Self-Portrait

From award winning author Jeanne Betancourt the 1st in a series telling the story of 3 girls who meet at a photo workshop in NYC and learn a lot about who they are – and what real friendship is.

NYC, 2002. Three13 year-old girls meet at a summer photo Carolyn, fresh from Wyoming, motherless and scared; Joy, who has everything plus a bad attitude, and Maya from Harlem, strong, proud and surprised to find herself liking these 2 mismatched girls. Just as these 3 discover they’re friends despite their differences, Carolyn’s father decides to send her back ‘home’ to Wyoming. Then, in her first flush of street-smart confidence, Carolyn gets scarily lost on the subway – and it’s Joy and Maya who find her – and show her dad that New York City is the home they’ve been looking for.