Trauma Queen

By Barbara Dee

Part of the mix series

A girl struggles to fit in at a new school with her eccentric mom teaching drama there.

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272 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Marigold's life is a whirlwind of chaos thanks to her mom's outrageous performance art. Moving to a new town, she faces the challenge of fitting in while her mom's antics threaten her social life. As her mom takes a job teaching drama at her school, Marigold fears her chance at friendship is doomed. Can she find her place amidst the chaos, or will her mom's fame for all the wrong reasons overshadow her? Dive into Marigold's world where every day is a new performance.

From the publisher

Every tween girl knows what it’s like to have a mom who can be a little embarrasing at times. But for Marigold, it goes way beyond embarrassing. Marigold’s single mom is a performance artist, meaning she stages dramatic, wacky performances to express her personal beliefs. Things like wrapping herself in saran wrap for a piece on plastic surgery, or inviting people over in the middle of the night to videotape her sleeping. In fact, Marigold’s mom’s performances caused such a ruckus in their last town that the two of them, along with Marigold’s little sister, have just had to move. Now Marigold’s starting a new school, missing her best friend like crazy, and trying to fit in all over again in the shadow of a mom who’s famous for all the wrong reasons. As if that’s not bad enough, Marigold’s mom takes on a new job–teaching drama at Marigold’s school! Now all the kids know instantly just how weird her mom is, and Marigold’s worried she’ll never be able to have a friendship that can survive her mother.

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