
Mysti believes that "if your quiet, people will think your smart," so she never tried to fit in and was content with her best friend Anibal. When Anibal abandons her, she is left to try to make new friends. Though Mysti holds on to the belief that her and Anibal are still friends. Even when he is insults her in front of the cool kids and then winks as if to say just kidding. I felt sorry for Mysti not being able to see exactly how mean Anibal was being. She puts such faith in him though. Mysti was quirky, imaginative, and creative. She narrates her life and envisions herself as a character in a book. Throughout the story, Harrington gave the reader a look at Mysti's inner thoughts with little sentences like, "Here is a girl listening to songs that speak to her soul and staying up too late texting when her parental unit shouts to shut it down." She also made up names for the people around her "Girl Who Likes Horses" and "Women Who Goes Somewhere." Overall, Courage for Beginners is Mysti's story about finding a way to change who she is. She feels like if she doesn't change, she will be become more like her mother (an agoraphobic who never leaves the house). I love the transition that Mysti makes by the end of the story.
Favorite line What makes a hero? "A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave 5 minutes longer." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
I love the title and now I want to read this book...
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