Silly, perhaps, but typical for a seventh-grader. From Laura’s feelings and self-assessments to her crush on her “hunky chunky,” Troy, to the realization of her ancestry – her “line,” Allen transforms herself into an early teen, not only with language, but with imagery.įor example, Laura imagines herself in the facial dimple – yes, inside the dimple – of her “ultra-cute” crush, Troy.
She emphasizes her thoughts emphatically with “heck to the double yes!,” her analogies are reflective of an early teen’s mindset, and her language, in general, is colorful and expressive, and conveys grown-up thoughts just as an adolescent would.
“The Laura Line” protagonist is Laura Eboni Dyson, who uses the vernacular in the modern manner of a 13-year-old. “Their voices flow so easily for me, and I love that age group.” “I seem to naturally write for middle graders,” Allen says. Her first for that age group is "How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy." In the meantime, know that those words sum up the many messages contained in “The Laura Line,” Allen’s second book for folks ages 8 to 12. Author Crystal Allen says the moral of the story is: “Love yourself.
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