Bookverdict.com

Gr 9 Up—Beyer left her family and friends in the small Michigan town of Paw Paw for art school in Baltimore at age 18. A self-described quiet, quirky girl with spectacles who perennially styled her hair in two long plaits, she longed for college life in a large metropolitan city. The author shares the ups and downs of her freshman year: homesickness, making new friends, the added pressure of academic expectations, and weighin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More