By:
Francine Prose
Grade Level:
Nico, Goldengrove’s (Prose, 2008) thirteen-year-old protagonist, is misplaced and confused in her fluctuating identity and sexuality when everyone around her seems to have identified, recognized, and accepted their own sense of self. At times, Nico is satisfied with her thirst for knowledge and matter-of-fact intellect, while other times she disapprovingly compares herself to Margaret, her poetic and mystifyingly beautiful sister.