Synopsis
Drawn from real life, here is a bracingly honest illustrated diary of a teenage girl that captures the explosive turmoil and joy of adolescence.
Meet Phoebe. She’s cool and insecure, talented and vulnerable, sexy and awkward, driven and confused, ecstatic and tragic.
Like you.
And here is her diary, packed full of invaluable friends and heartbreaking crushes, spectacular playlists and vintage outfits, drama nerds and art kids, old wounds and new love. Based on her own teenage diary, Phoebe Wahl has melded truth with fiction and art with text, casting a spell that brings readers deep into the experience of growing up.
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Review/ thoughts:
Phoebe’s Diary is about a teenage girl who is really into theater and she is trying to juggle life with her friends yet still trying to have a successful dating life.
Here are my 5 reasons as to why you should read Phoebe’s Diary
1. This story follows how a lot of teen girls in high school think. Overthinking things, boy crazy, wondering what her friends may or may not think of her choices.
2. As the reader you can see how Phoebe trys to challenge herself especially when it comes to dating. Like she really wants to date and have a boyfriend but sometimes she isn’t sure how she should approach the situation.
3. The reader can also see some of Phoebe’s insecurities and yet she doesn’t allow them to get in her way.
4. This story has nice illustrations that go along with the book
5. Inside the story the reader will find some cool playlists I feel some people may enjoy.
Rating 3⭐
About the author:
Phoebe Wahl is a children’s book author and illustrator. Her first children’s book Sonya’s Chickens (Tundra Books) was the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award for New Illustrator, and was listed by School Library Journal, Kirkus and HuffPost Books as being one of the Best Children’s Books of 2015. Her next book, Backyard Fairies (Knopf) will be released March 6th, 2018. Her upcoming titles include The Paper Mice (Simon & Schuster, written by Megan Wagner Lloyd) and Little Witch Hazel (Tundra Books). Phoebe lives in Bellingham, WA and is represented by Jennifer Laughran of Andrea Brown Literary.
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