Governor
General's Award Finalist Colleen Nelson's tale of identity, unlikely
friends,
and a secret book club, now available in a new paperback format.
Between her father's posting overseas and her
best friend Sienna's move to the other side of the country, seventh
grade is
looking lonely for Jane MacDonald. But Sienna has left her with one last
trick:
a hidden message in a library book--the perfect plot to start a secret
club and
find Jane a new book-loving friend.
Tyson Flamand has problems of his own. Since the
fourth grade he's had a reputation as a bad kid, and there's no point
fighting
it when teachers always think the worst. So when he finds an anonymous
note in
the library looking for a nerdy new friend, he knows he's the last
person in
the world it could be meant for. But something makes him answer it
anyway, and
Tyson finds himself pulled into a secret book club where being hidden
may be
the first step to being truly seen.
With the insight of a veteran middle-school
teacher, Colleen Nelson, author of the award-winning Harvey Comes
Home and
Sadia, weaves together two stories of identity, expectation, and the
courage to challenge both. As their paths move ever closer, Jane and
Tyson both
discover their own self-reliance and their ability to overcome obstacles
that
seemed insurmountable.
"Told in alternating chapters from the perspectives of
seventh graders Jane and Tyson, this story unfolds with clever aplomb...
[and] a
robustly diverse supporting cast...A well-plotted, well-written story
that will
engage readers and encourage nonreaders."--Kirkus
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