In this book you can experience exactly what the writer felt in each poem she leads you through the pivotal points of her life. You will applaud her growth through resiliency and ability to stay strong in each difficult season. Her faith that things will get better if she keeps trying is a lovely sentiment that resonates throughout this book. Elizabeth Hollinger takes us on a journey of ups and downs, she masterfully compels us to turn the next page until we are at the end of her book. Not only is this a coming-of-age story it is a story of coming face to face with the hardest things and continuing to move forward. Her message of "I'm Trying..." reaches the very core of what we all consist of, continuing our own story. We can certainly hope that means we will be reading another book from her soon.