It's Funny How Things Change

ISBN-13: 9781565545380 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 160 str.

Betty Mire

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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