So That Happened . . . But Maybe You Already Knew That
ISBN: 9781760656010
Australian: Yes
Published: 2023 by Walker Books Australia
Level: Middle Years (6-9)
Natalie, Nutty to her friends, is excited about her upcoming bat mitzvah, and as everyone in her world has always emphasised the importance of it, she knows that turning 12 is a very big deal. There is a lot of change involved, and while Nutty doesn’t like change, she knows she’ll have to prepare for at least some of it. What she hasn’t been prepared for was the distance between her and her best friend Avi, who doesn’t seem to want to do the bat mitzvah, and doesn’t want to wear dresses and doesn’t like all the girly things. The money problems her parents keep talking about. Moving Bubi into a home. Her Aunty disappearing…