She reminds you what it was like to grow up during an era that consisted of playing countless hours of Nintendo, reading Lurlene McDaniel books, and wearing Esprit T-shirts and Yoyo jeans. With no real responsibilities to worry about, a typical day involved playing board games, eating junk food, and obsessing over the latest Lisa Frank stickers.
Artifacts of a â90s Kid is a candid, coming-of-age, humorous account of Alanaâs experiences as a millennial growing up in Central Illinois. It focuses on her elementary and junior high school years (1992â1999) and includes present-day commentary. Alana offers up a hilarious compilation of diary entries, homework fails, notes, artwork, poetry, and awkward photos from her childhoodâall that and a bag of chips!
Although the handwriting and spelling can be atrocious at times, millennials will relate to Alanaâs diary entries describing a very innocent, honest, and naive time when life was simple and carefree. Featuring many milestones of growing upâfrom making friends, to crushes, to being overly dramaticâalong with some totally dope nineties references that every millennial is sure to enjoy.