A01=J. S. Lemon
Author_J. S. Lemon
books for middle school girls
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changing bodies
chapter book
empowering books for girls
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female friendship
funny
growing up
inner beauty
junior high student
kids books about consent
kids books about sexual abuse
magical realism
middle schoolers
moths
puberty
sexual assault survivor
sexual harassment
tweens
Product details
- ISBN 9781250330246
- Dimensions: 130 x 193mm
- Publication Date: 20 Oct 2025
- Publisher: Palgrave USA
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Greta Goodwin’s life is changing. On top of moving to a new neighbourhood far away from her best friend, Lotti, she’s also starting senior school. Greta isn’t totally ready for boys, bras, and the chaotic cafeteria. She still feels like a little kid compared to those female classmates who have suddenly matured over the summer. Girls who are now the talk of the school - unlike Greta, who would rather fly under the radar, especially after a bad haircut that makes her look less “effortlessly beautiful” and more “triangle with legs.”
But at her first-ever school party, a boy does pay attention to Greta. Initially it feels good. And then it feels awful. In the aftermath, Greta can’t make sense of what’s happened, let alone talk about it, even to Lotti. Impossibly, Greta’s body starts to change in a vastly different way from everyone else’s. What follows leads Greta to believe the world might finally see her as she truly is: ethereal, powerful, and free.
Sensitively told, stunningly written, and surprisingly funny, Greta will transform readers just as Greta herself is transformed.
