When ten-year-old Celie's father gives her a journal and a punching bag for her birthday, he tells her they'll help her work through her feelings, and wow--does she have feelings to work through. Her best friend Lula isn't speaking to her, her sister Jo locks her out of their room to hang out with her new, cooler friend, and her Granny is suddenly behaving in the most perplexing manner. Good thing Celie's armed with a grape-flavored pen and a solid sense of humor. This pitch-perfect chapter book, told through Celie's journal entries, notes, emails, and even homework assignments will engage readers who love Clementine and Ivy and Bean, among other plucky girl heroines.
