“Looking at my reflection tonight, I see a new girl staring back at me. She has big hair and big eyes and a big heart. Not only is she the perfect size and pretty...she is smart. -Mackenzie” DiversityBullyingMiddle GradeMulticulturalChapter BooksTara Michener Book:Summer Camp Survival Source: Summer Camp Survival
“I'm at a camp with over 100 girls 11 to 13 years old, around my own age, and I feel like my parents are my only friends. -Mackenzie” BullyingMulticulturalismMiddle GradeMulticulturalBiracialTara Michener Book:Summer Camp Survival Source: Summer Camp Survival
“When I was in the third grade, I did my very best to fail every class so that the kids would like me and stop calling me a teacher's pet. It did not work out for me, though. My best attempts at failure in school garnered me an A- at best, and at my worst, I won awards for being the student of the month. -Mackenzie” BullyingMiddle GradeChapter BooksTara Michener Book:Summer Camp Survival Source: Summer Camp Survival
“I don't always think of myself as ethnic...my mom is Black, and my dad is White, and we like to call my race"Bi-racial". Everyone at camp is interesting because they just call me Black. -Mackenzie” BullyingMulticulturalismMiddle GradeTara Michener Book:Summer Camp Survival Source: Summer Camp Survival