

The anxiety that Bertie is feeling about school and her friends was extremely relatable. It’s not something that protagonist Bertie is fully prepared for, and it’s starting to get to her.

High school is a daunting place full of change and growth. Soon, Bertie’s not even sure she’ll have one friend by the end of the summer.Īll the Little Tricky Things is a charming, heartfelt novel about a time when everything is changing, and a girl who’s trying to make sense of it all. They start working through the list together, only to find that some of the cracks in their friendship are beginning to show. To help her feel better prepared for high school, her best friend, Claire, makes a list of tasks Bertie has to complete over the summer. Next year she’s going to a high school in the city, while all her friends stay behind in Merri, the small town she’s lived in all her life. It’s the start of the summer holidays and twelve-year-old Bertie is worried.
