SuitabookGlow Up, Lara Bloom
Dee Benson
- Reading
- Try reading it alongside a conversation about online privacy, appearance and self-worth. Pause after Lara’s glow-up idea to ask what she hopes will change, then revisit whether her expectations match what follows.
- Themes
- Self-worth and appearance: Lara considers changing her appearance and behaviour to gain Caiden’s attention, including worries about hair, body shape and seeming perfect. The book presents this favourably.
- Friendship and support: Lara has a close-knit group of friends, and Anaya suggests the online diary after Lara loses confidence in keeping a paper diary private. The book presents this favourably.
- Privacy and online journalling: Lara uses a private online journal after her brother discovers or gains access to her diary, and she records intimate thoughts there. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Worth knowing
- Consider whether discussions of appearance, body image or trying to seem perfect might feel particularly personal. The book treats these experiences with humour, but the emotional effect and ending are not fully clear.