Ari Koontz

Elsie Parker is having a totally normal fifth grade year. Fractions and conjunctions—check. Stressing about middle school—check. Body-positive puberty class at church that also covers feelings and identities—check. Okay, maybe that last one isn't so normal. It's a little weird (and awkward) to spend her Sundays talking periods, B.O., and pimples. But Elsie's also learning a lot more than she's...