Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons: 2 books

Three short stories that highlight two girls' coming of age in different eras. From a girl's first period to another girl risking punishment in a parking lot, Gibbons explores what it's like to be a young girl in suburban Northern California.

Ella Drake has just experienced two terrible losses: her father's death and her brother going overseas to fight the war against terrorism. Just when things start to calm down in her life, her mother's job is outsourced to India. Frightened, Ella tries to find security for herself and her mother....