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    Pushchairs, Paddling Pools and Wig-Wams
  Kirsty Greenfield and Ellie Marchant-Williams   Kirsty Greenfield and Ellie Marchant-Williams:
“Ellie is the bestest friend anyone could wish for.”


    dare 2b different
  Samantha Thomson   Samantha Thomson:
"It's almost a death-wish walking around Bransholme like this."


    What u'll never see?
  Nicola Maesepp and Perrie Card   Nicola Maesepp and Perrie Card:
"She said they were cat scratches but that night I found out that she'd been doing them to herself."


    Teen Ego Warriors
  Annie Godefroy and Mel Bulut   Annie Godefroy and Mel Bulut:
"I could drink, smoke, pop some pills and my parents would never know."


    My Charlie
  Amber Louise-McGuire   Amber Louise McGuire:
"I took an overdose. I felt as low as the scales on a snake's belly."

    My Wonderful Pony
  Naomi Palmer   Naomi Palmer:
"Last winter was even worse when I thought I was going to have to have her put down."


    Raising Kane
  Kane Jewitt   April Jewitt:
"Although he was my child, it’s as if he was only on loan to me for a short while and, then had to go back."



    You Think I'm Strong
  Matt Crook   Matt Crook:
"There was nothing but grief, arguing and ranting and ranting."


    Why Me!
  Daniel Drinkwater  

Daniel Drinkwater:
"I knew he was lying, lying again, he was always lying."

 


    Life's A Special Gift
  Sarah K   Sarah K:
"I felt with no GCSEs that my dreams of becoming an actor had shattered."


 




    The Car
  Jane Tatham   Jane Tatham:
"It's great having a boyfriend with a car."




    The Thought of Losing My Mum
  Amy Reeve's mum   Amy Reeve:
"In a way I’d like to pretend it never happened but I know it did."


    My First Trip Abroad
  Chris Thomson   Chris Thomson:
"I kept falling over and I was sick of getting a wet bum."


    Off Our Headscarves-The Asian Wedding
  Raheela Shah- The Wedding   Raheela Shah:
"A £100 and in a matter of seconds, I love this job."


    My Sister
  Michael Every   Michael Every:
"The biggest person in my world happens to be smaller than me."


    It's Fun to Stay at the YMCA Foyer
  Danny Dewar   Danny Dewar:
"My parents found out that I’m a bisexual and were greatly disappointed that I’d not confided in them."


    Extreme Skateboarding, Watch with Care
  Simon Blood   Simon Blood:
"I get a lot of names called at me because I skate. But I only do it because it’s fun."


    Looking Through My Eyes
  Adam Gray   Adam Gray:
"Going blind hasn’t stopped me doing what I want, or stopped me being me."


    Friends 4 Life
  Karla McFarlane's story   Karla McFarlane:
"The boys are the girls' number one priority ... they will never be seen without a nice piece of totty on their arms."


    We're Gonna Be Famous
  Tammy Gibbons and  Melanie Shears   Tammy Gibbons and Melanie Shears:
"It was in the papers, on the news - we're going to be famous."


 

 

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