![]() ![]() ![]() And what are the important pieces of this story for Bea? Where does this story end for her? Those answers revealed a lot about Bea herself, and about the truth of the story she’s telling.īea, like many kids her age, is learning to manage bursts of emotion-her balloons of joy and her sudden anger. These may feel like obvious choices, but the truth is that when you start a book, nothing is obvious! Those two decisions led to some useful questions: From when is Bea telling the story? I wanted her to be on the other side of the story, but still a child. I wanted Bea’s story-the story of the year her father gets remarried-to be told as a story, and I wanted Bea to be the person to tell it. Why did you decide to tell the story this way? The List of Things That Will Not Change is about 10-year-old Bea, but the story is told by 12-year-old Bea. ![]()
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