Debbie looked out into the world and wished that something would happen.<\/p>\n
She didn’t have any real idea what<\/i>, just that… that indefinable something<\/i> that would make her different, make her life better, just make… things… move. And over the course of one special summer, something …did happen.<\/p>\n
Finding out “what happened” isn’t a quick discovery. Life happened, and life happens gradually. This is a reflective, quiet novel with plenty of funny sweetness that sounds absurd when described like this, but… it is what it is! The novel criss-crosses the stories of Debbie, her friend Hector, her lost locket, his guitar-playing, and their longing for boyfriends and girlfriends, to be less self-conscious, to be taller, smarter, better equipped to deal with others, and more. <\/p>\n
This novel is definitely not for everyone, but tweens who are willing to take the time will find something special here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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