Seventh grade is starting on the wrong path for Beatrix Lee. Her former best friend isn’t her BFF anymore, her parents are too busy with their artwork to spend much time with her, and she does things that single her out for the wrong reasons. The only thing that comforts Bea is writing haikus in invisible ink and hiding her poems in a place she calls The Portal. But one day, she takes one of the haikus...and sees that someone has written a response to it. When this mysterious person keeps leaving notes for each haiku, Bea wonders who is doing this—and whether she can find out. Who could it be? Briggs, who loves the poems she writes for the school newspaper? Her former friend Sammie, who barely knows her now? The eighth grader named Jaime who listens to music all the time, or maybe Will, who enjoys labyrinths and always wears a striped shirt? In this heartfelt novel, Kat Yeh expresses the feelings of a young girl who wants to be herself. You will love this book!
The Way to Bea
By Kat Yeh
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 3 - 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
With a charming voice, winning characters, and a perfectly-woven plot, Kat Yeh delivers a powerful story of friendship and finding a path towards embracing yourself.
Everything in Bea's world has changed. She's starting seventh grade newly friendless and facing big changes at home, where she is about to go from only child to big sister. Feeling alone and adrift, and like her words don't deserve to be seen, Bea takes solace in writing haiku in invisible ink and hiding them in a secret spot.
But then something incredible happens--someone writes back. And Bea begins to connect with new friends, including a classmate obsessed with a nearby labyrinth and determined to get inside. As she decides where her next path will lead, she just might discover that her words--and herself--have found a new way to belong.
Everything in Bea's world has changed. She's starting seventh grade newly friendless and facing big changes at home, where she is about to go from only child to big sister. Feeling alone and adrift, and like her words don't deserve to be seen, Bea takes solace in writing haiku in invisible ink and hiding them in a secret spot.
But then something incredible happens--someone writes back. And Bea begins to connect with new friends, including a classmate obsessed with a nearby labyrinth and determined to get inside. As she decides where her next path will lead, she just might discover that her words--and herself--have found a new way to belong.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780316236676
ISBN-10: 0316236675
Published on 9/19/2017
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
Book Reviews (3)
Quiet and understandable, Bea is a great person. She lost her friend in sixth grade. I think Bea was really sad, because her sixth grade friend ditched her.
Bea is a great person to learn from. She is really quiet but also really understandable. She is compassionate and kind. The only problem she faces is that for her seventh grade year, she is friendless as her best friend in sixth grade ditched her for someone else. Then she realizes a classmate needs help with something and tries to do something about it. How will she survive her friendless seventh grade year?