She heard the song come on the radio and asked her brother to turn it up again and again until it was blasting. She sang along at the top of her voice - every word. He bet no other seven year old could do that.
Dolores is poised.
She asked her mother which spoon to use for the soup. There are four spoons. She doesn't want to use the wrong one.
Dolores is spunky.
She wants to be a cheerleader - not because she loves sports, but because she wants to make people scream.
Dolores is tough.
She was terrified. She was furious. She let her anger burn through her fear and punched him in the nose as hard as she could.
Dolores: Seven Stories About Her by Bruce Brooks contains seven short stories from Dolores' life. We start at age seven with a near kidnapping, goes through her parents divorce, her desire to be a cheerleader, her first kiss, and an attempted attack at age sixteen. Dolores is definitely worth getting to know. She will intrigue you so that you wish you were her friend.
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