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The La Jolla/Riford Library, in partnership with Warwick's, presents Sally J. Pla as she discusses and signs Invisible Isabel. Sally J. Pla is the author of three acclaimed novels―The Someday Birds, Stanley Will Probably Be Fine, and The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn―and a picture book, Benji, The Bad Day, And Me. She is an autism/neurodiversity advocate who has worked as a business journalist and in public education. She lives with her family in Southern California, not too far from the ocean.
From award-winning author Sally J. Pla comes an illustrated middle grade novel about introverted Isabel Beane, who learns to speak up to quiet her worries. This thoughtful, earnest story is perfect for fans of Elana K. Arnold and Leslie Connor.
Isabel Beane is a shy girl who lives in a home full of havoc and hubbub and hullabaloo. With five siblings, there is always too much too much-ness.
At school, there's a new girl who is immediately popular, but she's also not very nice to one person―Isabel.
Isabel has never felt more invisible. She begins to get bombarded by fears, like being abandoned by her classmates and taking the upcoming Extremely Important standardized test. Her fears feel like worry-moths that flutter in her belly. With every passing day, they seem to get stronger and stronger. How can Invisible Isabel make people listen?