SuitabookBeing Bindy
Alyssa Brugman
- Reading
- If school rejection or family distance feels familiar, pause after difficult chapters and invite the reader to name which relationships feel trustworthy. Discuss consent and communication without requiring personal disclosure.
- Themes
- Friendship rupture and social belonging: Bindy’s former best friend rejects her, and classmates mock or isolate her. The situation is presented as painful and mean-spirited, but the story also follows Bindy’s efforts to find her own way and supportive new relationships.
- Family change and emotional need: Bindy faces possible changes to her family arrangements and struggles with an emotionally distant mother; her grandmother’s death is also mentioned. The family relationships are shown with both faults and strengths, including a firm, loving father and a supportive brother alongside maternal disconnection.
- Romantic attention and personal boundaries: A fellow pupil tries to move from friendship towards romance, including an attempted kiss that Bindy does not accept. Bindy’s wish to know someone better before kissing is presented as a clear personal boundary, while the suitor’s view prioritises kissing over conversation.
- Worth knowing
- Be ready for scenes involving public humiliation by classmates, a friend’s rejection, an emotionally disconnected mother, a grandmother’s death, family relationship changes and an attempted kiss that is resisted.