Straight A student, talented artist, swim team star ― tenth-grader Lexie Moore is a shoo-in for Sunridge High’s prestigious fine art program, if only she can find the right words to tell her dad she wants to apply.
Lexie’s dad doesn’t see the point of some overpriced art school. He wants Lexie and her brother at home to help him launch his new renovation business. He says he can’t do this without her, so Lexie agrees to pitch in, just for a little while. If she supports his plan, then he’ll have to support hers, right? It’s only fair.
But Lexie’s dad has a very different definition of “fair,” and as his demands increase, his means of getting his way become more and more suffocating.
Red Flags and Butterflies is an engrossing story about a young person facing the realities of emotional abuse.---from the publisher
258 pages 978-1770868069 Ages 13 and up
Keywords: coming of age, family dynamics, dysfunctional family, finding your voice, standing up for yourself, fathers/daughters, being yourself, emotional abuse, believing in yourself, boundaries, dreams, Fine Arts, 13 year old, 14 year old, 15 year old, dysfunctional parent
