I LIKE THINGS to balance, partly because of my name, “Ava.” It’s the same backwards and forwards, balanced on a V in the middle.
When something bothers me, I try to balance the bad with the good. That’s why I don’t mind being the tallest kid in third grade.
Bad: Have to stand in the back row of my class picture.
Good: Can reach the books on the top library shelf.
Bad: Can’t wear a fairy costume from the Halloween store.
Good: Mom makes a better one out of
