The Girl Who Can

The story, "The Girl Who Can", was one of my favorite to read so far! The story is told from a seven year old point of view of a little girl. Not only could I relate to the story on a personal level, I have watched friends raise their children thru this age and have had plenty of good laughs over the things that have randomly come out of their mouths. The authors portrayal of the interaction between three generations of women (daughter, mother, and grandmother) was very representative of the average family I thought. The grandmother, "Nana" was quick to criticize her daughter and granddaughter, but in a loving way, the granddaughter seems respectiful of her elders but at the same time a little distainful of the way they treat her, and the mother seems to be your typical maternal role. Nana is very proud when her granddaughter is selected as one of the school's top runners and just like a grandmother always does, dotes on her granddaughter. Nana's quips about her granddaughters thin legs are silenced once the granddaughter starts winning trophies for the village school.