Request #231

I’m looking for a possible coming of age possibly published in the 80s or 90s about a young girl and the things I remember most is her having a little sister, and that she had a birthday where she got to get her ears pierced as well as a kayak/canoe from her dad, either the boat or the paddle was red and engraved and she was thrilled with it. She also often paddled out to this little mini island and there may have been something about glass somewhere? There’s one part where she comes down the stairs one morning after getting her ears pierced and her mom asks how they are. They’re res and throb a little and she either comments that it’s normal or says something else but I don’t remember it lasted long.