Reckless, Glorious Girl

Ellen Hagen Schools of Public Engagement '03

Beatrice Miller has a granny's name (her granny's, to be more specific), and she adores her Mamaw and her mom, who give her every bit of wisdom and love they can. The summer before seventh grade, Bea wants more than she has, aches for what she can't have, and wonders what the future will bring.

This novel in verse follows Beatrice through the ups and downs of friendships, puberty, and identity as she asks, "Who am I? Who will I become? Will my outside ever match the way I feel on the inside?" The story of three generations of Southern women and a girl's blossoming and finding her sense of self, Reckless, Glorious, Girl explores the important questions we all ask as we race toward adulthood.

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