Through Her Eyes

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Through Her Eyes is a coming-of-age memoir told through the eyes of Susie Arlington-a bold curious and emotionally perceptive girl navigating life from kindergarten to senior year.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From barefoot mornings in rural Anthony Florida to high school hallways echoing with uncertainty Susie's journey is one of resilience imagination and quiet strength. As a tall five-year-old who runs faster than most boys and climbs higher than anyone else Susie embraces life with wide eyes and a wide-open heart. But childhood isn't all sunshine and tree branches-there are scraped knees shifting family dynamics and the kind of changes that can't be undone.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>After a sudden move to Ocala and the arrival of a new stepfather and stepbrother Susie builds new worlds in the backyard while navigating unspoken tensions at the dinner table. Through play pain laughter and loss-including the disappearance of her beloved dog-she learns to adapt to the things she can't control. As friendships form and fade and confidence is tested by bullying and self-doubt Susie keeps reaching for the light even when it's hard to see.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Heartfelt nostalgic and deeply human </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Through Her Eyes</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> captures the messy beauty of growing up-a story for anyone who remembers what it felt like to straddle the line between childhood and everything that comes next.</span></p><p></p>