From the critically acclaimed author of the ALA Notable and Charlotte
Huck Honor Book Forever, or a Long, Long Time comes a moving
own-voices story that shines a light on how one girl's learning
differences are neither right nor wrong...just perfectly individual. For
fans of Alyson Gerber, Cammie McGovern, and Kathryn Erskine.
No one can figure out what Gwendolyn Rogers's problem is--not her mom,
or her teachers, or any of the many therapists she's seen. But Gwendolyn
knows she doesn't have just one thing wrong with her: she has
fifty-four.
At least, according to a confidential school report (that she read
because she is #16. Sneaky, not to mention #13. Impulsive). So
Gwendolyn needs a plan, because if she doesn't get these fifty-four
things under control, she's not going to be able to go to horse camp
this summer with her half-brother, Tyler.
But Tyler can't help her because there's only one thing "wrong" with
him: ADHD.
And her best friend Hettie can't help her because there's nothing wrong
with Hettie. She's perfect.
So Gwendolyn is hopeless until she remembers the one thing that helped
her mother when her own life was out of control. Or actually, the twelve
things. Can these Twelve Steps that cured her mother somehow cure
Gwendolyn too?