Perfect for fans of Deb Caletti, this powerful, absorbing, and beautiful (Booklist) coming-of-age novel in verse follows a teen girl who connects with the women of her maternal line through their journals and comes to better understand her fraught relationship with her mother.
Mimi\'s relationship with her mother has always been difficult.
But it isn\'t until her mother\'s story comes to light that Mimi learns about the unyielding bonds of family and the relentless spirit of womanhood..
And as Mimi grows closer to each of these women, she starts to forge her own path.
She immerses herself in each of their lives, learns of their painful stories and their beautiful sprits.
Trying to understand her place in the world, Mimi dives into the uncovered journals of her grandmother, great-grandmother, and beyond.
And all in the shadows of a sexual assault case that is everywhere on the news--a case that seems to specifically rattle her mother.
But Mimi takes to poetry and with it, a way to write down the realities of growing into a woman, the pains of online bullying, and the new experiences of having a boyfriend.
Expected.
It\'s a tradition, she says.
What she doesn\'t expect is her mother\'s advice to start journaling--just like all the woman in her family before her.
But lately, her mother has been acting more withdrawn than usual, leaving Mimi to navigate the tricky world of turning sixteen alone.
Perfect for fans of Deb Caletti, this powerful, absorbing, and beautiful (Booklist) coming-of-age novel in verse follows a teen girl who connects with the women of her maternal line through their journals and comes to better understand her fraught relationship with her mother.
Mimi\'s relationship with her mother has always been difficult
