SuitabookFeeling overlooked within a family
Mia is positioned between a high-achieving older sister and a highly talented younger sister, and feels that rebellion is how she gets noticed.
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Lisa Williamson - Author
This is a character-led story about feeling overlooked, performing confidence and discovering that other people’s expectations do not define your worth. Its emotional focus is Mia’s changing understanding of herself and her relationships.
"One family, three sisters. Grace, the oldest, is a straight-A student. Audrey, the youngest, is a future Olympic swimming champion. Mia is in the middle. Mia is wild and daring, great with hair and selfies, and the undisputed leader of her friends, not attributes appreciated by her parents or teachers. When Grace makes a shock announcement, Mia hopes that her now-not-so-perfect sister will get into the trouble she deserves. But instead, it is Mia whose life spirals out of control -- boozing, boys and bad behaviour -- and she starts to realise that her attempts to make it 'All About Mia' might put at risk the very things she loves the most." -- Provided by publisher.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a character-led story about feeling overlooked, performing confidence and discovering that other people’s expectations do not define your worth. Its emotional focus is Mia’s changing understanding of herself and her relationships.
Mia is positioned between a high-achieving older sister and a highly talented younger sister, and feels that rebellion is how she gets noticed.
Mia presents herself as wild, daring and unconcerned, while the narrative reveals jealousy, insecurity and uncertainty about her future.
Mia’s choices affect her closest friends and family, including a reported betrayal of her best friend and embarrassment caused to her parents.
Some families may want to discuss the treatment of drinking, sexual experience, pregnancy, academic pressure and social-media humiliation.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough.
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