Lena Learns the World

Book excerpt: Lena is a sassy eleven-year-old that loves fashion, hanging with her best friend and listening to her favorite pop star. While spending the day with Grandma during her spring break, Lena's bold and forward ways rubs, Grandma's friends the wrong way when she tries to join in grown folk conversation. Her boldness also comes into play after Lena sees her favorite pop star being interviewed at the mall. Lena is confused when her favorite pop star refers to herself as more than one person using words like we and us during the interview. Her curiosity leads her to seek an answer to the question, "Why would anyone think of themselves as more than one person?" She also wonders if the pop star she looks up to is doing it, should she follow in the way of her idol? Let's share her experience as Lena Learns the World.