SuitabookStarting over
Cassandra moves across the country and becomes the new girl in a community where other children already know one another.
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Tamara Hart Heiner - Author
This is a school-and-friendship story about adapting to major change while trying to belong. Cassandra’s ordinary perspective is placed under pressure by relocation, unfamiliar social routines and the possibility of finding a personal strength.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a school-and-friendship story about adapting to major change while trying to belong. Cassandra’s ordinary perspective is placed under pressure by relocation, unfamiliar social routines and the possibility of finding a personal strength.
Cassandra moves across the country and becomes the new girl in a community where other children already know one another.
Cassandra tries to make friends and faces social situations in which her expectations may affect others.
While dealing with unfamiliar school and club settings, Cassandra discovers that she has something unique to contribute.
Notice how Cassandra’s expectations affect other people, including a new friend, and whether the story gives equal weight to others’ feelings. The ending is not clearly self-contained, so discuss continuation expectations.
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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