SuitabookFinding a voice
Genie records classmates’ wishes, hopes and dreams while trying to work out what she herself wants to express.
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Elisabeth Dahl - Author
A school blogging assignment gives Genie a way to explore changing friendships, family life and the wishes she has not yet put into words. The focus is personal growth through expression.
Genie Kunkle may look like your average fifth grader, but she notices things her classmates don’t. When the school year begins, she’s elected class blogger, and it’s her job to record her class’s “wishes, hopes, and dreams.” But Genie has never been the center of attention, and she struggles to find her voice. What should she write about? Her best friend, Sarah, who’s spending more and more time with the boy-crazy new girl? What about the bras, deodorants, shaved legs, and makeup that seem to be all anyone can think about? Then there’s her widower father’s new adventures in dating, and her older brother’s surly new attitude... As Genie writes the blog entries, she starts to figure out the types of things she wants to express, and her own wishes, hopes, and dreams become clearer with every day.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA school blogging assignment gives Genie a way to explore changing friendships, family life and the wishes she has not yet put into words. The focus is personal growth through expression.
Genie records classmates’ wishes, hopes and dreams while trying to work out what she herself wants to express.
Genie’s best friend spends more time with a new girl, while classmates focus on bodies, grooming, makeup and romantic interest.
Genie’s widowed father begins dating, and her older brother adopts a surly attitude.
Notice how the story handles bodily changes, appearance and romantic interest among classmates, alongside a widowed parent’s dating and an older sibling’s difficult behaviour.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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