"I’m still learning in my thirties what I wish I was taught at twelve—that what’s actually normal and not worth hiding is who we become after childhood ..."Whether you had a hard time making friends outside of school, sat speechless as a stripper talked to you from the stage, or realized you’re gay a little late in life, Cracks will help you take solace in the fact that you weren’t the only one. As Melissa comes to terms with a new sense of self, she takes the reader through sometimes comical, possibly uplifting, and definitely cringe-worthy moments from childhood to adulthood while growing up and getting gay.