"Every reader will find some piece of themselves in Levy's sharp,
humorous, and heartfelt novel. A twisty mystery with quirky,
unforgettable characters and a positive message to boot."
--JOHN DAVID ANDERSON, the critically acclaimed author of Ms.
Bixby's Last Day and Posted
The Breakfast Club meets middle school with a prank twist in this
hilarious and heartwarming story about six very different seventh
graders who are forced to band together after a vandalism incident.
When Theo's photography project is mysteriously vandalized at school
there are five suspected students who all say "it wasn't me."
Theo just wants to forget about the humiliating incident but his
favorite teacher is determined to get to the bottom of it and has the
six of them come into school over vacation to talk. She calls it
"Justice Circle." The six students--the Nerd, the Princess, the Jock,
the Screw Up, the Weirdo, and the Nobody--think of it as detention. AKA
their worst nightmare.
That is until they realize they might get along after all, despite their
differences. But what is everyone hiding and will school ever be the
same?
*PW Best Books *Winter Kids' Indie Next List** * JLG selection *
Three starred reviews
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"What at first seems like a novel solely about bullying becomes a story
about six kids who find their way to true friendship and fierce
loyalty, and why restorative justice is worth the time and effort it
takes." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A timely, introspective whodunit with a lot of heart." --Kirkus
Reviews, starred review
"Levy writes in an easy style with laugh-out-loud humor, offering
characters that slowly reveal deeper complexity." --School Library
Journal, starred review
