What Happens Next Construction The competition is fierce

The competition is fierce

in a pastoral setting that is evocative and eerie — a mysterious character in its own right

Elle must figure out a way to remain herself when others want her to be someone else

and acute observations of people and animals for which the artist’s work is so highly regarded

To save Villagetown

What Happens Next Construction The competition is fierceWhat Happens Next is a raw, realistic story told by an unnamed protagonist who is made to feel different from everybody elseeven invisible sometimes. Bullied by a girl at school, our narrator gives a terse script of the related facts (What Her Friends Do: Laugh. What Everyone Else Does: Nothing.) and emotions (How I Feel Sometimes: Bad. Really Bad.). The narrator takes these hurt feelings home, where Mom listens and offers some ideas. At school the