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How to be a girl in the world

Twelve-year-old Lydia, feeling threatened by the attention her changing body is getting from boys and men, finds a way to take control of her own skin.

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Main Author: Carter, Caela (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
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Body image in adolescence > Juvenile fiction.
Body image > Juvenile fiction.
Sexual harassment > Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction.
Families > New York (State) > Juvenile fiction.
Catholic schools > Juvenile fiction.
Magic > Juvenile fiction.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
Family life > New York (State) > Brooklyn > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Coming-of-age fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:Twelve-year-old Lydia, feeling threatened by the attention her changing body is getting from boys and men, finds a way to take control of her own skin.
Physical Description:294 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 8-12.
Grades 4-6.
ISBN:9780062672704
0062672703
Author Notes:Caela Carter received an MFA in Writing for Children from The New School in New York. She is an author and teaches at-risk kids and teens in alternative education programs. Her middle grade books include My Life with the Liars and her young adult books include Me, Him, Them and It; My Best Friend, Maybe; and Tumbling.

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