A coming-of-age narrative exploring a thirteen-year-old girl's internal and external struggles as she navigates a forced relocation and the challenge of self-acceptance.
Rosa is thirteen. She is sensitive, creative and has a sense of humor. But she is also good at worrying, dissatisfied with her appearance, insecure and shy. Rosa's mother wants to live together with her new boyfriend, so they move to Groningen, where Alexander lives. Rosa hates that. She must leave everything she knows and what is familiar to her behind. including her best friend Esther. She has to go to a new school where she doesn't know anyone, and live in the house of Monkeyass! Basically, she needs a lot of things she doesn't want. How will she survive this?
Nicole van Kilsdonk
Rating: 4.5/10 (6 votes)