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I'm Changing
I'm Changing
Category:
Young Adult/Teen
Publisher: Outskirtspress
Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781432740269
Starting middle school was supposed to be an exciting time for Tina Morten, but after losing her best friend to her long time enemy, middle school is nothing but a big headache. Switching classes each hour, having different teachers, daydreaming, forgetting to write in her student planner, mood swings, not to mention she starts her period. Things have definitely changed since elementary. Will Tina ever adjust to middle school?
Excerpt
Tina dropped her book bag on the kitchen
floor. Jerry greeted her with his usual barking.
Her mother was sitting at the kitchen table drinking
juice and reading a magazine with a baby on
it.
“What are you reading, Mom?”
Her mother looked at the cover of the
magazine. “A fertility magazine honey.”
Tina didn’t know what fertility meant and she
certainly didn’t want to know.
“How was school?”
She gave her mother a kiss, then opened the
refrigerator. “Fine.”
“What did you learn?”
“We did a review of cell structures in science,
puberty in health. Mom, can you go grocery
shopping?”
“I’m going on Saturday. What are you looking
for?”
“Something good,” Tina sulked. “All of this
food is boring. Amanda Jo isn’t going to eat any
of this.”
“Amanda Jo?”
“Yeah, she’s sleeping over tomorrow.”
“Says who?”
“Mom, I know you are not bugging out about
Amanda Jo coming over.”
“You didn’t ask me,” her mother said. “Did
you ask your father?”
“No,” Tina said nonchalantly.
“So you’re just doing what you want to do?”
“Mom, I already invited Amanda Jo and she
said she’s coming,” Tina whined.
“Well, you’re just going to have to tell her she
can’t come.”
“Why not?” she said, making her voice
louder.
“Because I said so, young lady.”
“But Patrice is allowed to have company.”
“I know Patrice’s friends.”
“Amanda Jo is a good person,” Tina pleaded.
“That’s not the point.”
“You never want me to have fun!”
“I don’t know this Amanda Jo girl or her
parents.”
“I talk about her all the time. She’s my best
friend.”
“Since when? Marci is your best friend.”
“If you were paying attention you would know
that Marci doesn’t come over anymore.”
“You better lower your voice, Scooterbug. I do
pay attention and I have noticed Marci’s absence.
What happened?”
“Can Amanda Jo come over?”
“What happened with Marci?”
“Can Amanda Jo come over?”
“I don’t like the way you’re addressing me.
Amanda Jo can’t come over, so call her and tell
her another time.”
“But, Mom,” Tina sobbed.
“I said no,” her mother said, walking out the kitchen.
Tina slammed the refrigerator door and said
when the coast was clear, “You make me sick.”
Her mother walked back in the kitchen.
“I’m about to make you sicker. You’re
grounded, now go to your room,” her mother
demanded.
Tina screamed, then ran up the stairs.
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