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Gr 7–10—It's January, and eighth grader Sofia's mother has now been dead for nine months. Disturbed that her dad has started dating so soon, Sofia, who is half Spanish, writes to Fifteen magazine's "Dear Kate" for advice. Kate's thoughtful response soon has Sofia writing back multiple times, asking many of the questions that a normal teen would ask her mom—if she still had one. Sofia is horrified to discover tha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

For Sofia, being fourteen is like "climbing a mountain in the rain. In flip-flops." At the start of the year, living with her dad in their New York City apartment, she's still reeling from the sudden death of her mother less than a year earlier. She finds comfort in her email correspondence with teen advice columnist "Dear Kate," especially after she learns that her dad has a new girlfriend. That is, until Sofia...Log In or Sign Up to Read More