text: Being Brooke
  
  I had two reasons to love Being Brooke. I like watching best friends fall in love! My daughter and I represent two generations of women who married their best friends.; and my granddaughter just announced that she and her best friend are starting to date! My last name is Barker(a name given to me by my late husband). I nearly gave up on this book because this Brooke was broken. She wasn't quirky, she was just queer! The only thing I could work out about her was on the autism spectrum. That's understandable! Crazy for no reason is not!