"Slam: Based on the Diaries of Mel Leavitt and a True Story"

Mel Leavitt is an eighteen-year-old high school senior who has dreams of becoming a slam poet, even though her parents don't approve. She met many people when she first began her slam poetry career, such as members of the New West State College writing club, the Power Poets, who she has encountered problems with. The club president, Maryse, was a good friend to Mel in junior year when the club began. However, something changed when Maryse told people about Mel's huge crush on the club's sla...