Synopses & Reviews
i It wasTuesday afternoon in May. Jill and Mona sat on the edge of my bed. I was leaningagainst my bedroom wall feeling sad, staring at the floor.You don't have to look so glum, ' Jill said.It's easy for you to say, I said, looking up at Jill. You're not close to your grandma, because she never lived in your backyard like mine does. I bit my thumbnail and yanked a piece off. Mona snapped her gum, then blew a bubble. She and Jill couldnit understand why I was so sad that Grandma was moving away.ifrom Chapter OneReady or not . . . itis time to grow up Libby Stokes, an eleven-year-old, has her share of problems. Her best friends donit understand her anymore. All they want to do is talk about parties and boys. Her mother has taken a sudden interest in trying to run Libby's life, and worst of all, her grandmother, the person Libby has always counted on most, is moving away. Itis enough to make a tomboy want to climb a tree and hide. Libby does try to hide by running away. But she soon discovers that she canit run away from the changes that time brings.
Synopsis
The late 1970s in rural Louisiana is not a good time or place to be an eleven-year-old tomboy Libby Stokes wants nothing more than to play in the woods and swing from vines, but her friends and family have a very different idea of how preteen girls should behave. All of a sudden, Libby is expected to paint her nails, learn to cook, and flirt with boys--yuck When her best friend, Jody, asks her on a date, Libby can't stand it any longer and decides to run away forever. But when family troubles and a scary night in the wilderness drive Libby back home, she starts to wonder if acting girly may not be so bad after all.
In this vintage take on growing up, author Betty Mire captures a time period that most young girls today can hardly imagine--a time when sports were reserved for boys and girls were encouraged to put their dreams on hold for marriage. As Libby struggles to remain true to herself amidst the tangle of bullies and boyfriends, she provides readers with a realistic snapshot of what it was like to grow up almost forty years ago. As modern girls follow Libby's adventures, they'll certainly agree on one thing--it's funny how things change
Synopsis
Ready or not...it's time to grow up
An eleven-year-old can have her share of problems. Libby Stokes's best friends don't understand her anymore. All they want to do is talk about parties and boys. Her mother has taken a sudden interest in trying to run Libby's life, and worst of all, her grandmother, the person Libby has always counted on most, is moving away. It's enough to make a tomboy want to climb a tree and hide
Libby does try hiding by running away. But she soon discovers that she can't run away from the changes that time brings.
Synopsis
Just before she turns 12, Libby Stokesis whole world turns upside down. Her friends are suddenly interested only in clothes and boys and she finds out sheis about to become a big sister. It is definitely enough to make a tomboy want to climb a tree and hide forever.