![]() Filled with enough hijinks to exhaust anyone in 48 hours, this book also tugs at readers’ hearts as the protagonist realizes that you don’t have to face changes without support. With the hilarious and heartwarming tone of Dork Diaries and the critically-acclaimed movie Eighth Grade, Grow Up, Tahlia Wilkins! is a coming-of-age middle-grade novel about growing up, in all of its awkward glory. Grow Up, Tahlia Wilkins is a hilarious, relatable tale of growing up, getting your first period and figuring out the rollercoaster of puberty. Take a dip into a fountain to ‘borrow’ some quarters for a bathroom period product dispenser? Check, check, check! ![]() Trick your mature teenage neighbor into letting you use her bathroom to ‘rehome’ some tampons? Check. Sneak off to the grocery store only to have the clerk price check your “goods” over the loudspeaker? Check. In order to save herself from total embarrassment, it will take all of Tahlia and her best friend Lily’s scheming to keep her reputation-and her favorite jeans-from being ruined. To make matters worse, her mom is out of town, and there’s no way she’s going to ask her dad for help! Tahlia always feared that growing up would be tough, but this is just not fair. ![]() But when the Red Goddess of Panties, aka her first period, arrives 24 hours before the pool party, it messes up all her plans. ![]() Twelve-year-old Tahlia Wilkins is ready to kick off the perfect summer at the popular kid’s pool party. ![]()
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