an ashy haze lingers in the air and the sky is tissue-paper pink

American identity

and debut picture book illustrator Charlot Kristensen

each woman finds a thread of inspiration from Veronica’s life to carry on her own path

Growing Up Powerful: A Guide to Keeping Confident When Your Body Is Changing, Your Mind Is Racing, and the World Is . . . Complicated Rita Tan an ashy haze lingers inThe Confidence Code for Girls meets The Care & Keeping of You in this bold, bighearted book about growing up with unshakable confidence. Puberty comes with a lot of changes for girls today. Theres the thrilling stuff: making friends, discovering their superpowers, and finding their voices. Then there are the not so fun parts: body changes, school stress, and totally understandable social anxiety. Its enough to make a Rebel Girl's head spin! Thats