Charlie’s not like Coco.So, when everything seems to be going wrong, she’s determined not to be a drama queen. But keeping all her frustrations inside turns out to be a less than perfect plan.I like how Charlie insists on being herself, and love how she comes to evaluate what’s most…
In Love and Muddy Puddles, I don’t quite relate to Coco Franks’s quest to be popular, but I totally get what it’s like to have your parents tell you you’re moving away from the life you know, and your feelings about it don’t matter.Of course, my parents never moved me…
Does my Head Look Big in This is a frequently funny, occasionally poignant story about an Arab-Australian teenager who decides she’s going to start wearing the hijab full-time (including to her private school.)It dives right into serious issues without making them seem at all heavy (faith, women’s rights, cross-cultural communication,…