“Ann Keller has a lot to deal with this eight grade year: her parents have just recently divorced, her mom moved away, she and her best friend, Kimberly, are studying to get into The National Spelling bee, and she has just been asked by the principal to sponsor the new student, Lurlene, who is a little... different.
Lurlene quickly becomes the class target of bullying. Therefore, Ann is quickly realizing things she hadn't seen before in the people around her, including Kimberly and the boy Ann oh-so-desperately wants to go out with.
I think this book would be a good fit for reluctant and struggling readers. It is a quick and easy read of 139 pages with an easy plot line to follow. There are characters and school situations that are easy to relate to for young readers and the story line starts off very quickly.
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Mrs. Beggs wrote this review Tuesday, January 4, 2011.
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