![]() ![]() For Maren, a camp with overly excited and borderline obnoxious kids is not her thing it's the opposite to her preference for not standing out in the crowd. ![]() Twelfth introduces us to Maren, the twelve-year-old kid who unwillingly joins a theatre camp since her parents hope that she will be more open and cheerful like her artsy older sister Hadley. It's a mildly heavier topic for a middle-grade novel, yet it is actually a timely discussion for pre-teens who are already in the age of exploring their identity and passion. My expectation of Twelfth is about a silly treasure hunt around a theatre camp, but what I received was a story of people finding their lanes without the pressure of becoming someone else. Trigger warnings: antisemitism (mentioned), anxiety (mentioned), arson, domestic abuse (mentioned), fire, homophobia, kidnapping, misgendering, transphobia. Thank you, Janet Key, Little Brown Books, and TBR Beyond Tours for giving me a digital advanced copy of Twelfth in exchange for an honest review. But after living the life I got to live? Just goes to show you, I was dreaming too small." ![]() "You know, when I was your age, this would have been exactly my dream cone true. ![]()
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