It still boggles my mind how a 16-year-old girl can put out a frickin memoir book, but I suppose crazier things have happened. In her book, Miles to Go, Miley talks about how she used to be bullied in her pre-teen years while in middle school.
The girls took it beyond normal bullying. These were big, tough girls. I was scrawny and short. They were fully capable of doing me bodily harm. They shoved me in (the bathroom). I was trapped. I banged on the door until my fists hurt. Nobody came. I spent what felt like an hour in there, waiting for someone to rescue me, wondering how my life had gotten so messed up. It seemed like Operation Make Miley Miserable was escalating to a new level. More like Operation Take Miley Down. Three girls strutted up and stood towering over me. My stomach churned. I clutched my grilled cheese sandwich like it was the hand of my best friend. It pretty much was my best friend those days. I was done for. They started cussing me and telling me to get up. I sat there, frozen. I didn't know what to do. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore. I wasn't chicken. What could they do to me? I was surrounded by people. I stood up, still a foot shorter then they were, and said, "What's your problem? What did I ever do to you?
I guess the only good thing about this book is that it'll get younger kids reading instead of playing XBox all the time, and I'm sure they'll be able to relate to her stories. Otherwise, who really cares about Miley's memoir?
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