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When you're brave enough

After reinventing herself at a new middle school, eighth-grader Lacey navigates friendship, first crushes, a bat mitzvah, and an onstage kiss that forces her to confront her feelings and her true self when her longtime best friend reenters her life.

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Main Author: Bendheim, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Viking, 2026.
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Self-actualization (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Theater > Juvenile fiction.
Middle schools > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Jews > United States > Juvenile fiction.
Self-actualization > Juvenile fiction.
Identity > Juvenile fiction.
School fiction.
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Summary:After reinventing herself at a new middle school, eighth-grader Lacey navigates friendship, first crushes, a bat mitzvah, and an onstage kiss that forces her to confront her feelings and her true self when her longtime best friend reenters her life.
Physical Description:298 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 10-14.
Grades 4-6.
ISBN:9780593695135
0593695135
Author Notes:Rebecca Bendheim is a middle school teacher, poet, and graduate of Vanderbilt and VCFA's MFA program in writing for children and young adults, where she wrote her critical thesis on queer middle grade and was mentored by Corey Ann Haydu. She has performed her poetry at Lambda Litfest, on NPR, and as a member of Austin's Typewriter Rodeo poetry troupe. Rebecca can be found on social media @RebeccaBendheim.

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