The Way to Bea

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 12:27:15 -0700

Seventh grade is starting on the wrong path for Beatrix Lee. Her former best friend isn’t her BFF anymore, her parents are too busy with their artwork to spend much time with her, and she does things that single her out for the wrong reasons. The only thing that comforts Bea is writing haikus in invisible ink and hiding her poems in a place she calls The Portal. But one day, she takes one of the haikus...and sees that someone has written a response to it. When this mysterious person keeps leaving notes for each haiku, Bea wonders who is doing this—and whether she can find out. Who could it be? Briggs, who loves the poems she writes for the school newspaper? Her former friend Sammie, who barely knows her now? The eighth grader named Jaime who listens to music all the time, or maybe Will, who enjoys labyrinths and always wears a striped shirt? In this heartfelt novel, Kat Yeh expresses the feelings of a young girl who wants to be herself. You will love this book!