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Reckless, Glorious, Girl

by Ellen Hagan
Ellen Hagan
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The co-author of Watch Us Rise pens a novel in verse about all the good and bad that comes with middle school, growing up girl, and the strength of family that gets you through it. Beatrice Miller may have a granny's name (her granny's, to be more specific), but she adores her Mamaw and her mom, who give her every bit of wisdom and love they have. But the summer before seventh grade, Bea wants more than she has, aches for what she can't have, and wonders what the future will bring. This novel in verse follows Beatrice through the ups and downs of friendships, puberty, and identity as she asks: Who am I? Who will I become? And will my outside ever match the way I feel on the inside? A gorgeous, inter-generational story of Southern women and a girl's path blossoming into her sense of self, Reckless, Glorious, Girl explores the important questions we all ask as we race toward growing up.

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  • Release date

    February 23, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781547606344
      • File size: 112023 KB
      • Duration: 03:53:22

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 14, 2020
      This spirited, sometimes uneven verse novel follows 12-year-old Bea’s angst and joys as she transitions to middle school: “It’s the saying goodbye to the old me/ while having no idea/ who the new me even is just yet.” Hagan (Watch Us Rise) roots the narrative in small-town Kentucky, sketching Bea’s home life and the tension between her “country smarts” namesake Mamaw, an avid gardener, and her buttoned-up widow mother, a nurse. Chapters describe how Bea is “Part Mamaw & Part Mom” and delineate the relatives’ one shared trait: “Neither of Them Listens.” Pacing varies across free verse chapters, with Bea’s voice losing power when recounting her emotional state without evidence (“Everything feels so heavy”). But observations about how people view her Kentucky home ring true (“They see small towns/ where I see everyone I know”), and scenes of dramatic action excel—especially a swim team relay, the jockeying of new friendships against old, and excruciating moments of embarrassment. Hagan’s intergenerational family story offers an engaging slant on familiar early adolescent growing pains. Ages 8–11.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Ellen Hagan narrates her novel in verse, which focuses on 12-year-old Beatrice the summer before she starts seventh grade. Hagan gives Beatrice a slight Southern accent to reflect the story's Kentucky setting. Despite the wealthy kids at her middle school calling her a hillbilly, Beatrice develops confidence from the support of her good friends and the strength of her loving family, especially her mother and her "mamaw." Hagan gives a flowing cadence to the verse, making the story's intergenerational wisdom sound poetic as Bea develops a strong sense of self. S.C. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

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