A novel for young readers about a girl coping with the changes that come with growing up. Brandie has just turned twelve and now everything seems to be different. Her body is changing in strange ways and her father suddenly expects her to behave like a young lady. Worst of all, Brandie and her mother just can't agree about anything, and when her mum decides it's time for her to learn all about the facts of life, she really freaks out! Then Brandie's mother gives her some letters she wrote to her imaginary daughter when she was Brandie's age, and through the letters, mother and daughter finally begin to understand each other. Other books from Mary Tucker include A LIFE OF MY OWN and AUNT HILDA BOCK AND THE RED SNAPPER INN.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 10 years.

There are 144 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2012 by Hachette Australia .

Mary Tucker is the author of much-loved children's and young adult titles A LIFE OF MY OWN, PARIS AND SANDYLANDS and BEING BRANDIE.