A Graphic Novel

Through a mix of humor and heart, this charming middle grade graphic memoir explores evolving friendships, puberty mishaps, and finding a place to belong. Perfect for fans of Real Friends, The New Girl, and Pizza Face.Things are getting hairy!What could go wrong on the first day of sixth grade?A: You wake up with leg hair out of nowhere.B: You have zero classes with your BFF and watch her run off with her new (annoying) friend.C: You struggle to decide which school club to join because being mixed race makes you feel like you don’t belong anywhere.D: All of the above. SERIOUSLY?!At first, Sara’s got mixed feelings about middle school. But she finds comfort in TV – whether she’s watching it, performing her favorite scenes, or imagining her life is a show itself. So when she joins drama club, Sara discovers a community where she can be anything she wants – including herself. Has Sara finally found a place to fit in? Or will she instead find herself buried under her growing leg hair and off-stage friendship drama?In Sara Amini’s semi-autobiographical story, navigating life as a mixed-race girl has never been more hilarious or heartfelt, with family, friendship, and fuzz all at the forefront of this laugh-out-loud and painfully relatable middle-school memoir.