Maybe He Just Likes You

 by Barbara Dee

Genre:  Realistic Fiction


At first, Mila just thinks the basketball boys are trying to be funny.  They seem to be giving her extra attention, but when the attention turns to unwanted comments and touching, Mila wants it to stop.  She tries ignoring them and asking them to stop, but nothing seems to be working.  Her friends think it's no big deal and that she is being too sensitive.  But Mila knows that a line has been crossed and feels she is on her own to try and figure out how to solve her problem.  She knows she should talk to her mom, but she is so stressed out over problems at work.  Mila starts taking a karate course at a new health club and starts to rebuild her sense of confidence.  Will Mila find someone she can trust to help her solve her problems or will this be a battle she has to fight alone?



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