There is a eleven year old girl who can 't handle little things. This book is called “Eleven”, by Sandra Cisneros. The story is about a little girl who just turned eleven and goes to school and has the worst day of her life because of a red sweater. Rachel shows multiple years of age throughout the short story through her reactions. For example she cried because she had to put on a red sweater. Some evidence is “finally lets go, and all of a sudden I’m crying in front of everybody.” This shows that she clearly can not handle the situation by herself. Most eleven year old know how to use their words and says it 's not mine and handle it, at least I do. Although she acts very childish, she thinks like an adult. For example she says “I’m