I am 100% freaking out about the camping trip. Will they make us pee in the woods? Use leaves as toilet paper? UGGGHH. Crying. Tolerance, people. Tolerance. —Gabs
Okay, okay. We will all be tolerant of each other’s weirdnesses. JK. But we are all weird. And that’s the fun of it. Shouldn’t that be our school slogan? Let’s embrace each other’s weirdnesses. Is weirdnesses even a word? LOL. I LOVE YOU 2 WEIRDOS 4ever! —Pri, the extraordinary :)
CPG4Eva
PRIANKA
GABRIELLE
CECILY
BEST DAY EVERRRRRRR
PRIANKA
Guys, this fair is going soooo well
I’ve barely seen u guys
Where r u
Victoria has married 3 peeps btw
Thought she would only want 2 marry Arjun
But she married Kelly O’Neal too
& randomly Mae Revis & Jared Remington @ the same time LOL
Can we all marry each other puhlease
Where r uuuuuuu guyzzzzzz
CECILY
Hiiiii
Let’s all marry each other RIGHT NOW
And don’t forget to post inspiring messages on the wall
U guys r soooooooo inspiring
555-55
YORKVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEXT/EMAIL ALERT: Attention all students: come to the photo booth area! We are going to try and get each grade together in a group photo. Hard but not impossible! #YorkvilleUnited
Mara, Cecily
MARA
Cece, did u see the text alert
It was my idea & I told Mr. Akiyama and he it
CECILY
OMG Yes I it 2
On my way
DUNK TANK NOW
CECILY
How awesome was that photo
Really feel like we united as a grade
We rlly r a tolerant school, don’t u think
Is that sooo cheesy 2 say
Where r u guys
Meet me at the dunk tank
They r about to dunk Mr. C
GABRIELLE
Sorry - I had phone in pocket LOL
I’m there now
PRIANKA
ME 2
CECILY
Guys, I am marrying Mara 2
Don’t be mad LOL
GABRIELLE
Obv not
That’s why marriage booth is so fun
Marry everyone!
PRIANKA
Agree agree
CECILY
Guys can I just say how glad I am that we talked and r good now & its ok 2 be diff and still be bff
I am soooo emo rn but ILYSM
GABRIELLE
I am so glad 2
Tolerance comes in many diff ways ya know
PRIANKA
Totes
We have come sooo far since the V incident
CECILY
how we r texting about this bc no one can overhear
GABRIELLE
Same
CECILY
We r the best
PRIANKA
Better than best
GABRIELLE
CPG4eva&eva&eva&eva
Arjun, Victoria
VICTORIA
r u having fun
ARJUN
I am
Thank u 4 checking
Did u see me on the news last night from when they taped me @ Vish’s house a few wks ago
VICTORIA
Noooo were u already on
ARJUN
Yes @ 7pm
VICTORIA
I will have 2 come over and watch
U DVRd it right
ARJUN
Yes
VICTORIA
Ok I am inviting myself over this week
ARJUN
LOL
VICTORIA
Where r u now
Do u want 2 get married
But FYI I’ve already married 5 peeps
LOL
From: Mr. Akiyama
To: All Grade Representatives
Subject: Wonderful job!
Dear students,
You all did such an outstanding job with the Spring Fair today. The booths were terrific.
We also raised $1,000 for refugee families settling in Yorkville.
Thank you to everyone, especially the grade reps who put so much work into the booths.
Wonderful work!
#YorkvilleUnited
Mr. Akiyama
WE ROCK
PRIANKA
2day was so fab
Cece, sooooo proud of all ur hard work
CECILY
We all did stuff
Our whole grade did such a good job
& colin’s idea 4 the $$ 4 refugee fams was so smart, Gabs
GABRIELLE
He is a smart boy
CECILY
LOL yes
PRIANKA
Victoria and Arjun r still going strong
GABRIELLE
That is the funniest part of it all
PRIANKA
Yea true
she doesn’t text us as much bc she’s always texting him
GABRIELLE
Wow hahahaha
CECILY
It’s all good tho
I guess things r calm 4 now
PRIANKA
We can always start planning a fall back 2 school kick-off party...
GABRIELLE
LOL can we plz relax & have summer 1st
CECILY
Yesssss
U guys want 2 come over for ice cream sundaes in my backyard
GABRIELLE
Right now
PRIANKA
CECILY
Yesssss why not
PRIANKA
K
GABRIELLE
ON MY WAY
PRIANKA
SAME
CECILY
Hi guys – Pri here. DUHHHH. Funny how we are writing in this notebook even though we are all together right now. But I think we need a real record of our summer together and this is the best way to do it.
