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Sixth-grader Sophia hopes that posting gossipy blog tidbits on the school's website will make her popular. Repeatedly losing her "pre-blogging notebook," discovering secrets, and alienating her peers, Sophia is quickly headed for trouble. The handwritten format, including little black-and-white sketches of classmates, is eye-catching, but the characters are difficult to like, and Sophia's voice isn't consistent.