I'm Changing: Friendships, Drama, and Oh...the Comma!

by Starlet G. Reid

Starting middle school was supposed to be an exciting time for Tina Morten, but after losing her best friend to her long time enemy, middle school is nothing but a big headache. Switching classes each hour, having different teachers, daydreaming, forgetting to write in her student planner, mood swings, not to mention she starts her period. Things have definitely changed since elementary. Will Tina ever adjust to middle school?

228 pages, Paperback

First published August 13, 2010

About the author

Writer. Dreamer. Procrastinator Extraordinaire.

Reviews

[Star · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book totally goes inside the mind of a middle school girl transitioning from elementary. How this little girl complains, but that's what makes the book so authentic. The main character Tina didn't ask for a growing body or puberty, but it's all part of growing up. This coming of age story is funny, insightful, and educational.

Excerpt:

Mrs. Simmons made each student stand up and introduce themselves. They also had to tell what they did over the summer. Tina concluded that teachers were just nosey. Why do teachers make us do the same thing year after year? How would they like it if we asked them what they did over the summer? They probably took care of their gardens and shopped at the teacher store,a bunch of boring stuff, I’m sure. What makes them think
we had so much fun? Shoot, we can’t drive!