A 2020 ALA Notable Children\'s Book A Washington Post Best Children\'s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee explores the subject of #MeToo for the middle grade audience in this heart-wrenching--and ultimately uplifting--novel about experiencing harassment and unwanted attention from classmates.
From the author of Everything I Know About You , Halfway Normal , and Star-Crossed comes this timely story of a middle school girl standing up and finding her voice..
Slowly, with the help of a fellow classmate, Mila learns how to stand her ground and how to respect others--and herself.
It doesn\'t feel like flirting--so what is it? Thanks to a chance meeting, Mila begins to find solace in a new place: karate class.
During band practice--the one place Mila could always escape.
In the halls.
On the bus.
Doesn\'t she know what flirting looks like? But the boys don\'t leave Mila alone.
According to her friend, Zara, Mila is being immature and overreacting.
He\'s Just being friendly, isn\'t he? And how can she say no? But Callum\'s hug lasts a few seconds too long, and feels...weird.
A few days later, at recess, one of the boys (and fellow trumpet player) Callum tells Mila it\'s his birthday, and asks her for a birthday hug.
For seventh-grader Mila, it starts with some boys giving her an unwanted hug on the school blacktop.
A 2020 ALA Notable Children\'s Book A Washington Post Best Children\'s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee explores the subject of #MeToo for the middle grade audience in this heart-wrenching--and ultimately uplifting--novel about experiencing harassment and unwanted attention from classmates
