Johanna Knowles
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Unpopular Nate suffers a broken finger, the middle one, splinted to flip off the world, Claire sees herself sitting in a café filling a journal, but life has other plans for her, a cheerleader dates a closeted basketball star, while antoher one questions where she fits in as a "big girl" and a group of boys scam drivers for beer money without remorse, or so it seems, all happening in one day in a small town.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"It's the first day of summer and Rachel's thirteenth birthday. She can't wait to head to the lake with her best friend, Micah. But as summer unfolds, every day seems to get more complicated. Her "fun" new job taking care of the neighbors' farm animals quickly becomes a challenge, whether she's being pecked by chickens or having to dodge a charging pig at feeding time. At home, her parents are more worried about money than usual, and their arguments...