this is one of those “coming of age” novels that i clung to as i fumbled and stumbled my way through junior high and high school. elnora comstock is sassy and bright, empathetic and curious. and those lunches! my tummy dreams of the packed lunches of elnora comstock.
and occasionally, when no one is looking, i still fancy myself with very long hair and a penchant for gathering moths.
I became acquainted with this only later in life,
when I got it as a book on tape from the discards at the library, with the idea that i would tape over the tapes. But I really liked it. I found out that Marcia had read it when she was young.