Realistic Fiction
286 pages

Teasing?  Bullying?  Flirting?  Harassment?  The linne can sometimes be blurry but sometimes it can be quite clear.  Of course that doesn’t make it any less painful or any easier to confront.  Mila knows she’s the target of something uncomfortable, so why is it so hard for her, her friends, or the witnesses to know what to do?  School, friends, and family life are tough enough to manage without any added obstacles.  When a few boys start making comments and touching her and pretending it hasn’t happened, her friends just want her to deal with it.  But she has dealt with everything in all the right ways, and still it continues.  Her frustration and anxiety can be felt through the pages of this book, and you will be rooting for her to be the champion of her own destiny.  But does it work that way?

I would recommend this book to ANY middle school reader.  It’s an important story not only about harassment, but also about decency, respect, and taking responsibility.  It’s about being there for one another and it’s about taking care of ourselves too.