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Finally

This story follows Rory Swenson a young girl, with glasses overprotective parents, and a crazy 4-year-old brother as she turns twelve. The plot starts out on a field trip with the main character, 11, in the forest stuck in a drainpipe until an old woman from the staff on the trip sees her and comes to help her and then the old woman tells her, “You won’t get what you want, Rory Swenson, until you see what you need” something she doesn't understand until it all starts to make sense.Then Rory has a list of things she wants/can do when she turns twelve. Like shaving her legs or getting a cell phone.She wants to be able to do everything on the list when she turns twelve. And when a famous actor, Jake Harrison comes to her town to shoot a movie, she gets a role in it as an extra .This novel follows Rory's disastrous and good results of turning twelve.

- “McKiernan captures Rory’s angst and humor as well as the personalities as her overprotective parents, her 3-year-old brother, and her friends”. Finally addresses the themes of growing up, responsibility, and independence Critics have suggested that Finally deals with issues of being mature and growing up all at once. Finally is seen as entertaining, heartwarming, and a solidly worthwhile read.
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Finally has received mostly positive reviews. Finally has received mixed reviews. Finally is interpreted by most critics as A good novel. (if you’re dealing with literary criticism).
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