Becoming Vanessa

by Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Author)

Becoming Vanessa
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

On Vanessa's first day of school, her parents tell her it will be easy to make friends. Vanessa isn't so sure. She wears her fanciest outfit so her new classmates will notice her right away. They notice, but the attention isn't what she'd hoped for. As the day goes on, she feels more self-conscious. Her clothes are too bright, her feather boa has way too many feathers, and even her name is too hard to write.

The next day, she picks out a plain outfit, and tells her mom that her name is too long. She just wants to blend in, with a simple name like the other girls--why couldn't her parents have named her Megan or Bella? But when her mother tells her the meaning behind her name, it gives her the confidence she needs to introduce her classmates to the real Vanessa.

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A welcome addition to every shelf.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780525582120
Lexile Measure
540
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication date
June 15, 2021
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General
JUV002300 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Butterflies, Moths & Caterpillars
Library of Congress categories
First day of school

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