LITERALLY SO CUTE!!! This book is perfect for any pre-teen to read. And also just for anyone else. You follow the main character in her time before turning twelve, experiencing all the problems pre-teen girls go through- first periods, graduating from training bra to normal bra, shaving, feeling out of place, and discovering your sexuality. This book also includes segments where she deals with a toxic religious youth group. Telling her that women were made by god to complement men. How women should dress modestly to keep boys’ thoughts at bay. And how being gay makes god cry. Beautiful, happy ending. Wonderful read.
Turning Twelve by Kathryn Ormsbee, (List Price: $21.99, Random House Graphic, 9780593650066, October 2024)
Reviewed by Stephanie St. John, E. Shaver Bookseller in Savannah, Georgia