Lately Mimi's mother has been acting more withdrawn than usual, leaving her to navigate the tricky world of turning sixteen alone. Her mother advises Mimi to start journaling, like all the woman in her family before her. Mimi takes to poetry, and with it a way to write down the realities of growing into a woman, the pains of online bullying, and the new experiences of having a boyfriend. And all in the shadows of a sexual assault case that is everywhere on the news-- a case that seems to specifically rattle her mother. As Mimi immerses herself into the journals of her grandmother, great-grandmother, and beyond, she learns of their painful stories and their beautiful spirits. -- adapted from jacket