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Grimes, Nikki

Planet Middle School

155 pp. | Bloomsbury | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59990-284-5 $15.99
(2) 4-6 Upon starting middle school, twelve-year-old Joy feels self-conscious about being thought of as a tomboy. She and her best friend are also growing apart. Through breezy prose poems Grimes explores the tension between individuality and gender-role conformity and takes on concerns such as changing friendships and the shift in boy/girl relationships. Her realistic novel has solid middle-school appeal and avoids preaching.
Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2011

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