About This Book
Reach for this book when your teenager is grappling with the shifting landscape of a blended family or feeling the pressure of high school social hierarchies. It speaks directly to the 'middle child' of a family transition: the teen who is happy for their parent's new marriage but feels the loss of their old, familiar routines. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor captures the authentic voice of a tenth-grader navigating the bittersweet reality of her father remarrying while she attempts to maintain her own identity amidst changing friendships. It is a gentle, secular, and deeply relatable guide for teens learning that including new people doesn't have to mean losing yourself. The story provides a healthy model for communicating complex emotions within a supportive family structure.