Tell me if you agree.
PS: Imagine if our notebook gets published one day like a real book, and then made into a movie, and we become famous . . . OMG.
I agree! LOVE YOU GUYS! —Cecily Anderson, your BFFFFFFFF
Yes, I agree too!! —Gabrielle Katz
Okay so I’m adding a few more things to the list.
-extra batteries for flashlights
-everyone bring their iPod touch (NO SCREENS LOL)
-extra bug spray
-extra water bottle
-snacks even
though it said we aren’t supposed to bring food
-my cute new cutoffs even though it said we shouldn’t bring nice stuff
(LOL I am such a rule breaker :) )
-summer reading books
-our journals
-THIS JOURNAL :) :) :)
-digital camera
OMG I AM SOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Back to ice cream now?
YES YES YES
DITTO. ILY2SM!!!!!!!
GLOSSARY
2 to
2gether together
4 for
4eva forever
any1 anyone
awk awkward
BFF best friends forever
BFFAE best friends forever and ever
b-room bathroom
b/t between
c see
caf cafeteria
comm committee
comp computer
DEK don’t even know
deets details
def definitely
diff different
disc discussion
emo emotional
every1 everyone
fab fabulous
fabolicious extra fabulous
fac faculty
fave favorite
Fla Florida
fone phone
fyi for your information
gtg gotta go
gn good night
gnight good night
gr8 great
hw homework
ICB I can’t believe
IDC I don’t care
IDEK I don’t even know
IDK I don’t know
IHNC I have no clue
IK I know
ILY I love you
ILYSM I love you so much
JK just kidding
K okay
L8r later
LMK let me know
lol laugh out loud
luv love
n e way anyway
NM nothing much
nvm never mind
nums numbers
obv obviously
obvi obviously
obvs obviously
OMG oh my God
ooc out of control
peeps people
perf perfect
pgs pages
plzzzz please
pos possibly
q question
r are
ridic ridiculous
rlly really
RN right now
sci science
sec second
sem semester
scheds schedules
some1 someone
SWAK sealed with a kiss
TBH to be honest
thx thanks
TMI too much information
tm tomorrow
tmrw tomorrow
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WIGO what is going on
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wknd weekend
WTH what the heck
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
All my love, appreciation, and gratitude to: Dave, Aleah, Hazel, the Greenwalds, the Rosenbergs, the BWL Library & Tech team, my totes awesome editor, Maria, Rebecca, Katherine, Aurora, Amy, Erica, Bethany, Ann, Stephanie, all the fab peeps at Katherine Tegen Books , and agent Alyssa. To all of my readers: 2 all of u. ILYSM!
Last but def not least, thanks to Adam, Tatyana, Sammy, Richard, Tobias, Brent, Harris, Carolina, JB, Imara, Lindsay, David, William, Olaf, Paige, Rachel, Olivia, Tiarna, Sam, Julia, Spencer, Harlan, Agatha, Philip, Philip, Cameron, Jack, Hawk, Jenna, Blake, Drew, Robert, Ben, Hudson, Jean-Luc, Charlize, Julian, Sammie, Sasha, Olivia, Ryan, Bijan, Andrew, Ilana, Sophia, Abby, Andrew, Malachi, Hudson, Jack, Lucas, Josh, Jacob, Lissie, Gavin, Gabi, and Emilia for all the help with the text lingo. XOXOXOXOXO
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Names: Greenwald, Lisa, author.
Title: TBH, this may be TMI / Lisa Greenwald.
Other titles: To be honest, this may be too much information
Description: First edition. | New York : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] | Series: TBH ; #2 | Summary: Told entirely in text messages, emails, and notes, best friends Prianka, Gabby, and Cecily find their friendship tested by busily planning a spring fair, bullying, and boys.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017034684 | ISBN 978-0-06-268993-1 (hardback)
Subjects: | CYAC: Friendship—Fiction. | Middle schools—Fiction. | Schools—Fiction. | Bullying—Fiction. | Toleration—Fiction. | Text messages (Cell phone systems)—Fiction. | BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Adolescence. | JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Bullying. | JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Technology.
Classification: LCC PZ7.G85199 Tbh 2018 | DDC [Fic]—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017034684
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