Annie Callahan

The Girl in the Translucent Dress: Coming of Age in Seriously Weird Times Annie Callahan

Thirteen of us, BFF's, hanging out at the mall on Saturdays, having sleepovers on weekends, sharing histories, working through our diversities, our problems with our moms, boys, zits and being "fat" we think we have it all together. Until our losses begin to stack up in the form of our close friend's death, problems with our diversities that threaten to split us up, parents losing their jobs in the deepening recession, some of us losing our homes, some of us losing our way; and on top of that, the mall, our favorite hangout on the planet closing its doors . . . not until then do we almost lose ourselves. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, our lives begin to change. Mostly because of the mysterious woman who shows up toward the end of our eighth grade year, and the way she completely shakes up our lives, transforming us forever.