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YA
Illustrated by
Elaine Clayton.
Familiar adolescent girl milestones--first crush, first period--are recorded here in a series of linked poems laid out to read as if they come straight from the teen narrator's private journal. Wayland's verse is not great literature, which is partly why it sounds so authentic. Eclectic collage artwork decorates the pages, adding to the volume's personalized feel, and an author's note charts the book's origins. Ind.