Teen Angst
By: Krista Rose Leman

Krista Rose Leman, born June 12, 1989, has spent her life in the village of Ninilchik, Alaska. She is the youngest of three daughters born to her mother, a special ed. teacher and her father, the coach of the well known Ninilchik Lady Wolverine basketball team. She has always been creative from the time she was very small. She attended dance classes for three years. She made her debut singing appearance at a local talent show at the tender age of seven and her latest public performance was singing the National Anthem at a District basketball tournament before several hundred people. She’s performed in plays, talent shows, and competitions; acting, dancing and singing. This will be her first published written work; a collection of poems she began writing at the age of fourteen. As you read her poems, you can feel her creative soul as she writes about her longing, her pain, her loves, her dreams. Aptly titled Teen Angst this collection of poetry will speak to teens everywhere.

Krista has aspirations of becoming a sports broadcaster. Acting and directing are other areas of interest. As a high school junior, she is very active in school and sports. Her favorite sport is basketball and she plays point guard for the Lady Wolverines. She was the State Runner Up in the Elk’s Hoop Shoot when she was eight which was a sign of good things to come as her skills have earned her the rank of team co-captain. In volleyball, she led her team in kills in the 2005 season. In her spare time she likes scrap booking, hanging out with friends, watching the Simpsons, and writing stories and poems.