That spring, Amelia takes Maya to the drugstore and lets her choose any polish color she likes. “How do you pick?” Maya says. “Sometimes I ask myself how I’m feeling,” Amelia says. “Sometimes I ask...

I’ve always been led to believe that the ultimate goal for an author is the movie deal. Now I understand that the movie deal is merely a MEANS TO A MUCH HIGHER END: NAIL POLISH.

Yesterday Allison bought me nail polish in the annoying shade of mauve. How can anyone look at me and think mauve?