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Alicia Has a Bad Day by Lisa Clough7/8/2023 She is the chair of the illustration program at Maine College of Art and also teaches at the Vermont College Writing for Children and Young Adults program. Could their friendship be deepening into something more? AUTHOR Lisa Jahn-Clough has written and illustrated a number of books for young children, including Alicia Has a Bad Day, My Friend and I, Missing Molly, Simon and Molly Plus Hester, and On the Hill, as well as her debut young adult novel Country Girl, City Girl. As their friendship develops, so do other, more confusing feelings. But over the summer, the girls grow to know each other. With her caramel-colored skin, stylish clothes, and urban attitude, Melita seems as different from Phoebe as two teenage girls could be. Phoebe doesn't have a single friend, never mind a boyfriend. Phoebe Sharp lives on a small farm in Maine, where she reads fairy tales to her goats and snaps pictures with her Instamatic camera. An honest and open look at a young girl experiencing and questioning her sexual awakening.
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