My Mind Is Totally Mine : Havet Press : 9780998313214 : 0998313211 : 18 Aug 2018 : My Mind Is Totally Mine, the last book in the Cocky Chicks Series, is a lesson in endurance and patience and a reminder that persistence pays off. A young girl holds fast to her dream despite being blasted daily with negativity, such as "Bohunk, who do you think you are these days, showing off with As?" Seven illustrations, less than fifty words per page, artistic, eye-appealing formatting, anda glossary defining text-underlined words all contribute to a fascinating read.Trapped in poverty, degraded, and abused, the road to a better life looks bleak for Miss Maggie McPhee. Her struggle to "rise above" is both wrenching and hopeful. Longing to cut her sash to the hated label of Poor White Trash, she takes to heart the lecture the teacher next door gives when confronting the collective, year-long "naughty" behavior of her class. (Told in Korte's second parody, Hats Off to Mr. Boar.) Smitten by his direc