Agnes Parker... Keeping Cool in Middle School

Agnes Parker is going to middle school, and there’s plenty of drama!

Middle school is going to take some getting used to. Agnes’s best friend, Prejean, has jumped in and decided to run for class president, but Agnes would rather try to be invisible. That’ll be difficult now that Prejean has asked Agnes to be her campaign manager. And then there’s Aram, a boy in Agnes’s art class who seems to have a crush on her. He’s smart and funny, and Agnes feels comfortable around him. But is he such an odd duck that she’ll seem odd by association?

＂O’Dell’s writing perfectly captures the painful and sometimes funny middle-school years. Agnes will once again charm readers with her sweet and generous nature, even as she navigates the new and scary world of seventh grade. Thoughtful and captivating.＂--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Kathleen O’Dell (kathleenodell.com) was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start Author for her much-praised debut novel, Agnes Parker . . . Girl in Progress. She’s also the author of YA novel Bad Tickets on the Knopf list. She lives in Glendale, California.