SuitabookVanilla Plain and Shy
Betty Jo Schuler
- Reading
- Talk about encouragement and pressure as separate influences; invite the reader to notice which choices Kaitlin makes for herself as her confidence changes.
- Themes
- Confidence and public challenge: Kaitlin struggles to walk down the aisle at her mother’s wedding and later faces a public challenge after gaining poise through modelling. The plot presents increased confidence as a positive change, with Melinda cheering Kaitlin on.
- Social pressure and support: Izzy taunts Kaitlin into signing up for modelling, while her best friend Melinda cheers her on. The story contrasts the boy’s taunting with Melinda’s supportive friendship.
- Worth knowing
- A boy taunts Kaitlin into entering modelling, and the story describes her as lacking confidence. Wedding and stepsister-to-be circumstances add to what feels frightening for her.