INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Bechard, Margaret

My Mom Married the Principal

(4) 4-6 In addition to his mom marrying the school principal over the summer, eighth-grader Jonah Truman receives an unsigned note in his locker from a girl who wants to go out with him. Or is it one of the guys playing a joke? Although the ending is somewhat predictable, Bechard wittily relates Jonah's adolescent embarrassment, crushes, and dates that include so many other kids they're "kind of like a field trip."

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