Julep O'Toole: Miss Independent

Julep O'Toole is eleven years old now and she's ready to start making her own decisions. She wants to choose her own clothes and maybe even use a bit of makeup. But her mother is not ready to see her daughter move out of childhood into the world of a pre-teen. Julep struggles with this conflict and turns to her Aunt Ivy for a sympathetic ear. But if you keep working on a problem you can usually find a solution and in this case journal writing turns out to be a great way for mother and daughter to open up the lines of communication. This is a growing up, coming of age, struggling to find yourself book that many girls will connect with. Ages 9-12 158 pages